Journalists….. arise! You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Chains
I’m currently working on a piece about homeless people in San Francisco Why are we such wimps? Journalism is in utter collapse and we wander around asking whether perhaps the answer is not to turn the New York Times...
Read moreDemocracy Wall
real all about it… In 1978, one of the seminal events leading up to the revolt at Tienanmen Square in Beijing was the construction of a ‘Democracy Wall’. This was a place where daily notices of news and opinion...
Read moreAre You Offended?
offensive? There was a curious juxtaposition of news stories yesterday. First, Danish newspaper cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, speaking yesterday in a private home in  Manhattan, told a group of  listeners  that Muslims need to develop a sense of humor and an...
Read moreToo Little…. Too Late…..
hmmm…..well what about helium? Our old friend up in Albany, Mike Sechrist sent us a link to a great speech by John Temple, former editor and President of the now defunct Rocky Mountain News. The Rocky Mountain News, which...
Read moreThe Power of a Tweet
A whole new way of thinking about the media Recently over at b-roll.net, one of my favorite sites, there was a discussion about whether Twitter was worth anything or just a flash in the internet pan. I put in...
Read moreMy Niece Takes 1st Place in British Nationals
Amy Foster 13 years old takes 1st Place in the British Nationals. I grew up in New York. I don’t know a thing about horses, except that they are big and somewhat intimidating. However, my 13-year old niece Amy...
Read moreHow Alexander of Villedieu Changed the World..and what does this have to do with video?
Wait…here comes the good part… Alexander of Villedieu lived in France in the Middle Ages and wrote a book called Doctrinale, which was not only a Medieval best-seller, but also changed not only his world, but ours. Confused? You...
Read moreHow To Save Photojournalism
This just in! Jesus and his pals had dinner last night….. full story at 11. Last week, Dirck Halstead ran a very provocative piece in his Digital Journalist asking How To Save Photo Journalism. The answers were more depressing...
Read moreTravel Channel Academy – NY
This weekend we’re down at the City University of NY Graduate School of Journalism where we are running another 4-day Travel Channel Academy. Lisa preps the students on the ins and outs of legal releases, (their favorite lecture), as...
Read moreTCA Goes To Sea
Anchors aweigh (away?) Yesterday we signed a deal with Crystal Cruises to run Travel Channel Academy courses at sea! Of course, Cruise Ships seem a pretty logical place to run a Travel Channel Academy. You are, after all, on the...
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