Edited by: Robert W. McChesney, Victor Pickard Publisher: New Press Paperback: $19.95, 372 pages The newspaper industry is bottoming out; print media is in dire need of a eulogy. This has been the message thrust upon the public. And with an increasing number of people looking for the quickest way to get their news (not always waiting for their morning paper — and why? … [Read more...] about Will the Last Reporter Please Turn out the Lights: The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix it
"Kill the Messenger" examines media in crisis situations
“Kill the Messenger: The Media’s Role in the Fate of the World” Author: Maria Armoudian Publisher: Prometheus Books Hardcover: 312 pages In true journalist fashion, Maria Armoudian uses compelling language and personal stories to make a gripping connection of a much larger picture. In approximately 300 thoroughly researched pages, Armoudin takes us around … [Read more...] about "Kill the Messenger" examines media in crisis situations
A New Perspective
I know a journalist freshly graduated from a midwestern University who, in these times of a somewhat floundering media world, eagerly accepted a position as a reporter at a small five-day daily paper in Missouri. Given, it is a small publication. With few exceptions, this equals a small staff and almost non-existent budget, so accepting a position as a reporter actually … [Read more...] about A New Perspective