This ia a montage of reporters covering Hurricane Sandy from a CNN story.I present it to you without comment. But I'm interested in your thoughts.(FYI ... the video originally posted here was removed from YouTube. This one is quite simila...
BE AFRAID: Frankenstorm Is Going to Destroy Everything You Own.
This guy admits that "FrankenStorm" is a name a meteorologist in College Park made up.Is it responsible for journalists to perpetuate the name? Does it help illustrate the potential for damage and devastation, or does it just scare the hell out of y...
Anderson Cooper: In Order to Be a Success, You Need to Outwork Everyone Else.
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The Big Story: I Rescued A Dog!
An Ohio news anchor found a stray dog outside the station, and she rescued it.Is that news?Don't people find and rescue dogs every day? Isn't she essentially calling herself a hero?Or, is this a positive way to connect with the community? Isn't she just helping an animal in need?What do you thi...
Is It Good Journalism To Report What You Find on Facebook?
When two wedding parties clashed at a Society Hill hotel and the rumble was caught on video, the story went global. Demand for information was intense.When the families involved refused to speak, the Philadelphia Daily News went to the social media networks to find information about the two wedding parties. The paper reported that one of the brides' page on Pinterest "shows that she'd been contemplating a wedding with elements of love and beauty,...
Is A Person's Criminal Past Newsworthy When They Are The Apparent Victim?
By now you have probably seen the above footage of a woman being punched in the face by a Philadelphia police officer during the after party of the Puerto Rican Day parade.The woman was charged with disorderly conduct though charges were later dropped. The police officer is on 30-day suspension and the police chief announced that the officer will be fired.A few days after the incident, the Philly Post - the online component of Philadelphia magazine, reported that the woman punched in the face had a criminal record. She was busted for a DUI and...
Journalists Provide A Public Forum For Debate, No?
Thoughts?Was the anchor bullied? Was this the proper forum for her response?How would you have handled this situati...
Do You Believe What You See On The Interwebs?
Is satire acceptable?In recent years, there have been many people attempting be humorous in the media ... and they are sometimes taken seriously by other media outlets who perpetuate their satire. But when the other media outlets republish the material, they print it as fact.Take the image at right, for example (click on it to see it larger). It is a clip from an Iranian news site that doesn't understand, apparently, that The Onion is one big joke.The...
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