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Reviews and commentary for the media whore inside us all.
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Is "Mad Cow Disease" being blown out of proportion? (Media)
By Dr Caleb
Thu May 22nd, 2003 at 07:07:05 AM EST
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One cow, in a Northern part of Canada was rejected by a governement food inspector in January because it didn't look healthy. The animal was slaughtered, its internal organs and brain were removed and the meat, hide and bones were sent to be turned into chicken and pig feed.
Five months later the analysis of its brain turned out that the eight year old animal had bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "Mad Cow Disease". Then yesterday, all hell broke loose.
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Blaming the Tools in NYT's Misconduct Story (Media)
By jellied
Tue May 13th, 2003 at 04:59:39 PM EST
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The May 11 New York Times includes a detailed, riveting account of the journalistic misconduct of reporter Jayson Blair, who resigned at the beginning of the month. It's an amazing article for the story it tells and for the candor with which that sometimes-opaque institution searches its own conscience for answers and goes about setting things straight.
Because Blair is black and his early advances at The Times can be linked directly to diversity initiatives, some people will probably interpret his story as another sign of the unresolved tension between merit and equal opportunity in the U.S.
But reading the article, I'm struck by its undercurrent of alarm about the dangers of technology as a means of journalistic shortcuts and easy deception.
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Screenplay, part 4: Screenplay Reloaded (Media)
By Pseudonym
Mon Apr 28th, 2003 at 05:02:15 AM EST
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Fear has a name.
This week we look at character and characterisation and
things related to them. This installment will
be of hopefully interest to all fiction writers, not just screenwriters.
Continued from parts
1,
2,
3.
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Best war reporters: The Russians? (Media)
By Spork
Sun Mar 30th, 2003 at 05:54:00 AM EST
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For somebody who remembers the cold war, this seems a bit surreal. Since those days, it appears the Russian press has swung from the "pravda" of Pravda to the opposite extreme, namely actually reporting unfiltered truth.
You see, Russians are monitoring all radio traffic over Iraq, and they have some fancy toys that give them a very clear picture of what's going on. But what's amazing is that they post their findings on the internet. I started reading these a few days ago with a "this is surely a hoax" attitude. Since then, I am convinced that it's the real thing. They predict division movements and tactics with devestating accuracy, and their analysis seems very well supported. One webpage, which takes a few minutes to read, contains far more information about the war than 4 hours of CNN. So you want links, eh?
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War coverage: Timely or Amateur? (Media)
By jubal3
Thu Mar 27th, 2003 at 03:44:55 AM EST
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During operations in Grenada, Panama and Desert Storm, the press howled about being cut off from the troops and the action. They seemed to have learned that sitting in a press briefing put on by the military does not make for accurate reporting. In Desert Storm, for example, the accuracy of US Precision Guided Munitions was greatly exaggerated by the military. This was almost entirely ignored until after the war, as was the fact that PGMs accounted for only a tiny percentage of ordnance used in the air campaign.
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Media and the War (Media)
By kpaul
Sat Mar 22nd, 2003 at 12:48:33 PM EST
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Living in the United States and not having a satellite dish, I'm limited to watching television news that is broadcast from this country. I read a lot of foreign press on the Internet, though. Below are some of my observations on how the war is being covered so far from my vantage point in America. If all goes well, you'll chime in (especially those not in the U.S.) and share your thoughts on how the war is being covered in your part of the world.
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Are you considering a career in Advertising? (Media)
By salimfadhley
Thu Mar 20th, 2003 at 03:14:36 PM EST
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Are you considering a career in Advertising, or perhaps you have just been offered your first Agency job? Perhaps you have been in advertising for a few months and are starting to grow jaded with this industry. Who ever you are, I would like to present this negative impression of life in the Ad business. My life working for an ad-agency was not all bad - in fact there were some quite amusing moments. However as a choice of career, I would not recommend this sector.
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