How does this happen? Blame for these "race to publish" errors seems to usually fall on the writer. Not here, though, where it seems Mr. Dow's "management team" had the itchy finger.
CNN previously reported an obituary on Tony Dow, after receiving a statement from his management team confirming his death. That statement has since been rescinded and a family friend has confirmed to CNN that Dow is in hospice care.
tags: newsjournalism
posted by matt in Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Fox News doesn't even try to hide its bias anymore. They actively embrace it these days. Case in point - they're launching a new personality (I can't remember the name, but it really doesn't matter…it's just the next one). In one of the promo spots for his forthcoming show, he reads a text while sitting at the news desk. It's from his mother, who offered him this motherly advice: "sit up straight, you're leaning to the right."
It's funny because it's true. And I'm fine with that, because it feels like a jump the shark moment for the network. It's not a news network, and everyone knows it. Even them.
But it's also sad because it's true. Fox isn't a news network. It's news-fueled entertainment. And so is CNN, and most of the others.
We really need a news network. Something that just presents good old-fashioned who, what, when, where, and why journalism. I think people want that, and I think there's room to innovate there, too. Integrate tv delivery with social media, show the pulse of comments from the left and right as the reporters just report the facts.
I'd watch it. I'm pretty sure my mom wouldn't, though.
tags: newsjournalism
postposted by matt in Saturday, January 22, 2022
People confuse journalism and entertainment all the time. Understandably so, the line is blurry and getting blurrier. Oprah Winfrey is no journalist. That interview was entertainment, pure and simple. Holding it out as journalism and reporting of actual news should be an embarrassment for CBS.
tags: journalismnews
posted by matt in Sunday, March 14, 2021
If the BBC's vetting process can't identify an impostor of a U.S. Senator, how will they deal with deepfakes? Trust in content is growing in importance, and will become more valuable as technology advances. Major publishers with brands that signify trust are in a great position to take advantage of this...until they aren't.
tags: deepfakenewsjournalism
posted by matt in Thursday, March 4, 2021
It's easy to follow the money here because it's not leaving Facebook.
tags: newstechfacebookaustralia
posted by matt in Thursday, February 18, 2021