journalism
Valueless reporting
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I’ve been perturbed recently by a couple of media reports in which there is no attempt to provide a point of view that immoral behavior is wrong.
The first story involved the murder of 47-year-old ABC News broadcaster George Weber. […]
Religion Reporting
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Yesterday I relayed much gloom and doom about the future of the printed medium, based on reports from expert panelists who gathered for the centennial celebration last week of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Although religion reporting faces many of the same challenges, there also are new opportunities.
When I attended journalism school nearly […]
Journalism Survival Mode
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008I attended a symposium at my alma mater last week. The University of Missouri marked the centennial of the world’s oldest journalism school by dedicating the $31 million state-of-the-art Reynolds Journalism Institute. Yet the celebration was muted, due to the gloomy forecast for the industry.
Unfortunately, the business model that sustained newspapers and magazines for most […]