What are the costs of providing video coverage of Supreme Court oral arguments? What is the role of journalism and media in these cases and what is the responsibility to the public?
In cases like the hydrofracking debate — where science, politics and industry are entwined in conflicting interests — a free press has the democratizing power to put information in people’s hands and let them decide for themselves.
In cases like the hydrofracking debate — where science, politics and industry are entwined in conflicting interests — a free press has the democratizing power to put information in people’s hands and let them decide for themselves.
The Huffington Post, for better or worse, has the popularity and the resources to influence the future of the media. For that future to be bright, and for that media to heed the words of Jon Stewart, embarrassments like Huffpo’s coverage of the Rally to Restore Sanity must become a thing of the past.
This weekend marks the beginning of Cornell Days — the University’s annual attempt to lure already-admitted high school seniors into committing to four years on East Hill. This year, the University has an new obstacle to overcome in the form of negative publicity brought on by last month’s unusually high number of student suicides.
The Ithaca Independent, a locally-focused, online news website that launched in January is hoping to shake up the new media landscape in Ithaca. According to founder and Managing Editor Ed Sutherland, The Independent aims to put online news gathering on par with more traditional print journalism while becoming the main alternative news source for Ithaca.
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