Interesting commentary on the Mediating Conflict blog on why journalists need to reconcile themselves to what it calls “link journalism,” that is, helping readers to find useful resources and interesting stories on the Web. Helping readers find information that will enhance their lives is the very definition of good journalism, so nobody would ever object [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Newspapers’
We do not need a newspaper bailout!
Part of the ongoing wave of government bailouts might be a measure to help newspapers survive, if some in Congress have their way.
The idea is to recast them as nonprofits so they can benefit from tax breaks. That’s better than just handing them cash to piss away, but still: No! No! No!
Newspapers are going down [...]
Gripping account of a firefight in Afghanistan
This New York Times article puts the reader in the center of an ambush of American soldiers by the Taliban. The article shows why we do, in fact, need newspapers — or at least the news-gathering organizations currently known as newspapers. Because they can tell us what happened and give it meaning better than any other [...]