This week, the American Society for Professional Journalists issued a press release urging journalists in Haiti to respect their role as reporters of the news. The SPJ claims that some journalists have been blurring ethical lines, immersing themselves into their stories opposed to simply reporting the carnage. Some journalists have gone so far as to… Continue reading Human after all?
In Fox we trust?
According to a new little poll[pdf] that’s getting a whole lot of attention, Fox News is the most trusted news network in the United States. Almost half of the 1,151 American registered voters who were surveyed by Public Policy Polling said they trusted the network. Results were less positive for CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC.… Continue reading In Fox we trust?
CNN’s Vice
A magazine known for its urban coolness and lewd imagery has partnered up with CNN. Vice Magazine, a former zine hailing from Montreal, has started featuring a series of short documentaries on CNN.com (the first went viral last Wednesday). It’s an unlikely pairing, but Vice founder Shane Smith says there’s logic behind the madness. “If… Continue reading CNN’s Vice
The Art of the Ambush
Two cars pull into the driveway of a farmhouse outside Kitchener, Ontario. In one, Mary Garofalo, host and consulting producer for Global’s 16:9, and camera operator Kirk Neff have been waiting nearby for days for Dave Switzer, a paralegal they suspect has duped his clients out of large amounts of money. As Switzer and a… Continue reading The Art of the Ambush
And the Pulitzer goes to
No serious discussion would contain National Enquirer and Pulitzer Prize in the same sentence, until now. On Thursday afternoon, Washington Post staff writer, Howard Kurtz broke news of Enquirer executive editor Barry Levine’s intention to submit his paper’s writings on the discreditable behaviour of John Edwards for one of the prestigious prizes. “It’s clear we should… Continue reading And the Pulitzer goes to
