Lara Logan of CBS News is criticizing Michael Hastings for his recent profile of General Stanley McChrystal in Rolling Stone. I don't understand her reasoning. She seems to be arguing that Hastings...
Passes For ProtectionOn the Media this week ran a segment about Joe Biden's beach party. The Vice President and other administration officials invited reporters to party, and pictures, tweets and video of the affair soon...
Political Water BalloonsJust over a week later and my April 19th post is extremely out of date. Gizmodo editor Jason Chen is facing criminal charges for purchasing stolen property. Paying for access is one (very troubling...
About That Last PostI really like the story of the new iPhone, not because I like iPhones (though I do) but because it's a great study in journalistic ethics. I am not a tech writer or a pundit, and I don't want to be...
Ethics In Journalism And Stolen PhonesFinally... More than rusty - I've been playing tennis lately, and I've really lost my touch. Maybe I was never that good, but then again, that would mean my whole high school tennis team was really...
April's 8To counter to my last entry, I'll post this video from Mental_Floss: The article is here. While this is a toy, I think it's worthwhile to imagine a future without physical print media. I think Steven...
...Chapter 2This is a post about paying for text online. This is just one, kind of fantastical, idea. In general, I like free content the way it is now. I just want better UIs. Now...let's start with this video...
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