Thursday, September 22, 2005



US journalist Janet Malcolm put her finger on what journalism is really about when she claimed in her book, The Journalist and the Murder, that every journalist knows that what he does is "morally indefensible" and that in his heart he's a sort of "confidence trickster" who lulls people into a false sense of security and then betrays them mercilessly.

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The Blog, The Press, The Media: Time to Blog?
Just how taxing is it to be one of today’s chief executive officers?

Most are on call, in one form or another, nearly 24 hours a day. According to an article in the Pocket Manager, it’s difficult to determine precisely how many hours the typical CEO works, but research shows that U.S.- and U.K.-based chief executive officers work the longest hours. While Oracle’s Larry Ellison has attempted to cut back on his 80-hour work week, most CEOs ether haven’t mastered the technique or don’t have that luxury. So why in the world would CEOs take on the extra task of blogging—a communication medium with a tentative ROI that remains largely unproven


Adding Your Voice to the Conversation. Why CEOs Should Blog [Media and democracy ; PDF version Managing Major Media Companies in an Era of Globalization ]
• · The Latham Diaries Pressure on ABC ; Mr Murdoch said Mr Blair told him the BBC's reporting of the aftermath of the August 29 hurricane was full of hatred of America and gloating at our troubles BBC accused of bias
• · · Malcolm Turnbull's doggerel: the former internet entrepreneur has launched a “dog blog Welcome to Jojo, Mellie and Rusty's Dog Blogs! ; Wentworth is definitely a dog friendly electorate
• · · · The more things change, the more they stay the same – or, in fact, go nowhere at all: We reveal some of what vendors are keeping mum 20 Things They Don't Want You to Know ;
• · · · · 4,109 issues. Half a million pages. Yours to search and savor Every issue of the New Yorker ; User feedback drives five principles for multimedia news on the Web Avoiding an information overload (Mmm...)
• · · · · · Blog Networks - A List ; The emergence of poverty and race as a central element in the story