Secret Aerial FBI Program Uncovered By 23-Year-Old Journalist The story was first reported by Sam Richards who put out information under the twitter handle @MinneapoliSam. The 23-year-old independent journalist first published the story of the FBI surveillance program on the website Medium on May 26. And this showcases the new media and how it will … Read moreSecret Aerial FBI Program Uncovered By 23-Year-Old Journalist
The Queen is not dead. Long live the Queen. Although the BBC, practicing for her death, accidentally tweeted that she was gone.. It was all a rehearsal.. The NBC report says this: The initial report was picked up by media outlets including CNN Newsource and German newspaper Bild. However, when NBC News alerted Buckingham Palace … Read moreThe Queen is not dead. Long live the Queen. Although the BBC, practicing for her death, accidentally tweeted that she was gone..
We now spend more than eight hours a day consuming media MORE.. On average, people spend more than 490 minutes of their day with some sort of media, according to a new report by ZenithOptimedia. Television remains dominant, accounting for three hours of daily consumption—an hour more than the internet, in second place. But do … Read moreWe now spend more than eight hours a day consuming media
Newspapers struggle to find path in digital age It’s a changing time. The fishwrapper is dead.
Did news just die today? Brian Williams was suspended after a number of days of intrigue.. He lied about a helicopter in Iraq years ago. He also is being doubted over his tales of Katrina of watching bodies float through the street … And now, six months from now when Americans will undoubtedly be baking … Read moreBrian Williams suspended; Jon Stewart stepping down: Which one is the bigger item?
TIME made its call.. the yearly ritual of waiting to see who a nearly irreverent magazine will decide was the most important person of the year is here again. This one was out of left field for me.. I did not expect them to choose a series of people, ‘the Ebola fighters,’ as the person … Read moreTHE TIME PICK: EBOLA FIGHTERS
Getting the story first often means the wrong person is dead. CBS news today was one of the first sources to report that actress Sarah Goldberg was dead.. And quite sadly, too.. the 7th HEAVEN star died in her sleep from ‘natural causes’ at the young age of 40.. Sometimes begin first is fraught with … Read moreThe perils of being first: You can get things very wrong
This week’s magazine honors Robin Williams with an RIP cover.. I think there are certain moments, like this, when print is still king. People will buy this issue because of the keepsake nature of its existence.. A digital copy isn’t as good as holding history in your hands.. I still subscribe to TIME and also … Read moreTIME MAGAZINE Robin Williams Cover