The Journeyman

An empty space opens at 110 North Aurora St. in Ithaca, N.Y. Currently, it is nothing more than an unoccupied commercial location taking up space downtown. But that is scheduled to change in a few months as the spot will be home to Café Cent-Dix, the newest French restaurant to hit Ithaca. Eric Trichon, co-owner […]

Here is the link to the article I’m talking about. I definitely agree that objectivity is something a journalist strives for – although you may never actually achieve it. I believe transparency should be one of the pinnacle values in the journalism field, so everyone knows through which lens to view a story or point […]

Here is the link to the article I’m talking about. As you may have heard, Greenwald, a key contributer to The Guardian is leaving his post to partner with tycoon Pierre Omidyar as they lauch their own media organization. The site will have more than just political news that Greenwald’s audience is used to. It […]

YouTube Videos Pull In Real Money – NYTimes.com. I am a huge youtube watcher, so much so that I watch it like I would cable television. As I do not have cable television, I watch youtube videos instead. I don’t watch cat videos or funny pranks – but Call of Duty related videos. Call of […]

Here is the link to the article. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/bloggers_might_be_excluded_fro.html This article has me conflicted. On one hand I think that bloggers contribute great content as far as reporting, but on the other I think that letting them enter an executive meeting session would not be a good idea. Bloggers aren’t classically trained in standard journalistic practices […]

Here is the link to the article. This article upsets me because it shows that lawmakers are still ignorant of the changing world around them and how that has changed reporting. Citizen journalism is at an all-time high and they contribute stories without pay. CNN’s has an entire section of their site dedicated to citizen […]

The rhythmic plucks of strings echo throughout the Barnes Hall auditorium at Cornell University as they bounce off of its high wooden ceilings. Just as the audience is drawn in to the sound, the music suddenly takes an unexpected turn as the strings are then played with drum-sticks followed by a violin bow and then […]

Jeff Cohen: Josh Marshall on the Growth of Talking Points Memo and Independent Media. I enjoyed this article because Marshall breaks down how his site TPM became such a success by using his readers to help him and his staff report. When asked what type of journalism his site does, he described it as “a […]