Friday, January 29, 2010

Candidate Obama a RADICAL, MUSLIM...ALL CAPS and !!

Would young people who grew up on Internet find this widely-distributed, anonymous email as at all credible?

Why didn't MSM reporter ask this question?

Last year, I.C. student Chris Lisee made a strong point in his blog about the importance of oustider bloggers being present to ask questions that insider reporters might not ask.

White House Dance?

Unlike amateurish and partisan bloggers, mainstream journalists are supposed to be professional, objective, neutral. But are they too friendly with their elite sources? Here's video from 2007 Radio-Television Correspondents Association Dinner. It's true that these are social events where journalists and newsmakers largely put aside work and enjoy themselves. But this video seems to illustrate the coziness problem.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

"End Times"

Is N.Y. Times publishing day-old news? So suggests this somewhat cruel Daily Show segment from last June.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Is Social Media a Fad?

No way, says the author of Socialnomics, who produced this video.

Syllabus

Independent Media course syllabus -- in word document with shiny blue links to articles.