Though I think this New Yorker article does a much more impressive job of outlining the (sometimes deadly) oppression of journalists in Russia, the New York Review of Books has an article that describes a specific case with journalist Manana Aslamazyan, who the government attacked to set an example to other journalists.
via bookslut
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Related posts: New York Times investigating Rupert Murdoch, The New Yorker profiles Rupert Murdoch
Hot off the heels of this extensive New York Times profile of Rupert Murdoch, I read this far-superior profile at The New Yorker. Understandably, both focus mainly on his attempts to buy The Wall Street Journal.
My favorite line from The New Yorker story:
Some [Wall Street] Journal reporters took to answering their phones with gallows humor and an Australian accent: “News Corp.”
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Related posts: New York Times investigating Rupert Murdoch, The founding of Reuters
As would be expected, the blogosphere hasn’t reacted kindly to Andrew Keen’s The Cult of the Amateur, which argues that Web 2.0 user-generated content is terrible. It’s interesting to see the very user-generated content that Keen blasts tear apart his book. One such example is the Amazon review. Unfortunately, it’s not easy to link to individual Amazon reviews (something they should fix) but follow this link and then scroll to the very top to read a wonderful dissection of the book, a critique that addresses several wide-ranging issues with the changing media landscape. It’s great.
Editor and Publisher has posted an article detailing a new PricewaterhouseCoopers forecast that says newspapers will grow .7% in the next five years.
I’m not sure what annoys me more, the mere fact that ABC News was willing to pay Paris Hilton $100,000 for a post-jail interview, or the fact that doing so would basically be financially rewarding her for attending jail in the first place.
My main reason for hating when journalists offer interview subjects vast sums of money is the possibility that it could become a precedent in the US. As a journalist, I hate the thought of paying for an “exclusive interview” with a subject.
The New York Times will go from being $1 per issue to $1.25.
via buzzmachine
This NY Observer piece is a little confusing, but it appears that the New York Times is investigating shady journalism tactics taken on by those associated with Rupert Murdoch, which is an especially interesting subject as Murdoch tries to buy the company that owns the Wall Street Journal.
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