journalismism

Most Blatant Ghostwriting Job of the Year

Hamilton Nolan · 07/20/09 02:57PM

Noted social media evangelist MC Hammer "wrote" an op-ed for Adweek today called "It's Twitter Time." In this op-ed he "wrote," Hammer included this paragraph, which "he" "wrote":

Printed Blogs Are the Future of Publishing. Again.

The Cajun Boy · 07/20/09 03:31AM

A Colorado start-up called Printcasting sees the future of journalism and it is this: People putting together their own magazines featuring their own blog posts and/or posts from other blogs as well as other newspaper and magazine articles. Gross.

Slouching Toward a Coddled and Toothless Blogosphere

Ryan Tate · 07/17/09 03:31PM

Remember when blogs were going to be fiercely independent firebrands who, purified of old media insidery stench, would pull no punches against traditional power structures? So much for that. Today's laptop media is shaping up to be nothing but lapdogs.

CNBC's Probing Porn Journalism

The Cajun Boy · 07/16/09 10:15PM

CNBC, the nation's preeminent financial news network, aired an investigative special last night! Did they venture deep into the Heart of Darkness to investigate the welfare queens at Goldman Sachs? Well, no, they investigated the porn industry, naturally.

TechCrunch Supresses Its Best Scoops at Twitter's Request

Ryan Tate · 07/16/09 04:24PM

TechCrunch has been taking heavy flack for publishing purloined Twitter documents, but the tech/business blog has a message for the haters: Don't worry, we're sitting on the most newsworthy documents. Um, what?

Saviors Save the Media!

Hamilton Nolan · 07/16/09 01:05PM

In your salvation-drenched Thursday media column: Media career ascension! An available media job! People buying newspapers! People saving newspapers! People saving Paste magazine! Huzzah!

Euna Lee's Note

Hamilton Nolan · 07/15/09 03:19PM

Current TV journalist Euna Lee—currently imprisoned in North Korea—summoned the Swedish ambassador to pass on a message to her husband: He must make sure he sent in their daughter's summer school registration form. *Tear.* [via BayNewser]