by Gary | Nov 24, 2014 | Industry News, Journalism, Uncategorized |
More than 50 years ago I became a “journalist” by the simple act of riding an elevator to the third floor of an office building in Halifax. I was shown to a desk in the far corner of a large newsroom and presented with the tools of my new trade — a...
by Gary | Nov 10, 2014 | Industry News, Journalism |
The Wall Street Journal firmly believes interactive video is the next generational leap in the digital news business, so it’s rolling out a new daily series to prove it. On Wednesday morning, the Journal debuted its WSJ Interactive video series. Using technology from...
by Gary | Nov 3, 2014 | Journalism, Uncategorized |
CAIRO (AP) — Several hundred Egyptian journalists have rejected a recent policy declaration by newspaper editors pledging near-blind support to the state and banning criticism of the police, army and judiciary in their publications, arguing that the move was designed...
by Gary | Nov 3, 2014 | Industry News, Journalism |
Matt Taibbi, who joined First Look Media just seven months ago, left the company on Tuesday. His departure—which he describes as a refusal to accept a work reassignment, and the company describes as a resignation—was the culmination of months of contentious disputes...
by Gary | Oct 31, 2014 | Industry News, Journalism |
Documentary film and journalism are, in many ways, rooted in the same traditions. Though focus on narrative often differentiates film from traditional journalism, it helps to remember that the earliest films were straightforward recordings of real life, such as trains...
by Gary | Sep 24, 2014 | Industry News, Journalism |
As a journalist, I’ve occasionally been told things that were “off the record.” But I was astonished to hear those words from legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh. I was standing an arm’s length from the Pulitzer-Prize-winner, live-tweeting as he spoke on...
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