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Thursday, June 23
BBC to put accuracy before speed -- or is it taste?
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 23 Jun 2005 01:17 AM EDT
The BBC will put live coverage of sensitive events like the Beslan school siege or the 9/11 attacks on a time delay. more »Wednesday, June 22
Top movie lines
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 22 Jun 2005 11:45 PM EDT
The American Film Institute released its top 100 movie lines of all time. Rhett Butler's "frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" (from Gone with the Wind), was number one. more »
Moyers on the U.S. radical right's attacks on public broadcasting
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 22 Jun 2005 07:56 PM EDT
Bill Moyers talks with Democracy Now! about the conservative attack on PBS and Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the U.S. more »
A boo for the Torontoist
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 22 Jun 2005 07:44 PM EDT
While I like Steam Whistle beer as much as the next guy (OK, more than the next guy), I wouldn't put an ad for them in the editorial part of my blog without labelling it as such. The Torontoist has no such qualms.
Rick Mercer's in the blogosphere
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 22 Jun 2005 07:22 PM EDT
The star of Rick Mercer's Monday Report (that would be His Rickness) has joined the blogging ranks. For a taste, here was his first post, made Monday at 9:11 a.m.:
(P.S. Saw this first at Antonia Zerbisias's blog)
My deep thought for the day about benefit concerts
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 22 Jun 2005 07:06 PM EDT
For some reason, I like the idea of a benefit concert by one-hit-wonder bands for the benefit of one-hit-wonder bands. But for a two hour-concert, assuming everyone played just their one hit, you'd likely need between 40 and 60 bands. How many legitimate one-hit-wonder bands exist, meaning that you'd like one last chance to hear that one hit performed live?
Pakistani sexual assault survivor speaks to Democracy Now!
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 22 Jun 2005 01:34 AM EDT
A Pakistani woman gang-raped on the orders of her local tribal council, but who then successfully went after her attackers in the courts, has been thwarted from travelling to the United States by Pakistan's government. Mukhtar Mai spoke with Democracy Now! more »
In the spirit of Guy Fawkes
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 22 Jun 2005 01:16 AM EDT
The Wachowski brothers will launch Vendetta on Nov. 4 -- the day before the 400th anniversary of Guy Fawkes day. The possible connection is their film is about the overthrowal of a corrupt, fascistic British government -- and blowing up Parliament in the process. more »
'Waging a living'
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 22 Jun 2005 01:07 AM EDT
An NYT review of a new film that studies the lives of four members of the working poor class in the United States. more »
Genetics influences your social attitudes, poli scientists claim
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 22 Jun 2005 01:00 AM EDT
Is a loathing of taxes or social injustice bred in the bone? Some political scientists are considering the possibility. more »Tuesday, June 21
Jean-Paul Sartre: Hot or not?
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 21 Jun 2005 11:53 PM EDT
In his homeland, the centennial of the French existentialist philosopher's birth is being met with a certain amount of sangfroid. more »
Billy Jack set to kick ass again
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 21 Jun 2005 04:46 PM EDT
The maverick auteur behind a 1970s cult classic is set to rise again. more »
'The 11 layers of citizen journalism'
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 21 Jun 2005 02:31 PM EDT
Steve Outing has written a primer on this topic. It's posted on the Poynter Institute's Web site. more »
New blog on citizen journalism
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 21 Jun 2005 02:24 PM EDT
Amy Gahran has launched I, Reporter. more »
AJR on Gary Webb
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 21 Jun 2005 01:55 PM EDT
Gary Webb, the maligned author of the Dark Alliance series for the San Jose Mercury News, had his career ruined over the story. He committed suicide in December. The editors who supervised him went on to have great careers. This American Journalism Review story, however, suggests the series suffered from bad editing -- but even then, it was right about a lot of things. more »
Lattes lead to debt, law school argues
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 21 Jun 2005 02:53 AM EDT
This Washington Post story is about how Seattle University's law school is trying to convince its students not to plunk down $3 US of borrowed money on a moccafrappochino. more »
More U.S. troops in Iraq -- or less?
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 21 Jun 2005 02:37 AM EDT
The NYT's John Burns examines the question of U.S. troop strength in Iraq. more »
Barbecue in the news
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 21 Jun 2005 02:13 AM EDT
No, not grilling -- barbecuing. And if you don't know the difference, well ... (imagine me shaking my head from side to side in a classic "what's the point of explaining further?" posture). more »
'The dilemma of the midnight movie'
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 21 Jun 2005 01:30 AM EDT
What is going to put butts in seats for midnight showings in theatres? One New York movie house, the IFC Center, is grappling with that issue. more »
NYT story on the wikitorial whoopsie
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 21 Jun 2005 01:13 AM EDT
As a follow to the earlier post on the wikitorial blow-up at the Los Angeles Times, this NYT explains just how much things went wrong. I also talk about one possible solution. more »Monday, June 20
Censored stories about Nagasaki surface 60 years later
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 20 Jun 2005 08:04 PM EDT
George Weller, a U.S. journalist, snuck into Nagasaki in September 1945 and chronicled the destruction by the nuclear bomb dropped on the city on Aug. 9. While he is considered to be the first foreign journalist to visit there, Weller's stories were never published. Military censors spiked them. Four of them have now been published. more »
AP's Curley sees growth in new media
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 20 Jun 2005 07:50 PM EDT
Associated Press CEO Tom Curley wants to build his agency's global market and new media presence, but some U.S. newspaper companies are not so happy with paying higher fees. more »
60 Minutes nightly: Klein's vision for CNN
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 20 Jun 2005 07:05 PM EDT
Jacques Poitras pointed out this story at CanadianJournalist.ca: It's Newsweek's take on CNN president Jonathan Klein's higher-brow vision for his cable network. more »
'Writing the news yourself!'
