Newspaper photog loses First Amendment claim

06.08.09 Posted in Blog, In the News, Media by Jordan

An Oakland Tribune photographer arrested while taking pictures at the scene of a car accident losts his lawsuit against the City of Oakland Tuesday, and I agree with the judgement. According to court papers: Plaintiff is a staff photographer for the Oakland Tribune. On May 4, 2007, he was driving northbound on highway 880 when [...]


How Twitter can help break news

05.17.09 Posted in Blog, Media, Technology by Jordan

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake sent tremors throughout the Roanoke Valley early Saturday morning, and the first people to report it were those posting tweets on the micro-blogging site Twitter. It’s no secret that Twitter can be a great tool for journalists. In fact, I remember reading a blog entry about two years ago by technology [...]


Mine Magazine apparently not off to a great start

04.15.09 Posted in Blog, Media by Jordan

I subscribed to Mine Magazine a few weeks ago — so when I got an e-mail from them today, I had pretty much forgotten I ever signed up in the first place. Mine is a cool idea from Time, Inc. that allows you to combine five magazines into one, effectively creating a personalized magazine suited [...]


TV station crosses the line

10.19.08 Posted in Blog, In the News, Media by Jordan

A Pennsylvania TV station censored a congressional debate after one of the candidates made a mistake, according to mccall.com. The debate was recorded and aired later.  Democrat Sam Bennett said that ”Wachovia Bank and Sovereign Bank folded and now those shares are only worth a dollar each.”  This is, of course, not true.  Neither bank [...]