Advertising in the media consists of attempts to raise money be selling space in time - be it through printed ads, broadcast ads, or audio only radio ads. Advertising is one of the most important departments in most modern media. Bet.
Journalism Ethics and law issues - privacy, conflict of interest, arrests, allegations, lawsuits, sensitive news topics, conspiracy, censorship, the rights of reporters and editors, whistle blowers, the FOIA, freedom of information and more ...
Marketing consts of getting people to watch/read/listen to the media more, so they can get more for advertising. A distant cousin of PR, marketing concerns itself with fund raisers, community events, and projecting the media's image.
This section consists of a weekly look at what media (and media minded) people read, watch, listen to, and interact with both online and off. The survey will be available each Monday (check your local listings) Over a while it will be interesting to see the differences in what people consume in regards to the media, and if online media consumption continues to increase. If you would like to participate, you can answer the questions using this online form.
This topic contains random thoughts and links about journalism, the musings and/or dreams of journalists, odd journalist trivia, journalists who are moving up (or down) the corporate ladder, journalists who have died on the job or passed away peacefully and a lot of other miscellaneous stuff of interest to journalists and media minded people ...
Stories concerning the web, multimedia, interactive media and online journalism in general. Innovative ways to use the web to disseminate information. Also a look at journalist bloggers, journalism blogs, and the cutting edge of new media.
This topic contains articles about online tools for journalists, information about search engines, SEO (search engine optimization), innovative online helps ( scripts, translators, etc.), websites of interest to journalists, and groundbreaking new uses of the web ...
This topic contains articles about media spin, political news, political correctness, American politics, international politics, grassroots movements, media bias (perceived and actual), political bias, propaganda, lobbyists and more ...
Print Newspapers (daily, weekly, special tabs, alternatives and free), magazines, zines, pamphlets, newsletters - ink on paper. Also a look at newsprint, the history and future of the newspaper as a medium and current trends for newspapers and magazines and the print publishing business in general.
This topic contains articles dealing with the medium that came after print and before television - i.e. radio - with a look at the past and the future of the format - online stations and formats, satellite radio, talk radio hosts and shows, as well as other audio related items...
Oh yeah?!? Well ... !! Do you intensely like your job? Really? Care to share why? Alternately, do you despise your media job? If so ... WHY? This topic is a place for people to rant and rave and rant some more about journalism, journalists, eccentric publishers, editors who don't get it, reporters who don't shower regularly, copy clerks with delusions of grandeur, anonymous confessions, true confessions masked as fiction and much, much more.
This section contains articles about television, cable news (CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, BBC, etc.), television entertainment and pseudo-news shows, how television helped (and continues to help) shape people's world view, and TV and video in general as a means of mass communication ...
This section contains articles and shorts relating to human resources, hiring quotas, layoffs and downsizing, cutbacks, media salaries, pension plans, life in the newsroom (and other newspaper departments), the office world in general, cubicles, work related stress, office politics, perks and bonuses, annoying co-workers, mean or weird bosses - plus some other virtual water cooler type anecdotes and/or observations ...
The art and craft of writing - from objective newspaper pieces to literary stabs at capturing life, not quite a novel, not quite a feature. The written word in general. (fragments included...)
