Journalism, Technology, History

Hey, this is credible information

Note this on your calendar: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 8, 2009) - In today’s world of 24-hour access to information, the need for credible, fair reporting is more important than ever. The Society of Professional Journalists will observe Ethics Week, April...

News Flash: Hot new trend bulges from relaxed fit aisle

Twitter’s growth is exploding, but it’s not coming those usual trend setters, the 18-24 group. Sarah Radwanick writes: It is the 25-54 year old crowd that is actually driving this trend. More specifically, 45-54 year olds are 36 percent more...

Pooling resources

TV news competitors are pooling resources. “What was formerly unprecedented in the local TV news business (TV groups partnering to gather news), is fast becoming standard practice in today’s rocky economy,” says MediaWeek.

A newspaper is a blog that leaves ink on your hands

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An intolerable lack of tolerance

Tolerance is in short supply nowadays. That is obvious in two situations where the First Amendment is under assault in Tennessee. Basic freedom of speech and expression and the right to publish are in a crossfire and face threats of...

That Internet thing will be the death of us

Odd, many online journalists – not print or TV curmudgeons, but those who belong to an online journalism association – believe the Internet is changing journalism for the worse. New survey: More than half, however, believe the internet is changing...

A public conversation on Web journalism

A fascinating group of media folks (well, excluding yours truly, who is decidedly non-fascinating to put it charitably), are participating next Wednesday in a “Public Conversation on Web Journalism”  at the Howard H. Baker Center (Toyota Auditorium) from 11 a.m....
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