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 20 Jun 2005 06:27 PM EDT
An article on citizen journalism from the Christian Scientist Monitor (first seen in a CanadianJournalist.ca post by Deborah Jones). more »
LAT wikitorial experiment falls flat
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 20 Jun 2005 03:56 PM EDT
A plan to let everyone have a hand in shaping Los Angeles Times editorials online using the wiki model has initially turned otu to be a bust. more »
CTV News Online story on Harper and Martin's summer
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 20 Jun 2005 09:37 AM EDT
Here's a feature I wrote for CTV.ca on what Paul Martin and Stephen Harper have to do to rebuild their images with the public this summer.
Sunday, June 19
Deliver us from evil -- er, without killing us
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 19 Jun 2005 03:10 AM EDT
A schizophrenic Romanian nun has died during an exorcism gone horribly wrong. The Romanian Orthodox priest who conducted the excorcism wonders what the big deal is. more »
Solar power growing in popularity
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 19 Jun 2005 03:02 AM EDT
This NYT article explains why solar power is getting a second look. more »
Rabble starts a podcast
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 19 Jun 2005 02:11 AM EDT
Rabble.ca goes audio. To check out its podcast, click here. If you're a podcasting neophyte (hint: you don't need an iPod to listen to them! :) ), you can learn some more about them there. And if you share Rabble's leftie tastes, you can learn about some other podcasts you might like. Media junkies can hear editor Sharon Fraser talk about dealing with reaction to a notorious cartoon about Pope Benedict XVI (she also wrote about it).
'Creating change, not just movies'
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 19 Jun 2005 02:02 AM EDT
Robert Greenwald stirred the pot with his call to ordinary citizens to help him with his movie about Wal-Mart by not just contributing content but also by acting as mini-distributors. more »
More Salon stuff on the Downing Street Memos
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 19 Jun 2005 01:38 AM EDT
A few selections from Salon (free with a day pass!) on the Downing Street Memos. more »Saturday, June 18
Postings at CanadianJournalist.ca
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 18 Jun 2005 02:00 PM EDT
Here's some stuff I tossed up over at Canadian Journalist:
Dave Bidini's 36 hours in T.O. -- and my alternatives
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 18 Jun 2005 03:02 AM EDT
Noted musician and writer Dave Bidini penned a quick 'things to see and do in Toronto' for the NYT. I'll offer my alternatives where appropriate. more »
'PBS moves to head off Republicans'
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 18 Jun 2005 02:49 AM EDT
From Thursday's Star: The Public Broadcasting Service is attempting to fight off a conservative attack by hiring an ombudsman, among other actions. more »
The blurred fashion line between gay and straight
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 18 Jun 2005 02:30 AM EDT
This is an interesting article on a social trend, but my critique of this style of writing is the narrow base from which it draws its observations. more »
Iranian bloggers opine on their first election
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 18 Jun 2005 02:03 AM EDT
The Beeb reviews what the hot election topics are among Iranian bloggers. more »
Wash the floor, muchacho: It's the law
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 18 Jun 2005 01:55 AM EDT
Spain is amending its civil marriage law to obligate its menfolk to do half of the housework plus child and elder care. more »Friday, June 17
Bush job approval in low 40s: poll
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 17 Jun 2005 02:05 AM EDT
A new CBS/NYT poll gives Dubya a job approval rating of 42 per cent -- one of the lowest of his presidency. And Americans are giving Congress an even poorer grade. more »
'Many Still Seek One Final Say on Ending Life'
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 17 Jun 2005 02:00 AM EDT
Since Terri Schiavo died on March 31, interest in living wills remains in the United States. more »
NYT editorial on the Schiavo autopsy
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 17 Jun 2005 12:55 AM EDT
The NYT says many people who intervened in the Terri Schiavo case thinking they were saving a sentient human being have some apologizing to do. more »
The dumbing down of Middle America
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 17 Jun 2005 12:36 AM EDT
The NYT's David Brooks on how the notion of middlebrow culture has eroded in the U.S. more »
NYT media stories
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 17 Jun 2005 12:25 AM EDT
A catch-up posting of NYT media stuff. more » |
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