In your completely literal Wednesday media column: unsurprising insight into consumer preferences, ABC executives support ABC employee, Charlie Gasparino gets a new job, and Reader’s Digest and…
Tag Archives: journalismism
NYT Reporter Fell into Plagiarism Trance [Journalismism]
Zachery Kouwe—the New York Times business reporter caught plagiarizing portions of stories from other news outlets and press releases—resigned yesterday. Nobody was more surprised that…
Reasons it Sucks to be a Journalist Right Now, Record Deaths Edition [Sad]
Last year saw a record number of reporters killed (70) or imprisoned (136) for their work in some of the loveliest hotspots around the world. The closure of bureaus and the rise of the internet may…
Does Journalism Still Exist? [Journalismism]
Long Island University gave out its prestigious George Polk Awards today. Among the winners: the New York Times’ David Rohde, 60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft, and the anonymous person who recorded the murder…
Cell-Phone ‘Neda’ Cameraman Wins Polk Award [Citizen Journalismism]
The person who filmed the death of Iranian protester Neda Soltan has become the first anonymous recipient of a Polk Award. Only the Pulitzer Prize committee can preserve the journalism priesthood…
Reporter Fired for Belief in Reality [Media Crack]
In your tenuous Tuesday media column: people get fired for crazy reasons, reporters doubling as models, a talking head maybe getting a new job, and journalistic kayak fail.
Jonathan Springston was a…
AP Business Desk’s Pact with the Devil [Cubicle Culture]
The Associated Press has said it’s “mad as hell” at internet portals. Yet the wire service’s pandering to one major online client is said to be severely taxing reporters and undermining editorial…
Culture of Fear Inflames Financial News Wires [Cubicle Culture]
Bloomberg News staffers no longer have the market on fear and loathing cornered: Informants tell us that high-stakes monitoring of reporters’ performance has poisoned the atmosphere at Reuters and…
Iceland Ready to Rake in That Sweet Journalism Money [Media Crack]
In your explosive Thursday media column: Iceland’s bad bet, the wienermobile is the future of journalism, more hard times at USA Today, Conde Nast would like to be the new Wonkette, and a scary scene…
Plagiarizing Head Investigative Reporter Gone from Daily Beast [Scandal]
It looks like Gerald Posner’s “time out” from the Daily Beast is now permanent: After his editors found fresh instances of plagiarism, the lead investigative journalist offered his resignation, and…