Comments on: Guest Posting: Is Media Performance Democracy’s Critical Issue? http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:55:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Blocletters » Mind the income gap, Pt. 1 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-153182 Blocletters » Mind the income gap, Pt. 1 Fri, 02 May 2008 16:22:29 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-153182 [...] This is a long think piece by a guy named Tom Stites on the widening gaps between the media, the people and democracy. Click through if you have a lot of time on your hands. It’s worth it if you’re as passionate about the media as I am. [...] [...] This is a long think piece by a guy named Tom Stites on the widening gaps between the media, the people and democracy. Click through if you have a lot of time on your hands. It’s worth it if you’re as passionate about the media as I am. [...]

]]> By: Jarakeltor http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-66751 Jarakeltor Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:11:27 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-66751 Bonjour miteinander. Wollte mich vorstellen, nettes Forum habe gefunden indem ich nach this gesucht habe.. Und finds ganz interessant hier.. Salut, Jara Bonjour miteinander.

Wollte mich vorstellen, nettes Forum habe gefunden indem ich nach this gesucht habe.. Und finds ganz interessant hier..

Salut, Jara

]]> By: Center for Citizen Media: Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Posting — Needed: More Excellence in Journalism, Part 4 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-60129 Center for Citizen Media: Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Posting — Needed: More Excellence in Journalism, Part 4 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:13:22 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-60129 [...] Tom Stites, a former newspaper editor and a deep thinker about the journalism craft, gave a speech last summer that won plenty of well-deserved attention. In that talk — which we guest-posted here, entitled “Is media performance democracy’s critical issue?” — he posed a key question about our future. [...] [...] Tom Stites, a former newspaper editor and a deep thinker about the journalism craft, gave a speech last summer that won plenty of well-deserved attention. In that talk — which we guest-posted here, entitled “Is media performance democracy’s critical issue?” — he posed a key question about our future. [...]

]]> By: Center for Citizen Media: Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Posting — Needed: More Excellence in Journalism, Part 3 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-59703 Center for Citizen Media: Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Posting — Needed: More Excellence in Journalism, Part 3 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:21:05 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-59703 [...] Tom Stites, a former newspaper editor and a deep thinker about the journalism craft, gave a speech last summer that won plenty of well-deserved attention. In that talk — which we guest-posted here, entitled “Is media performance democracy’s critical issue?” — he posed a key question about our future. [...] [...] Tom Stites, a former newspaper editor and a deep thinker about the journalism craft, gave a speech last summer that won plenty of well-deserved attention. In that talk — which we guest-posted here, entitled “Is media performance democracy’s critical issue?” — he posed a key question about our future. [...]

]]> By: Center for Citizen Media: Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Posting — Needed: More Excellence in Journalism, Part 2 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-58941 Center for Citizen Media: Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Posting — Needed: More Excellence in Journalism, Part 2 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:24:23 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-58941 [...] Tom Stites, a former newspaper editor and a deep thinker about the journalism craft, gave a speech last summer that won plenty of well-deserved attention. In that talk — which we guest-posted here, entitled “Is media performance democracy’s critical issue?” — he posed a key question about our future. [...] [...] Tom Stites, a former newspaper editor and a deep thinker about the journalism craft, gave a speech last summer that won plenty of well-deserved attention. In that talk — which we guest-posted here, entitled “Is media performance democracy’s critical issue?” — he posed a key question about our future. [...]

]]> By: Center for Citizen Media: Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Posting — Needed: More Excellence in Journalism, Part 1 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-57969 Center for Citizen Media: Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Posting — Needed: More Excellence in Journalism, Part 1 Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:46:31 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-57969 [...] Tom Stites, a former newspaper editor and deep thinker about the journalism craft, gave a speech last summer that won plenty of well-deserved attention. In that talk — entitled “Is media performance democracy’s critical issue?” — he posed a key question about our future. [...] [...] Tom Stites, a former newspaper editor and deep thinker about the journalism craft, gave a speech last summer that won plenty of well-deserved attention. In that talk — entitled “Is media performance democracy’s critical issue?” — he posed a key question about our future. [...]

