I find myself often getting a little miffed at Clark Hoyt’s Public Editor column for the New York Times. I am again. On Sunday he runs a column that says that of 700 people who wrote to him about the the choice of William Kristol as a columnist only one thought it a good choice. One […]
On Thursday, University of Georgia professor David Hazinski wrote an Op-Ed piece in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the evils of citizen journalism , saying:
The news industry should find some way to monitor and regulate this new trend.
Being a resident of Georgia and the owner of citizenjournalism.org, I felt obligated to provide the opposite view, which is […]
Grayson Daughters points us to an example of citizen journalism in action, but in an email to me says the TV station probably never recognized it as citizen journalism. Georgia Porkbusters is an outgrowth of a Glenn Reynolds of InstaPundit idea. Citizens help out legislators who are placing earmarks into legislation. Jason Pye started collecting […]
Fascinating essay in the Columbia Journalism Review by Brent Cunningham about how politically manipulative words make their way, often unchallenged, into the mainstream press and sometimes with dire consequences. Take for example the phrase “war on terror.” Cunningham writes:
The point is that the ready and largely uncritical embrace of the war narrative—in key realms of the […]
Some of you might have noticed that today I have taken a rather strong stand on protecting free speech. Here are the two headlines that reflect my feelings:
Let’s start first with my Op-Ed piece today that was published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Congress can’t muzzle free speech: Condemning Petraeus critics, lawmakers ignore Constitution
The second is my […]
Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.