Blogs

Izzy Stone, Patron Saint of Bloggers

Jeff Cohen | Posted 06.16.2008 | Media


Jeff Cohen

When I think of today's blunt, fact-based online hell-raisers, my mind quickly flashes on Izzy Stone. You may think of Josh Marshall or Glenn Greenwald or Arianna. I think of Izzy.

Oh My Blog: What's The Big Deal About "New Media" Influence?

Richard Laermer | Posted 06.14.2008 | Media


Richard Laermer

Sometimes blogs elevate the dialogue, sometimes they're clutter. The nature of the blog itself is that there is no nature. It's like the Bush Administration's risible War on Terrorism: terrorism is not warring with us.

Getting Down With the Oldies! Dancefest at McCain Headquarters

RJ Eskow | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


RJ Eskow

But really, McCain staffers: about that song choice -- couldn't you do better than "Take a Chance On Me" to woo women voters? There are so many better choices from ABBA's ouevre.

Sports on TV Better with the Sound Off

Dave Hollander | Posted 05.28.2008 | Media


Dave Hollander

Enough with the announcers; we'll take our own journey and become an informed and engaged sports viewership that doesn't need escalating audio-visual effects to enjoy what it's watching.

Can Newspapers Be Saved?

John McQuaid | Posted 05.27.2008 | Media


John McQuaid

Papers have to protect and nourish two things they already have -- reporting and the newspaper "brand." Original voices and journalistic credibility are pretty much all papers have left.

Old Media Reputation vs. New Media Reputations

Martin Varsavsky | Posted 05.27.2008 | Media


Martin Varsavsky

An old media reputation, good or bad, seems to be deeper and longer lasting than the flavor of the month reputation that the Internet builds.

Blogs Brought Attention To The Security Guard Strike

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.24.2008 | Media


Dave Johnson

Over the last few weeks I have been writing about the plight of security guards working for a company called Inter-Con, a contractor at Kaiser Permane...

Web Journalist Says Web is Destroying Journalism

Ari Melber | Posted 05.16.2008 | Media


Ari Melber

In a speech at a Harvard conference on the future of the web, Josh Marshall said traditional reporters are "terrorized" by economic and competitive challenges, living with a mix of "denial and fatalism" about the future of their craft -- and their livelihoods.

Death By Blogging: Writers Blog Till They Drop

New York Times | MATT RICHTEL | Posted 04.06.2008 | Media


They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece -- not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know...

The New Assassins Don't Use Guns

RJ Eskow | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics


RJ Eskow

A new form of political murder has taken its place -- character assassination. Over the last two decades, the Right has learned how to destroy its enemies without leaving a body.

The Return of Lee Siegel -- Honest to Blog

Ari Melber | Posted 04.03.2008 | Media


Ari Melber

The writer who was suspended by the New Republic for blogging under an alias to praise his own blog posts is now an expert on what's wrong with the internet.

Bloggers, Netroots and the 2008 Democratic Primary

Pachacutec | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics


Pachacutec

We have no progressive candidate, no ideologically based movement person. Which of our candidates is more likely to reveal an inner Lieberman of some form once in power?

Bloggers Go To Bat For Obama

Eric Boehlert | Posted 03.04.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Nearly 15,000 protest letters sent in just a matter of days in response to a single AP news article? That could mark the dawn of a new era in progressive media activism.

"quarterlife": Gen-Y Bloggers Shake The Cradle

Jeremy Axelrod | Posted 02.28.2008 | Entertainment


Jeremy Axelrod

Viewers who find quarterlife nauseating for the immaturity of the characters and the occasional shallowness of the plot should note that its characters are nauseated with themselves for the same reasons.

Guy Kawasaki's Alltop: RSS Zen

Tim Berry | Posted 02.17.2008 | Business


Tim Berry

The Alltop.com launch has come out in pieces, without a lot of fanfare or expense, hoping on that simple power and easy uncluttered view to make it work.

Who Blogs? (Maybe Not Who You Think)

Ann Handley | Posted 02.14.2008 | Media


Ann Handley

A study released this week busts some myths, confirms some hunches, and generally sheds some light on just who blogs.

What Happened to the Blogs & Talk Radio?

Donnie Fowler | Posted 02.07.2008 | Home


Donnie Fowler

Campaign '08: The Blogs & Talk Radio A whole lot of bark, but where's that bite? Where are they? The self-described voices of the Republican & Democr...

Local Blogs and Papers Think National

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home


NYCity News Service

By Eliot Caroom This year's unusually competitive presidential primary has led some of Brooklyn's own media elite to an unusual decision: for the fir...

What Is A Blog? Turnout

James Boyce | Posted 01.31.2008 | Media


James Boyce

This presidential cycle is about new media, new thinking, a new world and new opportunities.

The Blog Swarm Chris Matthews Never Saw Coming

Eric Boehlert | Posted 01.23.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

By getting Matthews to apologize, the blogs have already had more impact on how the traditional press covers this presidential campaign than they did during the entire 2004 White House run.

Can We Not Call It 'New Media'?

Pauline Millard | Posted 01.14.2008 | Media


Pauline Millard

It's 2008: Anyone still calling it New Media probably still has AOL e-mail and a Geocites homepage.

CBS Public Eye: An Obituary

Craig Silverman | Posted 01.03.2008 | Media


Craig Silverman

Public Eye died because it operated exactly the way CBS News had originally intended. The organization changed, and suddenly transparency and dialogue were no longer affordable.

Best Prison Escape Movie Ever? And Other 2007 Pleasures

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 12.30.2007 | Entertainment


Barry Yourgrau

From 2007 encounters, some of the film, books, art, blogs, etc. that linger in my own mind:

Did a Mainstream Journalist 'Borrow' From a Mere Blogger?

Steve Anderson | Posted 11.04.2007 | Media


Steve Anderson

Our friend skippy tells us we may have a case of a Professional Writerâ„¢ who just may have, ahem, 'borrowed' from a blogger. Without attribution or credit.

Curbed Gets $1.5M From Denton, Gawker Among Others

New York Times | Dan Mitchell | Posted 10.30.2007 | Media


The residential real estate market may be troubled, but property-focused Web sites are still attracting visitors and investors. Curbed.com, a popular...


 

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