Twain said “[t]ravel is fatal to prejudice.” It’s also fatal to indifference. As the world becomes more physically, not just digitally, connected, the Mubaraks, Chavezes, and Qaddafis of the world will find it harder to control conversations about their actions. A dictator may shut down the Internet in a certain country, but they can’t mute the outrage of outside observers who feel they have a stake in ending the silence.
Behind the News
12:01 PM - February 24, 2011
Been There, Denounced That
Global mobility helps build awareness of human rights abuses
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
Global mobility not only builds awareness among more people, but it also connects the world on a much larger scale. Prior to such advances in technology, people were limited to more domestic concerns. Nowadays, people can even meet their future husband/wife via the internet on those online dating sites. We should take advantage of this day and age and use the Internet as a means of learning more about other people and their cultures.
#1 Posted by Rebecca Johnson, CJR on Wed 3 Aug 2011 at 02:43 PM