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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Views of the News, Aug. 25, 2010
Is WikiLeaks victim of a "smear campaign"? ... Jon Stewart squares off against Fox News in the "Ground Zero mosque" controversy ... and, animated news in China. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.
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WikiLeaks 'Smear Campaign'
Al Jazeera English: "Assange to fight molestation claim"
London Daily Mail: "Women who accused WikiLeaks founder of sex attacks deny they are part of Pentagon conspiracy"
Russia Today: "Undeterred by 'smear campaign," WikiLeaks founder announces new revelations"
WikiLeaks: "CIA Red Cell Memorandum on United States 'exporting terrorism," 2 Feb 2010"
Mosque Hypocrisy? Fox vs. Stewart
Fox News: "Ground Zero Mosque Imam: America Killed More Innocents Than Al Qaeda"
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart: "August 23, 2010 -- Full Episode Video" (watch the opening bit)
Media Matters For America: "Who is Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf?"
Alana Goodman, Culture and Media Institute: "The Real Moderate Islam: Media Ignore Muslim Opposition to Ground Zero Mosque"
Record Low for Couric's Cast
David Bauder, The Huffington Post: "'CBS Evening News' Ratings Hit Record Low During Katie Couric's Afghanistan Trip"
John Hamer, Washington News Council: "Ira Glass on broadcasting's 'failure of craft'"
Animating the News?
Christopher Shay, Time Magazine: "The Taiwan Company That's Turning News Into Cartoons"
The YouTube video of Next Media's Steven Slater cartoon
Al Jazeera English: "Assange to fight molestation claim"
London Daily Mail: "Women who accused WikiLeaks founder of sex attacks deny they are part of Pentagon conspiracy"
Russia Today: "Undeterred by 'smear campaign," WikiLeaks founder announces new revelations"
WikiLeaks: "CIA Red Cell Memorandum on United States 'exporting terrorism," 2 Feb 2010"
Mosque Hypocrisy? Fox vs. Stewart
Fox News: "Ground Zero Mosque Imam: America Killed More Innocents Than Al Qaeda"
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart: "August 23, 2010 -- Full Episode Video" (watch the opening bit)
Media Matters For America: "Who is Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf?"
Alana Goodman, Culture and Media Institute: "The Real Moderate Islam: Media Ignore Muslim Opposition to Ground Zero Mosque"
Record Low for Couric's Cast
David Bauder, The Huffington Post: "'CBS Evening News' Ratings Hit Record Low During Katie Couric's Afghanistan Trip"
John Hamer, Washington News Council: "Ira Glass on broadcasting's 'failure of craft'"
Animating the News?
Christopher Shay, Time Magazine: "The Taiwan Company That's Turning News Into Cartoons"
The YouTube video of Next Media's Steven Slater cartoon
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Views of the News, Aug. 18, 2010
The First Amendment under the microscope: Dr. Laura leaves her radio under fire over her choice of words ... Fox News' parent company gives a million dollars to Republican congressional candidates ... protestors regain the right to demonstrate at military funerals ... and, Obama and the "Ground Zero mosque." Panelists: Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis, Lynda Kraxberger.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Views of the News, Aug. 11, 2010
Media coverage of a Columbia biker roundup ... a local newspaper's controversial online-comments policy ... surprising salaries at ProPublica ... and, the state of environmental reporting. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.
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Bikers Roundup: Hype vs. Reality
Mike Martin, Columbia Heart Beat: "Biking While Black: Economic boon or law enforcement bust?"
Mike Martin, Columbia Heart Beat: "Media Madness: Flip-flopping closes out National Biker Roundup"
Mike Martin, Columbia Heart Beat: "Detective Diatribe: Local columnist confirms police/biker email"
Columbia Missourian: their complete list of stories on the National Bikers Roundup
Jodie Jackson Jr., Columbia Daily Tribune: "Biker roundup less crowded than expected"
Hank Waters, Columbia Daily Tribune: "The bikers: Now we know"
Commenting Will Cost You
Janese Silvey, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Measuring the Heat: They are supposed to engage readers in thoughtful debate, but some feel Tribune comments damage community dialogue."
Super Salaries at ProPublica
John Koblin and Zeke Turner, The New York Observer: "Shelling Out the Big Bucks at ProPublica"
ProPublica's 2009 IRS Form 990
Dan Gilmore, Mediactive: "Non-profit Media: What You Pay For (and Who Pays)"
Sun-Times: Scoop or Defamation?
Michael O'Brien, Chicago Sun-Times: "Prep star at center of storm: Attorneys for Kentuck, family deny recruiting improprieties"
Paul Skrbina,Chicago Tribune: "Attorney: Davises to sue Sun-Times"
ESPN: "Kentucky denies payment for recruit"
The State of Environmental Reporting
Society of Environmental Journalists: "Winners: SEJ 9th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment"
Mike Martin, Columbia Heart Beat: "Biking While Black: Economic boon or law enforcement bust?"
Mike Martin, Columbia Heart Beat: "Media Madness: Flip-flopping closes out National Biker Roundup"
Mike Martin, Columbia Heart Beat: "Detective Diatribe: Local columnist confirms police/biker email"
Columbia Missourian: their complete list of stories on the National Bikers Roundup
Jodie Jackson Jr., Columbia Daily Tribune: "Biker roundup less crowded than expected"
Hank Waters, Columbia Daily Tribune: "The bikers: Now we know"
Commenting Will Cost You
Janese Silvey, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Measuring the Heat: They are supposed to engage readers in thoughtful debate, but some feel Tribune comments damage community dialogue."
