Tag Archives: Journalism
The Cyber Agenda: Politics and the Power of the Internet
Lawrence K. Grossman and James Kinsella discuss and describe how new technologies such as the Internet, online magazines, and interactive cable systems are replacing our shared experience of the front page, nightly news on TV, and conventional magazines. Grossman and Kinsella … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Grossman, Lawrence, Kinsella, James
Tagged Art, Computers, Humanities, Internet, Journalism, Television
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Civic Journalism & Cyberspace
An opinion that even though the flow of information in our society has never been greater, journalism in America has surrendered the high ground of serious reporting to entertainment, hasty analysis, and poor research. However, because of new technologies such … Continue reading
Computing Culture
Tom Johnson discusses computers, privacy, and journalism. Steven Levy discusses his new book, Artificial Life (Pantheon). 638 – Computing Culture
TV’s Power and Price
The holy wars of television evangelists focused public attention on religious broadcasting in the late twentieth century. Mimi White notes that religion on television clearly differs from mainstream programming, but the two forms share an important similarity—therapy, or an emphasis on interpersonal … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Fiske, John, Stam, Robert, White, Mimi
Tagged evangelists, Journalism, Religion, Television, Television history
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International Journalism
Among the pitfalls of international journalism are disinformation, the licensing of journalists, journalism enlisted in ideological causes, and the homogenization of international journalism. How is the world press responding to these issues, and with what results? Markham Bench and Peter Bird Martin discuss … Continue reading
Posted in Bench, E. Markham, Episodes, Martin, Peter Bird
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(1) America’s Literary IQ; (2) Commentary on Books and Dust Jackets
What is America’s literary IQ? Who should measure it, with what standards, and to what end? Mitchel Levitas discusses his role as editor of the New York Times Book Review, the selection of books covered by the Review, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Levitas, Mitchel, Petroski, Henry
Tagged Book reviewers, Journalism, Literature, New York Times
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Forgotten Hostages
Jerry Levin and his wife Sis Levin discuss their firsthand experiences with political violence in the Middle East. Jerry Levin served as bureau chief of the Cable News Network in Beirut, where he was kidnapped and held hostage for eleven months, … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Levin, Jerry, Levin, Sis
Tagged Hostages, Journalism, Middle East, Politics
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From Roosevelt to Reagan
In his new book, From Roosevelt to Reagan: A Reporter’s Encounters with Nine Presidents, Hedley Donovan proposes no fewer than 31 criteria for the man or woman who holds the most powerful political office in the world. At the top … Continue reading
Posted in Donovan, Hedley, Episodes
Tagged Government -- U.S., Journalism, Politics -- U.S., Presidents -- U.S.
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Television and Ethics; Commentary on Television and Ethics
With regard to programming standards and practices in 1986, what is the status of American network television? Where are its weaknesses and strengths? How does network television in the United States measure and address the needs of its audiences? Eli A. … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, O'Connor, John, Rubinstein, Eli, Schneider, Alfred R.
Tagged Journalism, Television
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Newspapers and Ethics
What are the ethical responsibilities of American journalism? In practical terms, in the mid-1980s, who bears the burden for these responsibilities–editors or publishers? According to Philip E. Meyer, editors and publishers generally agree on the substance of most ethical issues. … Continue reading