Friday, July 17, 2009

International Journalism Workshop, Ithaca College, July 09

CNN gets Pentagon approval

Big Media Hall of Shame, acc to the media reform group Free Press.

Sen. Stevens, opponent of net neutrality.

Indy journalists harassed at 2008 Repub convention

Indy video becomes major prez campaign story

David Weinberger of Cluetrain Manifesto says "Transparency is the new objectivity."

Grassroots local news sites

Business Week on Bloggers Who Bring in Big Bucks

Monday, June 1, 2009

Indy Media Course Syllabus

Click here for course syllabus in a word document.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Condi: "No, dear, you're wrong."

Let's hear it for YouTube and citizen journalism.

Thanks to Stanford students practicing journalism and asking about torture of prisoners, former Sec of State Condi Rice had a near meltdown moment ON VIDEO -- just before a campus dinner. She claimed she didn't authorize brutalizing prisoners, but just conveyed the authorization. Echoing Richard Nixon, she argued that if President Bush authorized it, then "by definition" it did not violate the Convention against Torture that our government has signed.

The video helped spark Stanford alumni from 1960s antiwar generation -- gathered for a campus reunion this weekend -- to publicly call for the prosecution or Rice, who is currently on Stanford's faculty.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

You got censored

Steph M on Internet censorship in Australia:
What do a dentist, an owner of a dog kennel, a school cafeteria food provider and a US astrology site have in common? They all operate websites that have all fallen victim to Australia’s new Internet censorship laws.

Australia has joined the ranks of many countries that have decided to implement mandatory Internet censorship. The only problem is, their filtering system is far from perfect, and innocent people are having their businesses blocked under the new regulations.

Rural America needs broadband

Videos of rural Southerners from different walks of life asking the government to step in and help folks get broadband.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

How to write a proposal...

Much how-to info all over the Net on drafting a prospectus for business start-up or a proposal seeking grants.

Video of Izzy Awards

Video of acceptance speeches from Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman