SubscribeWhy to stay in J-School
Getting a journalism degree in 2009 seems like a dumb idea. There are no jobs. Not only that, so far in 2009 U.S. newspapers have cut almost 12,000 jobs, according to Paper Cuts. Huge newspaper companies, such as Hearst, McClatchy, and The New York Times, find their once soaring stock prices left valueless while upstart [...]
Liberty, Freedom of Speech, and the Media
Liberty is as American as apple pie. Every 4 years, presidential candidates from different political parties and ideologies give inspiring speeches to masses of Americans, always making sure to throw in key-words like freedom and liberty. But sometimes the concept of liberty, and the freedom of speech it guarantees, gets the short end of the [...]
Smartphone Journalism
The power of smartphones is being recognized quickly. The Iran election protests showed that anybody with a cellphone is a potential cameraman or citizen journalist. Here’s an example of a professional broadcast journalist using the video camera on the new iPhone to shoot an entire story and run it on air: http://cbs4.com/video/?id=78304@wfor.dayport.com. And here’s a [...]
Best way to record a phone conversation
If you are like me you have often had a hard time trying to record a phone conversation. Sometimes you might be in a noisy environment and you can’t put the person on the speaker phone, or other times you might get the call on a phone with no speaker phone at all.
After looking around for a while, I think I have found the easiest and most reliable way to record a phone conversation.
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.
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