All Posts Tagged With: "journalism"
Glen Beck is the Disease in America
Glen Beck has topped himself. He somehow has managed to equate evolution with progressive politics. His comparison of revolution to evolution is totally insane – but the real fear is the platform given to him by the ‘conservative movement’ in America. These folks think they are carrying out Ronald Reagan’s vision – [...]
23Feb2010 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Bread or Circus Journalism
Bread sustains our lives, while circus entertains. We stand at the precipice of change in journalism – debating the choices of bread or circus. There have not yet been any Pulitzer Prices awarded for blogging – and this writer does not see this happening in the near future. Pulitizer Prizes in journalism are reserved for [...]
7Jan2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
Tabloid Voyeurism Sells
We are not talking about the National Enquirer here folks. We are talking about Cable News, Network News, Print Newspapers, Print Magazines, and of course the internet boom in journalistic voyeurism. We just gave an example – the use of the term ‘journalistic voyeurism’ is much more interesting than say, ‘Journalistic practice.’
The Fireside Post has [...]
The Internet: From Organized Reporting to Organic Journalism
On the internet, articles are typically written and distributed by persons rather than organizations, Organizations tend to be intimately involved with issues, where people tend to be intimately involved with other people. Some think that this devalues the articles or the authors online, but one cannot deny that internet material is typically apologetically about the [...]
6Dec2008 | bryan | 1 comment | Continued
Ethics In Journalism – Be Accountable
Blogging is unique in the world of Journalism. Blogging is working on the edge of the cliff. The Fireside Post began as a blog and evolved into an internet magazine. We have kept some qualities of the ‘blogs’ that we deemed worthy. Most notably in the area of accountability.
We are accountable to our readers. The [...]
Ethics In Journalism – Minimize Harm
Journalism on the internet has corrupted the world of reporting. The Fireside Post is an opinion magazine, with our bias clearly stated in “Who Are These Guys.” Even admitting we are about opinion does not excuse us from having some ethical boundaries. This is the second post in a series examining journalistic ethics.
We will be [...]
Ethics in Journalism – Seek Truth
The internet has thrown the world of journalism off balance. The reality today is that anyone can be their own publisher and editor. The Society of Professional Journalists have a code of ethics. These ethics are the definition of right and wrong in reporting news.
The Fireside Post is doing a series on ethics in journalism. [...]
Subliminal Bush
In a previous post here on The Fireside, we mentioned the press conference with the President where he discussed WWIII in the context of Iran. I thought it might be beneficial to see the clip for ourselves:
“I take the threat of Iran with a nuclear weapon very seriously.” I guess that would account for the [...]
26Sep2008 | bryan | 6 comments | Continued
The Internet Big Bang
The universe of modern media has been knocked off course, perhaps even blown to pieces. The order of the media universe has been disrupted a few times by technology. The printing press, radio, and television, and then cable television revolutionized means of communication. The common denominator that has not changed is in top down construction [...]
2Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Tim Russert Dies
Shocking news. Tim Russert, the journalist of NBC and MSNBC fame has died of an apparent heart attack.
This writer has not been kind to Mr. Russert. We did not appreciate his managing of political debates. But that does not diminish our shock at the sudden and unexpected death of Mr. Russert.
Mr. Russert was at his [...]
Media Pendulum Swings Right
The phenomenon of the American Media is in full swing. The mass of opportunity is driven by the gravitational pull of pollsters. With the inertia growing, it seems improbable that we will see any shift to professional journalism in the near future. The throttle is open for the pendulum to swing far right.
The value of [...]
Bloggers in the White House? What is that about?
Son,
I’m not sure Hillary Clinton understands the narrative nature of blogging. But she does understand the value of interactive media – and the need for unedited content. She was asked a question recently – well, here is the video.
Dad
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28Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Looking back – Jon Stewart on Monica Lewinski
Son,
Jon Stewart has been around for awhile – and while his brand of humor can be antagonistic – he continues to be respected. Virtually no one attacks Jon Stewart. Why is that? Is it because he is fundamentally correct in his reasoning process?
Dad
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23Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Hard Copy News Papers –
Son,
It was a cold Saturday morning, about 4:00 AM, in November of 1963. I was sitting on a street corner on a bundle of newspapers, reading by the streetlight. President John F. Kennedy has been assassinated the day before. That is my first recollection of the value of the print media.
Those were memorable times for [...]
Morning Joe degrades bloggers
Son,
Joe Scarborough speaks without thinking. He operates out of biased paradigms that are fostered by the good old boys club at MSNBC. Those folks, Scarborough, Russert, Matthews, and Olberman are the bloggers of Television. Scarborough made some innocent but disparaging off hand comments about bloggers.
First of all – what is a blogger. Well, most are [...]
Bloggers are Parasites
Son,
There is a big dog casting a shadow across the world. His name is Internet. Bloggers are fleas on the dog, looking for a warm nest in the forest of hairy information.
Some of us are on the head, some on the tail, some under the tail, but we are all parasites. We are looking for [...]
Chris Matthews on Morning Joe
Son,
Chris Matthews has lost complete touch with reality. Matthews is the host of the MSNBC program Hardball. They call it Hardball because Matthews is supposed to be asking the hard questions. That was probably true – a couple of years ago.
On Morning Joe this morning, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, Joe and Matthews were talking about the [...]
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