Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Crisis of Journalism and the Internet

Posted on 2011/03/20 by Darren Thompson

Reflecting on Robert W. McChesney’s “The Crisis of Journalism and the Internet”… In an earlier post I said there are those suggesting that we’re in the early stages of a new social reform, one that will include drastic changes to … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Scribes

Posted on 2011/03/19 by Darren Thompson

“OUR SOCIAL TOOLS REMOVE OLDER OBSTACLES TO PUBLIC EXPRESSION, AND THUS REMOVE THE BOTTLENECKS THAT CHARACTERIZED MASS MEDIA. THE RESULT IS THE MASS AMATEURIZATION OF EFFORTS PREVIOUSLY RESERVED FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS.” Recently I read Chapter 3 of Clay Shirky’s 2008 … Continue reading →

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Dr. Gonzo or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Bias, and Love the Slant

Posted on 2011/03/18 by Darren Thompson

Okay, I’m going to try to keep this tight. I’m also going to try to keep any further rant-ish posts to a minimum, but… We need to talk about journalism. I’ve spent enough years in school studying and practicing it … Continue reading →

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Social Media and Social Change

Posted on 2011/03/16 by Darren Thompson

Reflecting on Malcolm Gladwell’s “Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted” We saw it in Moldova in the spring of 2009, and later that summer in Tehran Square, Iran. A “Twitter Revolution” is what they called it. The … Continue reading →

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