Category Archives: journalism

Occasional reader – Jon Stewart, privacy and Fauxbama

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Rakesh Agrawal

Some interesting items from the last few weeks: Jon Stewart’s pre-Oscar interview on Larry King Live (CNN) – This interview is a perfect example of why people like me are watching The Daily Show for news. Stewart is sharper and … Continue reading →

Posted in elections, journalism, media, privacy, reader, weekly reader | 1 Comment

Lighting up Google Maps in red and green

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Creative Commons image from flickr user listentoreason. Google’s LatLong blog reports that The Ledger in Florida has published a Google My Map of Christmas lights in and around Lakeland, Fla. It’s great that newspapers are finally starting to use open … Continue reading →

Posted in google, journalism, maps, mashups, media, newspapers, satellite navigation | 1 Comment

Trying new ways to cover fires

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Crises force people to think differently. Faced with a rapidly moving story, media outlets in Southern California have done an outstanding job in adopting Web 2.0 tools to keep readers informed during the tragedy. SignOnSanDiego, the Web site of the … Continue reading →

Posted in geotagging, journalism, maps, media, newspapers, web 2, web 2.0 | 2 Comments

Forgetting our freedoms

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Very few occupations are constitutionally protected. Journalism is one of them. The first amendment says: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the … Continue reading →

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What’s the most screwed up media business?

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Among television, movies, newspapers and music, which industry is the most screwed up when it comes to adapting to the new world? The newspaper business won some serious points this week in the “screwed up” race with Roy Peter Clark’s … Continue reading →

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Using photos to show the story

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

A common refrain in journalism schools is “show don’t tell.” It means to make your writing sufficiently descriptive that readers can visualize what you’re talking about. Instead of writing that the “laptop looked old,” you should write “The laptop bore … Continue reading →

Posted in flickr, journalism, media, newspapers, photography | 3 Comments

The Times unlocks its content

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

The New York Times announced that they’re killing the subscription requirement to access their columnists effective at midnight tonight. It’s about time. I’ve written before about the absurdity of the Times buying AdWords to promote its content while locking its … Continue reading →

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Comparing Google News to other news outlets (screencast)

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

There’s been a lot of discussion about Google’s move to host wire service content on Google News instead of linking off to other Web sites. Much of the discussion has focused on decreased traffic to newspaper Web sites from Google … Continue reading →

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Google News starts hosting wire service content

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

In more bad news for the newspaper industry, Google is now starting to host its own versions of content from the Associated Press, Agence France-Press and UK and Canadian wire services. Here’s a screen shot of an AFP story: Yahoo! … Continue reading →

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Jayson Blair, Judith Miller and the New York Times archive

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Yesterday, I wrote about how The New York Times is having to look at handling corrections in an era where their archives are becoming increasing accessible to search engines. I decided to take a closer look at how the Times … Continue reading →

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