Category: Media and Journalism
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The Atlantic – Jan/Feb Edition
Ah its that time again, the Atlantic arrives stuffed full of quality hackery. I will link to the best bits in posts to come.
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Americans have their holidays in perspective
Mark Steyn really doesn’t like people who take holidays on a regular basis. And that means us Europeans. But Paris in August, like London ”over Christmas,” is in itself a symbol of flight — flight from work. In 1999, the average ”working” German worked 1,536 hours a year, the average American 1,976. In the United…
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Thomas Friedman: In my next life
I meant to blog this article ages ago, but I really did enjoy it. Read the whole thing. Yes, I want to get almost the entire Republican side of the House of Representatives to bend its ethics rules just for me. I want to be able to twist the arms of House Republicans to repeal…
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Dan begins the move
Dan Gillmor, who I had the pleasure of meeting in London 2003, has begun his move from the SJ Mercury. His new blog can be found here.
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Award for most tasteless headline goes to…
…CNN for this corker: Tsunamis shatter celebrity holidays [Via Secondbreakfast]
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Media interest in blogging
Blogging in the US has really hit mainstream in 2004. The volume of media coverage is huge compared with what happens in Ireland or Europe. The Guardian being the exception. Here are some examples: The Alpha Bloggers – Newsweek Blog Standard – TCS Start a Winning Blog – Washington Post
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Jeff Jarvis fisks Michael Powell
Jeff Jarvis is not happy with FCC Chair Michael Powell, Colin’s son. Powell wrote this opinion piece in the New York Times.
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Between the lines
Andrews Marr of the BBC gives tips on what papers to read – and who to read in them. If you find a reporter who seems to know the score, particularly in an area you know about, cherish him or her. In the trade we generally know who is good. If you are interested in…
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As journalists die, the government looks away
In the Philippines, journalists are working in one of the most dangerous environments in the world: Philippine journalists are dropping like flies, and the authorities are blaming the victims for their own violent deaths. Four journalists murdered between July 31 and Aug. 12 brought to 55 the number killed since 1986. Astoundingly, not one of…
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PBS Frontline
The PBS program Frontline has linked to my US-EU relations category archive. I am in there with the Dissident Frogman, Iberian Notes and Almost A Diary. I shall have to start adding more to that archive now.