Obama vs. the Washington press corps ... journalists paying for stolen merchandise to get a scoop ... California tries to restrict video-game sales ... and, the government tries to teach "tweens" the secrets of advertising. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
This week's topic links
White House/Press Corps Feud
Josh Gerstein & Patrick Gavin, Politico: "Why reporters are down on President Obama"
Paying for (Stolen?) Apple Secrets
Gizmodo.com: "The Next iPhone Uncovered"
David Carr, The New York Times: "Monetizing an iPhone Spectacle"
Michael Scherer, Time Magazine's Swampland blog: "Apple vs. Journalism"
Nick Bilton, The New York Times Bits Blog: "Can Gizmodo Win the iPhone Legal Battle?"
Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press: "Free speech versus kids and violent video games"
SCOTUS WIKI (Case info from the U.S. Supreme Court): "Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association"
Government Game Teaches Ad Literacy
Stuart Elliot, The New York Times: "In a World of Ads, Teaching the Young How to Read Them"
Federal Trade Commission: Admongo.gov
Scholastic, Inc.: "Admongo Resources for the Classroom"
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Views of the News, Apr. 21, 2010
What are, and should be, the minimum press credentials needed to cover government? Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.
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Who's Fit to Cover Government?
Michelle Hagopian, Columbia Missourian: "Missouri News Horizon denied House gallery access"
John Miller, The Associated Press (as posted on CBSNews.com): "Conservative Groups Fund State Gov't Reporting -- As Traditional Newspapers Cut Back Statehouse Coverage, Right-Leaning Think Tanks Stepping in with Web Outfits"
Chris O'Brien, PBS MediaShift blog: "WikiLeaks, Bay Citizen, and Lessons from the Logan Symposium"
Mark Leibovich, The New York Times: "Politico's Mike Allen, the Man the White House Wakes Up To"
Dana Milbank, Washington Post: "Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit"
Dan K. Thomasson, The Millford Daily News: "Disrespect for the press"
Nikki Schwab and Tara Palmeri, Washington Examiner: "Arianna huffs about overbooked celebs at WHCD" (White House Correspondents Dinner)
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post: "CBS spreads Supreme Court rumor"
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times: "On the Media: KCBS ads masquerade as news"
Watch one of the KBCS videos mentioned in the Rainey column.
Noam Cohen, The New York Times: "What Would Daniel Ellsberg Do With the Pentagon Papers Today?"
Project for Excellence in Journalism: "Hiding in Plain Sight, From Kennedy to Brown"
YouTube Project: Report Grand Prize Winners (including MU J-student Alex Rozier)
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Views of the News, Apr. 14, 2010
Sarah Palin's crackdown on recording at public events ... how journalists cope with reluctant sources ... and, this year's Pulitzer Prizes honor reporting on consumer issues and personal tragedy. Panelists: Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis, Lynda Kraxberger.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Views of the News, Apr. 7, 2010
A leaked video raises questions about journalist and citizen murders in Baghdad ... the FCC is thwarted in its plans to regulate ISPs ... on his return to golf, Tiger faces non-ferocious reporters ... and, Columbia media coverage of the Chamber of Commerce's municipal-election endorsements. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.
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Leak Site Shows U.S. Killed Journalists, Civilians
Noam Cohen and Brian Stelter, The New York Times: "Iraq Video Brings Notice to Web Site"
WikiLeaks.org (they label the leaked video "Collateral Murder")
In this interview with a sympathetic Russia Today program host, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange interprets the significance of the Iraq video.
Al Jazeera English: "Iraq outrage over US killing video"
Rusty Shackleford, The Jawa Report Blog: "Case Closed: Weapons Clearly Seen on Video of Reuters Reporters Killed in Iraq"
Jim Moss, Firedog Lake blog: "Watercooler: WikiLeaks Under Fire"
Declan McCullagh, CNet.com: "Court: FCC has no power to regulate Net neutrality"
Alan Greenblatt, NPR: "Q&A: The Ripple Effect of the 'Net Neutrality' Ruling"
Mike Masnick, TechDirt blog: "Court Tells FCC It Has No Mandate to Enforce Net Neutrality (And That's a Good Thing)"
Weary Journos Give Tiger a Pass
Eric Deggans, National Sports Journalism Center: "Wondering when golf journalists got so squeamish"
This excerpt from Woods' news conference proves Deggans' point.
Chamber Scores with Election Endorsements
Kathleen Pointer, Columbia Missourian: "McDavid beats five opponents to become mayor"
Anne Christnovich and Patrick Sweet, Columbia Missourian: "Kespohl, Dudley win City Council races: Victories help give chamber-backed candidates a sweep"
Henry J. Waters III, Columbia Daily Tribune: "The Tribune's View: Election Day"
Mike Martin, The Columbia Heart Beat blog: "Who will win on Tuesday? Our polls predict" (They predicted rather badly on security cameras and council races)
Lee is Source on Theater Fire
Brennan David, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Cause unknown in Maplewood fire"
Lynn Israel, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Shows will go on, theater leader says"
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