Super Salaries at ProPublica
John Koblin and Zeke Turner, The New York Observer: "Shelling Out the Big Bucks at ProPublica"
ProPublica's 2009 IRS Form 990
Dan Gilmore, Mediactive: "Non-profit Media: What You Pay For (and Who Pays)"
Sun-Times: Scoop or Defamation?
Michael O'Brien, Chicago Sun-Times: "Prep star at center of storm: Attorneys for Kentuck, family deny recruiting improprieties"
Paul Skrbina,Chicago Tribune: "Attorney: Davises to sue Sun-Times"
ESPN: "Kentucky denies payment for recruit"
The State of Environmental Reporting
Society of Environmental Journalists: "Winners: SEJ 9th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment"
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Views of the News, Aug. 4, 2010
Missouri primary-day coverage ... Christiane Amanpour's Sunday roundtable debut ... and, covering suicides. Panelists: Mike McKean, Byron Scott, Bob Priddy.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
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August Primary Coverage
Some good sources for Missouri primary election reporting and analysis:
Missourinet
KBIA News
Columbia Missourian
Columbia Daily Tribune
Kansas City Star's Midwest Democracy Project
STLToday Government and Political News
Andrew Romano and Daniel Stone, Newsweek: "The Tea Party's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Night"
Liz Sidoti, Associated Press: "Another incumbent down as Michigan Rep. loses"
Jessica Machetta, Missourinet: "Missourians Approve Prop C, the Health Care Freedom Act"
Kansas City Star editorial: "A hollow victory for Proposition C"
Jeff Lautenberger, Columbia Missourian: "Voter turnout higher than anticipated in primary election"
Nikki Tekkei, Columbia Missourian: "Winners in the state auditor primary election"
Virginia Young, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "St. Louis earnings tax measure makes state ballot in November"
Blood On Their Hands?
Declan McCullagh, CNet.com: "Wikileaks draws criticism, censorship threats"
Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai, Newsweek: "Taliban Seeks Vengeance in Wake of WikiLeaks"
BBC News: "Afghan leak: WikiLeaks' Assange denies 'blood on hands'"
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: "Julian Assange Responds to Increasing US Government Attacks on WikiLeaks"
CNN Wire: "MIT students helped WikiLeaks suspect, hacker says"
David Muir and Jessica Hopper, ABC News: "Who is Pvt. Bradley Manning?"
Associated Press: "Army Whistleblower Felt 'Isolated'"
Carly Carioli, Boston Phoenix: "British newspapers out alleged WikiLeaks source, a soldier, as being gay; Queer-bashing has already begun"
Amanpour's Sunday Debut
ABC News.com: Watch Christiane Amanpour's first outing as host of ABC's "This Week"
Tom Shales, The Washington Post: "Tom Shales reviews Christiane Amanpour's lackluster debut on ABC's 'This Week'"
Justin Elliott, Salon: "ABC whacks Shales over attack on Amanpour"
Alessandra Stanley, The New York Times: "A TV Host Challenges a Guest. That's News."
New Standards on Plagiarism?
Trip Gabriel, The New York Times: "Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age"
Covering Suicides
Bob Priddy, Missourinet Blog: "Reporting a sensitive issue: Suicide"
RTDNA: "Guidelines for Reporting on a Suicide"
Some good sources for Missouri primary election reporting and analysis:
Missourinet
KBIA News
Columbia Missourian
Columbia Daily Tribune
Kansas City Star's Midwest Democracy Project
STLToday Government and Political News
Andrew Romano and Daniel Stone, Newsweek: "The Tea Party's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Night"
Liz Sidoti, Associated Press: "Another incumbent down as Michigan Rep. loses"
Jessica Machetta, Missourinet: "Missourians Approve Prop C, the Health Care Freedom Act"
Kansas City Star editorial: "A hollow victory for Proposition C"
Jeff Lautenberger, Columbia Missourian: "Voter turnout higher than anticipated in primary election"
Nikki Tekkei, Columbia Missourian: "Winners in the state auditor primary election"
Virginia Young, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "St. Louis earnings tax measure makes state ballot in November"
Blood On Their Hands?
Declan McCullagh, CNet.com: "Wikileaks draws criticism, censorship threats"
Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai, Newsweek: "Taliban Seeks Vengeance in Wake of WikiLeaks"
BBC News: "Afghan leak: WikiLeaks' Assange denies 'blood on hands'"
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: "Julian Assange Responds to Increasing US Government Attacks on WikiLeaks"
CNN Wire: "MIT students helped WikiLeaks suspect, hacker says"
David Muir and Jessica Hopper, ABC News: "Who is Pvt. Bradley Manning?"
Associated Press: "Army Whistleblower Felt 'Isolated'"
Carly Carioli, Boston Phoenix: "British newspapers out alleged WikiLeaks source, a soldier, as being gay; Queer-bashing has already begun"
Amanpour's Sunday Debut
ABC News.com: Watch Christiane Amanpour's first outing as host of ABC's "This Week"
Tom Shales, The Washington Post: "Tom Shales reviews Christiane Amanpour's lackluster debut on ABC's 'This Week'"
Justin Elliott, Salon: "ABC whacks Shales over attack on Amanpour"
Alessandra Stanley, The New York Times: "A TV Host Challenges a Guest. That's News."
New Standards on Plagiarism?
Trip Gabriel, The New York Times: "Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age"
Covering Suicides
Bob Priddy, Missourinet Blog: "Reporting a sensitive issue: Suicide"
RTDNA: "Guidelines for Reporting on a Suicide"
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