An academic question becomes a pressing legal issue. By Matt Welch,
Reason
UK journalist kidnapped in Basra
UK journalist kidnapped in Basra08/13/2004 03:54 AM Iraqi militants threaten to kill a British journalist kidnapped in
Basra unless US forces pull out of Najaf.
Oh no. Not more bl0gger-journalist blather!
Oh no. Not more bl0gger-journalist blather!03/31/2005 07:22 PM Blog:
Unfortunately this debate seems destined to last as long as
the participants can pound away at their keyboards.
So...
So years ago I did a journalism course and one of the early lessons
in news reporting was just an exercise in trying to collectively
define news. It was a pretty heavily-directed effort, and I think it
had to be, because like many other things that we're so used to in our
everyday lives, it's weirdly difficult to explain to people. Anyway,
I'm cleaning up my flat and I find the definition that we came up
with on a piece of notepaper, and I'm looking at it and I'm thinking:
"This is actually quite interesting - and possibly quite useful for
people who are setting up subject-based weblogs". So here it is:
"New information of significance, interest or relevance
which affects the lives or interests of a particular group of readers
/ listeners / viewers"
It's not perfect by any means, but it gives you some places to
start when you're thinking about what to write. Know your audience,
make sure you're giving them information, and make sure that the
information is actually going to matter to them. It's not exactly
revelatory information, but I figured someone out there might find it
useful. And now I've transcribed it onto the net, it means that I can
throw away the piece of paper!
Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Released (AP)08/22/2004 01:36 PM AP - U.S. journalist Micah Garen, who was kidnapped in Iraq more than
a week ago, was released Sunday in the southern city of Nasiriyah.
Garen spoke to Al-Jazeera television, confirming he was freed.
Journalist Novak Pokes Fun at CIA Leak (AP)03/08/2004 11:25 PM AP - The serious news of the day — from Saddam Hussein's spider
hole to Medicare to gay marriage — served as fodder for song,
dance and silly dress-up Saturday night in the Gridiron dinner, a
119-year tradition of Washington journalism.
Chris Nolan: The Stand Alone Journalist is Here...
Chris Nolan: The Stand Alone Journalist is Here...06/05/2005 11:18 PM ...And the newsroom has left the building. "If the folks in the
building want to insist that what they do has some sort of magical
quality, well, today's stand alone journalists have an even better
chance of becoming the next generation's most trusted
names--plural--in news."
Journalist sparked palace scare
Journalist sparked palace scare09/24/2004 05:56 AM The intruder who caused a security breach at the Queen's official
Scottish residence was a Sunday newspaper reporter.
Iraq Abductors Vow to Free U.S. Journalist (AP)08/20/2004 06:30 AM AP - A top aide to firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who
appealed to kidnappers to free a Western journalist, said Friday they
had promised to release him. The pan-Arab television station
Al-Jazeera reported Thursday that a militant group calling itself the
Martyrs Brigade had abducted New York journalist Micah Garen and
threatened to kill him within 48 hours unless U.S. pulled out of the
wear-shattered city of Najaf.
Journalist: Wikipedia is "outrageous," "repugnant" and "dangerous"
Journalist: Wikipedia is "outrageous," "repugnant" and "dangerous"08/28/2004 08:12 AM Cory Doctorow:
A Techdirt writer sent a note to Al Fasoldt, a "journalist" with the
Syracuse Post-Standard who wrote an editorial telling his readers that
Wikipedia couldn't be trusted and should be avoided ("Wikipedia is a
do-it-yourself encyclopedia, without any credentials").
Fasoldt responded with an increasingly patronizing and hysterical
series of messages in which he described Wikipedia as "outrageous,"
"repugnant" and "dangerous," insulting the Techdirt writer and
storming off in a huff.
My main problem was that he seemed to write off Wikipedia based solely
on how it was created and maintained, and not at all on the actual
content. Along with my post, I sent an email to the writer, Al
Fasoldt, giving him some additional information about Wikipedia, and
wondering why, after telling us how you can't trust any random info
online, he trusted the email from a random librarian claiming
Wikipedia was somehow untrustworthy. The ongoing discussion with Mr.
Fasoldt has been quite a lesson in watching how a journalist (a)
continues to make unsubstantiated allegations (b) seems to prefer
insulting me and putting words in my mouth to actually responding to
my points or questions and (c) sticks steadfastly to his belief that
only "experts" can be trusted with information -- and, in his case,
only experts that he chooses. Yet, somehow, we're supposed to find him
more trustworthy than a self-correcting community. Figuring he might
appreciate the views of others in his profession (you know,
"experts"), I sent him links to Dan Gillmor's article on Wikipedia and
Steve Yelvington's recent realization of the power of Wikipedia.
However, rather than actually look at that information, Mr. Fasoldt
accused me of wanting "students to trust a source that's not
trustworthy." After some back and forth of this nature, where Mr.
Fasoldt responded to my request that he do a little more research by
saying: "I'm glad you're not the publisher of a newspaper"
(apparently, his publisher lets him do no research at all) and then
telling me that anyone who wrote for Wikipedia obviously knew nothing
(his phrase was: "100 times zero is still zero"), I suggested an
experiment. I pointed to the Wikipedia page on Syracuse, NY where he
apparently lives, and suggested he change something on the page, to
make it provably, factually incorrect -- and see how long it lasted.
Rather than take me up on the experiment, or suggest an alternative,
he complained simply that the whole idea of Wikipedia was
"outrageous," "repugnant" and finally (in another email) "dangerous,"
and therefore he refused to take part in my experiment.
Journalist Karen Southwick succumbs to cancer07/27/2004 04:23 PM The accomplished author and leader of CNET News.com's software
coverage worked until almost a week before her death.
Group Frees U.S. Journalist Hostage in Iraq-TV (Reuters)
Group Frees U.S. Journalist Hostage in Iraq-TV (Reuters)08/22/2004 01:37 PM Reuters - An Iraqi group has released U.S.
journalist Micah Garen whom it was holding hostage in Iraq,
Arab satellite television Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.
The Column: Journalist noses around, delights in newest hobby
Chinese journalist accused of subverting state power: RSF (AFP)
Chinese journalist accused of subverting state power: RSF (AFP)03/26/2005 05:33 AM AFP - Chinese journalist and cyberdissident Zheng Yichun has been
accused of "subverting state power" after the publication of a series
of articles and essays in foreign journals and on the Internet,
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said.
Adopt a Journalist in Campaign 2004: The Drift of a Suggestion
Adopt a Journalist in Campaign 2004: The Drift of a Suggestion01/10/2004 06:44 PM Over the holidays, an idea gained Net traction: webloggers "adopting"
a campaign reporter. That means you monitor and collect all the
reporter's work, and then... And then what? Follow the turns as the
suggestion is taken up. Grok Description matches for UK journalist arrested in Israel GrokA matches for UK journalist arrested in Israel
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