I’ve been told that in the broadcast media, there are contract clauses that stipulate what ads can run side by side. For instance, if you are Honda, you probably don’t want the TV network running a Toyota Prius ad right next to your Civic Hybrid spot.
I’m guessing the same rules do not apply to web […]

I’ve been debating a question of photo retouching as it relates to factual reporting in the news. Clearly, “adding and removing important content” risks distorting the information conveyed by a photograph. What about retouching such as removing blemishes, correcting color, or altering the lighting / contrast / or levels ?
What brought this to the forefront […]

I still don’t have TV service and I plan to keep it that way for a while longer. One thing I have missed is the evening national news. I found the NBC Evening News has been made available as a podcast. That’s good, but I don’t like to leave my computers running at night […]

In an unofficial poll, BBC NEWS has come out on top for the “most useful Internet news site”. Using a set of criteria including layout, currency of content, easy of access, headlines and details, and the subjective “I felt up to date”, the top news organizations’ websites were reviewed. The process included CNN, MSNBC, NBC, […]

A news story on NRP’s “All Things Considered” this evening, had an interesting subtext. The initial context of the news story highlighted that students at Virginia Tech have been using Facebook and MySpace as a means of communicating with each other and with distant friends. The subtext was how the news media has used this […]