OLD MEDIA

Palin's "One Nation Tour" has created speculation she may seek office when, in fact, just the opposite seems to be true.

An article on the coming death of old meda

The AP's new outreach to a younger demographic audience tries to pilot a number of new, creative techniques. But according to other youth media outlets, they fall short of giving direct voices to young people themselves.

America, its allies and the Iraqi people have won the war against terror in Iraq. How do we know? Simple. Just follow the money.

One of the most outrageous abdications of journalistic responsibility in recent years is the blatant disregard of Old Media for incidents of torture at home; all the while torture abroad has continued to loom large upon their editorial agendas.

The old media still has enough influence to be dangerous

It's not uncommon, and frankly it seems increasingly more common, to see in a newspaper or elsewhere in mainstream media some crushing criticism of blogs. The vitriol is increasing as traditional media companies pare back their employee base.

In generations past, a measure of someone's intelligence, social standing, taste and education could potentially be determined looking at their bookshelf, CD rack, and DVD collection. Are media "collections" on their last legs?

If the media doesn't report it, is it still news?

A look into Neil Postman and how his views tie into political discourse and new media as well as the changes ahead.

This election season differs dramatically from any that came before it. The stakes are higher, the debate is more vibrant, but most importantly, the old mainstream media are no longer in control.

In the last few years, blogs have increasingly become a powerful force in new media through the Internet. In the world of celebrity and entertainment, some blogs have found a niche and have become quite successful.

Just because those video and cassette tapes seem obsolete doesn't necessarily mean you should throw them away.

If you are like me, you now have several hundred VHS tapes and perhaps even a few laserdiscs cluttering up your house.

Kathleen Parker is now out as a television personality at CNN. John Ziegler has a theory about why, besides being on a competitive time slot with the horrible Elliot Spitzer as a cohost. It seems that she had struck at the Queen and failed to kill her.

One of the more interesting scandals surrounding Bobby Jindal's response to Barack Obama's speech before Congress was an incident that happened on MSNBC. An on air personality is heard muttering, "Oh God!" as Jindal came into camera view.

The increase in tabloid journalism, the popularization of blogs and an increased demand to constantly be updated on the news has made it even harder to define the line between news and gossip. The ethical decision facing the news industry now is simply, "What is news?"

The statistics from a harris poll in 2004 showed that nearly three to one, Americans did not trust the press.

One gonzo journalist's look at technology he can barely grasp.

Humans are by their nature biased, and reporters are human. The news is slanted. Instead of being a sheep, learn how to critically watch the news and other media, and judge for yourself what you think.

An article disscussing the effects of sexed-up media on teens. Early sex education from parents could help teens.

Analyzes contemporary media outlet reporting on Dick Cheney through the lenses of media scholars Neil Postman, Robert McChesney, and Michael Schudson.

While bias and partisanship in televised news coverage can be more easily identified, we must not forget that print media is subject to the same trappings of money and personal preferrence.

A look at the US media dropping the ball on accuracy in reporting and concentrating on Nationalism during war.