The current state of the media is one of ratings losses fueling hyper-vitriol and hyper-hysteria. If you judged the world by Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, you would need to conclude that we live in terrible times. But there is just one part of the real world news they aren’t telling you: on a global level, extreme poverty is in rapid decline and the environment is improving. The … [Read more...]
viral video: KUTV reporter faints then CNN makes it “news”
News stations love when their stories go viral on YouTube. When KUTV News reporter Brooke Gram was on the skis reporting on how to cross country ski, then fell hard on the ground, her colleagues were snickering believing she slipped. She didn't, she fainted. This might have been the end of the story. But not in a world with YouTube. Her original fall has received nearly 5 … [Read more...]
Will Newspapers Survive The Digital Age?
Print journalists are forced to fight for their livelihoods in the Online Age My mom was furious. She had just received notice from her hometown newspaper that her paper would no longer be delivered on her porch. It would be dumped at the top of her driveway instead. "How in the hell do they expect me to find my paper in the winter when it snows?" she grumbled. "Good … [Read more...]