Media
Newspaper photog loses First Amendment claim
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 traffic in [...]
How Twitter can help break news
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 evangelist [...]
Mine Magazine apparently not off to a great start
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 to [...]
TV station crosses the line
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 failed [...]
