Amir Kurtovic

Freelance Journalist, Writer and Social Media Victim

Month: May, 2009

WordPress Vs. The Printing Press – Why Blogs Are Nothing New And How To Think About Them

I am often astonished by the amounts of articles that bloggers write about … well … blogging. It’s as if they are stuck in an echo-chamber, all screaming the same thing, and amazed to find that everybody agrees with them. I think it’s time to face facts. Blogging is nothing new. It’s nothing revolutionary. It’s nothing amazing.

The Reporter’s Handbook – Book Review

The Reporter’s Handbook is a guide for those who want to get more information than is provided at the news conference, press release, or school board meeting. Weinberg shows how to go about investigating everything from the Executive branch down to your local charity organization.

‘Governments at war are winning the battle of controlling the international media’

Discussion at the Frontline Club for World Press Freedom day.

Savage Is A Hypocrite For Using Freedom of Speech Excuse

By now you have probably heard that Michael Savage was one of the people banned from the UK for fostering extremism or hatred. He was put on a list along the likes of an anti-gay preacher, the founder of a white supremacist website, a Hamas leader, and Russian gangsters. What I found interesting was Savage’s [...]

Globe Negotiations to continue, agreement reached with 6 of 7 unions

So it looks like the Boston Globe will keep negotiating for now, according to paidcontent.org: The New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) has backed off its threat to file notice today to close the Boston Globe despite failing to reach agreement with the Boston Newspaper Guild. The company says it has reached agreements with six [...]