Our friend and former colleague Charles Blow has joined the blogging brethren with a discussion on all things statistical. A visual Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, Charles served as the paper’s graphics director and as Design Director for News prior to leaving to become Art Director of National Geographic. Back in the day, [...]

Congratulations to Jonathan Dube, formerly of MSNBC and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., and newly named VP of ABCNews.com. Dube is also president of the Online News Association, an organization for journalists working in online media, and publisher of CyberJournalist.net.

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Years after the rest of of us knew it, New York Times literary critic Michiko Kakutani coronates Jon Stewart as “a genuine cultural and political force.”  The three-page spread, nearly literary in scope, acknowledges the fake anchorman and his satirical The Daily Show as an important news source. Stop the presses.
“Is This The Most Trusted [...]

Trying to close a huge gap in the blogosphere, John McCain’s campaign is offering reward points to webbies who place favorable comments on blogs and websites. The points can be traded for prizes such as books autographed by McCain, a preferred seat at campaign events or a ride on the campign bus. The comments are [...]

Jay Rosen has posted his cogent take on “semi-pro journalism” on TechPresident. Provocative metaphor about the news tribe and its survival drama.

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Dan Gillmor’s just posted the first chapter of his new book “Making the News” on his blog site, for reflection and comment.
Great timing for the start of the Mediamorphosis conference.
Opening paragraphs:
“We freeze some moments in time. Every culture has its frozen moments — events so important, and somehow so personal, that they transcend the normal [...]