Beauty vs. Tragedy : what's the bigger eye-catcher?
Submitted by zehramullick on 23 October 2008 - 10:12pmWhile surfing the web today, my sister came across this article about the
refugee crisis in Pakistan.
Perfect Symmetry a perfect package?
Submitted by stuartwilson on 23 October 2008 - 10:08pmOnce in a blue moon, there comes an album which removes all doubt of its potential inadequacy and delights those who listen to it. Sadly, Keane haven't quite managed to fulfill their potential. Tim Rice-Oxley may have cleaned up his act along with the rest of the "piano rock" (which is what exactly, apart from a very lame form of generalising) group, but perhaps they haven't quite replicated the performance of those they admire.
Altered Images
Submitted by TimLuckhurst on 23 October 2008 - 10:21am
This is the piece about the Madrid bombings that I discussed at conference. This is a picture from the scene with the body part clearly visible.
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Blogging is Dead
Submitted by TimLuckhurst on 23 October 2008 - 9:14amInteresting piece by Paul Boutin in Wired, the Web Magazine. Apparently the future is multimedia.
Profit v conscience
Submitted by Ian Reeves on 22 October 2008 - 4:54pmGeneva Overholser at the Online Journalism Review wonders whether the traditional business model for journalism - i.e publishing companies run for profit - has distorted the social responsibilities of journalists. She quotes former investment banker Adlai Wertman, who claims that profit-seeking companies "quickly go from no social mission to no social responsibility" - resulting in a distorted notion of "what the public wants" when it comes to journalism, and a terribly inadequate news diet for a self-governing people.