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Courage and impotence in journalism
There is an exceptional and very poignant post from a sacked Chinese journalist translated and reproduced at the China Digital Times: I am afraid of other people praising me as a brave newspaperman, because I know I am full of fear in my heart. I did write some commentaries on current affairs, and edited some…
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Business bad. Journalism good.
Jon Friedman has a walk down ethics lane today, prompting Ken Auletta to come out with this distinctly non-counter-intuitive take on why ethical lapses occur. (And in the words of the song – “Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before.”) “Declining circulation, falling advertising revenues, and the swooning stock value of traditional…
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Investigative Journalism Summer School
A public service announcement follows: online booking is now open for the 2008 Investigative Journalism Summer School. Where: City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB When: 18-20 July, 2008 What: advanced internet research, using Freedom of Information legislation, computer assisted reporting, statistics, understanding company accounts, libel and privacy law, the environment and protecting sources.…
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When smart people talk cobblers (Clay Skirky edition)
Hogarth’s Gin Lane, from the middle of the eighteenth century, has to be one of the great pieces of visual campaigning journalism. The estimable Clay Shirky uses gin to introduce a discussion of the problem of leisure, Gin, Television and Social Surplus. You can see where he’s going (although read Peter Borsay’s neat summary here…