Jim Romenesko, the Poynter Institute’s media blogger, raised the question of the use of the word “shit” in US newspapers yesterday. The context was the open mike conversation between Bush and Blair. He links to Howard Mortman’s blog which says the Washington Post did not censor the exchange, and goes back to a 1973 Nixon [...]
Citizen journalist is a term which has appeal, especially if you feel giant corporations are acting in their own interests rather than those of the readers. But it also conjures-up images of a press of people surrounding Canada Tower holding up camera phones and Blackberries while others bring up the tumbrils (actually convertible Smart cars).
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I am pleased Jeff Jarvis has amplified his views, expressed on Buzzmachine earlier this week, about the use of the term “citizen journalism”. He suggested “networked journalism” might be a better. I disagreed.
His comment on my post makes it clear that we share similar concerns. He concludes: “And the larger the network, the better for [...]
It must be the pedant in me that made me explore the issue of gender-specific foreign words used in English this morning. The Guardian has a headline “Filipina identifies marine as assailant at rape trial of four Americans”.
The paper’s style book (yes, sadly, I have it on my Palm for instant reference) is clear in [...]
