Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Deborah Potter
For all the concerns about TV news these days–from the economy to ethics–there’s plenty of evidence that it’s come a long way. That’s one of the many things that struck me as I toured the Newseum for the second time recently, and watched this video: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/8ENvn6k3AhY] The Camel News Caravan debuted on NBC in 1949 [...]
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Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Deborah Potter
In the wake of the Jayson Blair scandal, the New York Times tightened its policy on using unnamed sources. Did it make a difference? According to a study by students at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, the answer is yes. The results, reported by public editor Clark Hoyt, show that only about half [...]
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Posted on June 9th, 2008 by Deb Wenger
As traditional news organizations try to reinvent themselves online, it’s worth taking a look at those that are doing it most effectively. A financial news and opinion Web site called 24/7 Wall St. recently evaluated the Web sites of the 25 largest-circulation newspapers in the country. The sites got ratings of “A” through “F” based [...]
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Posted on June 9th, 2008 by Deborah Potter
Photographers who’ve been covering the 2008 presidential campaign have had precious few chances to capture truly candid moments with the candidates this year, says Temple University’s Andrew Mendelson, chair of the journalism department. Mendelson told a gathering a the Newseum yesterday that the public needs to understand just how “managed” campaign images really are. As [...]
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Posted on June 6th, 2008 by Deborah Potter
As news organizations try to figure out how to survive, many of them have latched on to the mantral of “hyperlocal” news. Now, the Wall Street Journal is calling one online experiment in that arena a “flop:” The Washington Post’s LoudonExtra.com that launched almost a year ago. LoudounExtra.com offers detailed databases including every church, restaurant [...]
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Posted on June 5th, 2008 by Deborah Potter
It’s been 50 years since Edward R. Murrow’s famous speech challenging television news to live up to its potential. At the 1958 Radio-Television News Directors Association, the best known, most respected broadcast journalist of his time warned that without a determination to use television to “teach… illuminate…[and] inspire…it is merely wires and lights in a [...]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by Deborah Potter
A new study finds that multi-tasking young adults really do care about quality news, but they have trouble finding it in today’s crowded, hyperactive media environment. Editor and Publisher reports on research commissioned by the AP that “analyzed the news consumption patterns of an ethnically diverse group of men and women between the ages of [...]
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Posted on June 1st, 2008 by Deborah Potter
One thing that drives me crazy about a lot of news video is how shaky it is. In most cases, there’s no good reason for making a viewer put up with wobbly video. Sure, there are exceptions, but not many. If you’re running and gunning breaking news, you might have a shot or two that [...]
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