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Maddow and Moyers on Journalism
An excellent interview with Bill Moyers by Rachel Maddow. They discuss the Newscorp scandal and the state of journalism and editorial independence in mainstream media. . A Note on Rachel Maddow What separates Rachel Maddow from many of her colleagues is her willingness to critique her own performance as a journalist. Her interview with Jon […]
Jake Tapper Drops the Ball
Kombiz over at AmericaBlog Elections illustrates exactly how fringe misinformation enters our discourse: The easily debunked lies of Matt K Lewis Posted by Kombiz at 4/21/2011 08:44:00 AM Yesterday afternoon Matt Lewis [a reporter/blogger for the right-wing blog, The Daily Caller] printed completely without any verification that the Facebook page of a right-wing group shut […]
Choosing the Battlefield
April 14, 2011 by Journowatch
This commentary was initially buried deep in the large list of videos in my last post on the National Conference for Media Reform. This is better. Lawrence Lessig’s Rootstrikers presentation at the conference is about politics more than journalism but there is a strong connection to the main Journo Watch mission, which is to determine […]
Journalism’s Enemies
April 6, 2011 by Journowatch
A woman seeks refuge in a Tripoli hotel hosting western journalists. Nothing new in this version. If you’ve seen it anywhere, you’ve seen this. . Journalism has enemies. The most obvious are authoritarian tyrants and the thugs who prop them up. The outrage expressed by the reporters who witnessed that horrific scene in a Tripoli […]
The Super Journalist Machine
March 24, 2011 by Journowatch
A Super Journalist is a person who gets paid no matter what. A Super Journalist can investigate any corporation on Wall Street, any mom-and-pop shop on Main Street, any government agency, church, union or NGO and never face the prospect of losing a job or a career as a result. Only strong, well-financed and politically […]
Someone Else’s War
March 17, 2011 by Journowatch
[Updates below] What can a reporter possibly gain from an interview with a dictator? Do reporters think they’ll get a scoop in the dictator’s palace somewhere? What possesses news crews to parachute into someone else’s war and report on places and people they know little to nothing about? And once you’ve become a part of […]
“Fair and Balanced”
March 12, 2011 by Journowatch
. “Fair and balanced” implies that all news stories have partisan ramifications and that reports that don’t end in political stalemate are inherently “unfair” and “biased,” a fallacy to begin with. But “fair and balanced” takes that ill logic to its illogical extreme by directly implying that all other news outlets are “unfair” and “biased” […]
TV News Poll Results (so far)
March 10, 2011 by Journowatch
With a total of 70 online responses so far, and a goal of at least 200 before closing the survey down, it seems a good time for a first period report (think hockey). Some very thoughtful and interesting comments, especially related to question six. Yes, the question is clumsy but it’s not an easy question […]
The Walter Cronkite Model
March 8, 2011 by Journowatch
Anderson Cooper recently caught some flack from pundits, including the LA Times, who didn’t like his blanket declaration that Hosni Mubarak was “a liar” in his broadcasts from early February. While the question of whether or not Cooper’s presence in Egypt was too risky or even value-added for the audience in any way remains open, […]
“We Report, You Decide”
March 5, 2011 by Journowatch
Fox News “You Decide” promo. “We report, you decide” isn’t merely a cute slogan. It’s mainstreaming corruption. There’s a big difference between “freedom of speech” and “freedom of the press.” We’ve all heard the old adage about shouting fire in a crowded theater. The analysis that is often left out of that example is that […]
July 15, 2011 by Journowatch
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