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In this do it yourself world, learning to report on YouTube
Christopher Nelson
Google's YouTube has started a new feature called YouTube Reporters' Center.
Yesterday, Google launched a new outlet as part of it’s video sharing site YouTube called “YouTube’s Reporters’ Center: Helping You Report The News”. (More …)
Diversity, Interactive Journalism, & Citizen Journalism
Christopher Nelson
Twitter is one vehicle changing the face of news today. {Thanks, AP}
Over the course of these last several weeks a lot of attention has been paid to Twitter and how it has changed how the media reports on certain events from the protests and demonstrations following Iran’s disputed presidential election to the death of celebrities such as Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and Billy Mays.
Twitter Kills Music Critics
rashaunh
Well, not literally. But to hear freelance music critic Christopher R. Weingarten tell it, it soon will kill the business of music criticism. Watch his recent rant (NSFW for language only) at the 140 Characters Conference and let us know what you think.
The Next Obama according to The Daily Beast
J'Sticks
Tina Brown & Co are already looking for “The Next Obama” and their selections for the next great black political leader is well…you decide
From Newark’s Cory Booker to Alabama’s Artur Davis, a new generation stands poised to follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps. The Daily Beast profiles six up-and-comers who have big elections ahead of them.
News Corp. Forms Diversity Council
Christopher Nelson
News Corp. the parent company of Fox News but more widely known as one of the largest media conglomerates in the world has formed a new diversity council.
The AP reports the announcement comes after talks with the NAACP and other civil rights organizations after the controversial chimp cartoon ran earlier this year in the NY Post.
The cartoon was said to parody President Obama comparing him to a dead chimpanzee.
Cartoonists said they didn’t mean to make fun of the President.
Activists said it showed a lack of cultural sensitivity, and also underscored the need for more diverse newsrooms.
#JSTICKS Tweet Chat 6/8/09: Topic #3
J'Sticks
TOPIC#3: Current TV Journos Euna Lee and Laura Ling were sentenced to 12 years in a North Korea prison. What should happen to them?
AquaAHH: Gore needs to start speaking up and try to finagle them out of there, somehow.
bmockaveli: I wouldn’t risk my life for “journalism,” but if what I was covering was meaningful enough, I would
Love_Is_Dope: The WH needs to get on the Lee/Ling affair ASAP! That’s absolutely ridiculous.
ShaynaD: there was a report earlier that Obama is setting up mtgs w/ SKorea to discuss. He recognizes the urgency (More …)
#JSticks Tweet Chat 6/8/09: TOPIC #2
J'Sticks
TOPIC #2: Can writers who do NOT use Social Media survive the new journalism climate?
Love_Is_Dope: Absolutely not. Print is obviously dying. You have to be on that new -ish
thembithembi: My answer wasn’t much of a writer’s word, but social media is like the internet itself or the telephone. ppl who don’t will die out
russellnichols: Truth be told, I tried to avoid it for a minute. Still don’t have a FB. Just got on Twitter. Definitely necessary
tlawrites: I think it depends if you are a newbie or an established writer and what audience you are trying to attract (More …)
#JSticks Tweet Chat 6/8/09: TOPIC #1
J'Sticks
TOPIC #1
As journalists, there’s a fine line you must walk with your sources. Whether celeb or not. How far do you go to get your story? How far do you go to get your source to open up to you? Is there a certain level of manipulation involved in the process? If so, how do you make sure you don’t cross the line, ethically?
Journalisticks: It’s important to not sell your soul to the devil in order to get a story. make no promises to sources and don’t discuss post invu. Sometimes journos are so in AWE of their subject that get caught up and are no longer objective. This is especially true with celebs.
russellnichols: I just think it’s important to be honest up front. let them know the angle and then do what you do.
aliyasking: it’s easy to cross the line. I’ve done it many times, I will be honest. I often end up crying w/my subject.
Maurice_Garland: sometimes “celebs” hit me after an interview worried about something they might have said (More …)
Rushmore Drive Dead Ends
rashaunh
WOW! Rushmore Drive shuttered. http://tinyurl.com/luwrh3