This past week, I’ve launched into what can only be described as “acts of desperation common to nearly all writers and artists.” In other words, I’ve been lowering the bar substatially on what I consider “my job.” You see, I typically view my job as being something that involves stringing words together into sentences that […]
Video comparison….
An amusing look at hype over at blogebrity: YouTube, Google Video, and Revver
Josh’s Acceptance Speech at SPJ Dinner
Josh’s Acceptance Speech at SPJ Dinner: “There is a war on journalism and I am a POW. I am not the first. And I will probably not be the last. But I’d like to thank the Northern California chapter of SPJ for recognizing how crucial this matter is and for honoring the resistance of Mark, […]
MySpace to ‘block sex offenders’
MySpace to ‘block sex offenders’: Social networking website MySpace says it will release tools to identify and block US sex offenders from its site. Anyone else think it’s weird to specify “US” sex offenders? Like, what? Canadian child molesters are OK? Oh, who am I kidding. There are no child molesters in Canada. As we […]
Jailed media worldwide hits record: U.S. watchdog
Jailed media worldwide hits record: U.S. watchdog (Reuters): Reuters – The number of journalists jailed worldwide for their work rose for the second year with Internet bloggers and online reporters now one third of those incarcerated, a U.S.-based media watchdog said on Thursday. This article mentions Josh Wolf, a videoblogger and friend of mine who […]