We Want Media

Africa is not a country, it’s a continent. If you already knew that then give yourself a big round of applause because in the United States you are probably in the minority.

The blogosphere is in uproar calling it “tasteless,” “crude,” even “creepy.”

So, if you didn’t know, there’s been a crazy conflict going in the Sudanese region of Darfur since 2003.

I think everyone can agree that the news media is losing viewers, listeners, and readers. Yes? Yes.

Did you know that blogging can get you a house? Well, it did for Kyle MacDonald, and he didn’t even have to solicit advertisers.

Over the years, interactive technology has evolved. The telephone has allowed us to actively communicate with people half way across the world.

Blogs are a moneymaking business, and one of the ways to make money is ads. Just ask Henry Copeland. He is one of the bigwigs over at Blogads, a company dedicated to blog advertising.

Local news is bad. OK, I shouldn’t make such a grand generalization. Local news is generally bad.

Hey, to those 2007 graduates who still don’t have a job (me included), well, there’s a great blogging position for you out there … if you qualify for it.

During our last Digital Journalism: Blogging class, one of my fellow students commented on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper blogs.

ABC World News is on top and CBS executives must be squirming in their seats. I bet zillions of questions are running through their heads: Did we make the right decision to hire Katie Couric for the CBS Evening News?

Britney, Anna, and Nowak. What do they all have in common? The have the ability to capture headlines for days on end. Britney Spears chops of her hair and we all of a sudden have in -depth coverage of her antics.

This week, XM and Sirius, the two main satellite radio companie,s agreed to merge. Considering there aren’t really any other radio satellite companies out there, this is a big deal.

In November of 2006 Al Jazeera began its English news channel. The English speaking world would now be able watch this interesting Middle Eastern news outlet. Well, not exactly.

When I began my TV reporting class (The Beat: NYC TV) last semester, one of the first lessons that our professors grilled into our heads was to always strive for objectivity (even though it isn’t necessarily attainable), and to keep our opinions or conclusions out of our stories.

I absolutely love WNYC. I love waking up to the scholarly voice of Soterios Johnson.

The Associated Press and NowPublic.com, have joined ranks to spread another level of journalism.

C-Span is covering panels on minority issues, but it seems like the rest of the media is tuning out.

Today marks day four of the ongoing Lisa Marie Nowak coverage. If you haven’t heard this name before or are a little fuzzy on who this woman actually is, then you need to tell me what rock you’ve been living under.