]]> By: Center for Citizen Media: Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Posting: Who Needs Excellence in Journalism http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-57968 Center for Citizen Media: Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Posting: Who Needs Excellence in Journalism Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:44:16 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-57968 [...] Tom Stites, a former newspaper editor and deep thinker about the journalism craft, gave a speech last summer that won plenty of well-deserved attention. In that talk — entitled “Is media performance democracy’s critical issue?” — he posed a key question about our future. [...] [...] Tom Stites, a former newspaper editor and deep thinker about the journalism craft, gave a speech last summer that won plenty of well-deserved attention. In that talk — entitled “Is media performance democracy’s critical issue?” — he posed a key question about our future. [...]

]]> By: MediaBerkman » Blog Archive » Tom Stites at Citizen Journalism Unconference http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-29919 MediaBerkman » Blog Archive » Tom Stites at Citizen Journalism Unconference Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:33:13 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-29919 [...] Tom Stites, whose recent speech on media and democracy has raised such interest, on how (and if) citizen journalists can fill the enormous gaps being left by traditional media organizations. Here’s his introduction. From the Citizen Journalism Unconference 2006 proceedings at Harvard Law School. [...] [...] Tom Stites, whose recent speech on media and democracy has raised such interest, on how (and if) citizen journalists can fill the enormous gaps being left by traditional media organizations. Here’s his introduction. From the Citizen Journalism Unconference 2006 proceedings at Harvard Law School. [...]

]]> By: Voing http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-22065 Voing Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:27:59 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-22065 I agree that much of the press’ problem is that they are oriented toward a limited demographic range and ignore the hoi polloi…but when the author laments the danger of a theocracy, he shows that he knows nothing about people of faith…the first fact of which is that many of the issues touted by those seeing the danger of people of faith are not only supported by “fundamentalists” (a fact that mixes up Baptists <a href="http://adipex.jay.gmail.com" rel="nofollow">,</a> true fundamentalists, and the growing Pentacostal churches) but by the much larger but more liberal Catholic church. Is this ignorance also due to lack of knowledge of what used to be called the “grass roots? I agree that much of the press’ problem is that they are oriented toward a limited demographic range and ignore the hoi polloi…but when the author laments the danger of a theocracy, he shows that he knows nothing about people of faith…the first fact of which is that many of the issues touted by those seeing the danger of people of faith are not only supported by “fundamentalists” (a fact that mixes up Baptists , true fundamentalists, and the growing Pentacostal churches) but by the much larger but more liberal Catholic church.
Is this ignorance also due to lack of knowledge of what used to be called the “grass roots?

]]> By: Pradeep Nair http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-12927 Pradeep Nair Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:41:25 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/03/guest-posting-is-media-performance-democracys-critical-issue/#comment-12927 A very interesting topic and very relevant too. Being a professional journalist, I can't deny the fact that percentage of coverage of serious news today has come down. But I don't think there is any cause for alarm. It has come down in some individual publications. But today, there are multiple channels of mass communication. Something that was not the case many years back. Today there are so many dedicated TV channels, news journals, books, websites and blogs that are dedicated to indepth discussion of serious social, economic and political issues. So, I don't think, overall, there has been a decrease in space devoted to serious reportage. The drop in individual publications has been made up by proliferation of other channels of information. A very interesting topic and very relevant too. Being a professional journalist, I can’t deny the fact that percentage of coverage of serious news today has come down.

But I don’t think there is any cause for alarm. It has come down in some individual publications. But today, there are multiple channels of mass communication. Something that was not the case many years back.

Today there are so many dedicated TV channels, news journals, books, websites and blogs that are dedicated to indepth discussion of serious social, economic and political issues.

So, I don’t think, overall, there has been a decrease in space devoted to serious reportage. The drop in individual publications has been made up by proliferation of other channels of information.

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