Writing for the WebThe blog of Writing for the Web 3.0Clichs of Journalese- March 31, 2008 If you write for print or electronic media, some of these terms will make you wince, because you've probably used them: Journalese-English Dictionary (first edition). Most are British, and a little unfamiliar to North Americans, but we have plenty. Our public figures don't just promise to do something: they vow to do it. The clich du jour (to use a clich) in North America's blogosphere is "nuanced." Whether it's Obama,...http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/ckbetas/2008/03/clichs-of-journ.html Way more news sites, way less news- March 27, 2008 Via The Globe and Mail, columnist Russell Smith offers some cogent comments: Way more news sites, way less news. Excerpt: Every year, a report is published called "The State of the News Media." It is researched and written by a think tank called Project for Excellence in Journalism, and it deals solely with the U.S. media. This think tank was created by the journalism school at Columbia University; it is...http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/ckbetas/2008/03/way-more-news-s.html Mediated Cultures- March 25, 2008 Thanks to the colleague who sent me the link to this very interesting site: mediatedcultures.net kansas state university. It's a showcase of the "Digital Ethnography Working Group" at Kansas State University, and it offers some dramatic examples of web communication...especially the "Explorations of Mediated Culture" video. The links on the main page are worth exploring.http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/ckbetas/2008/03/mediated-cultur.html Reading Obama- March 25, 2008 The Tyee has published my article Reading Obama, a review of his book The Audacity of Hope. It should have some interest for webwriters, whatever their politics.http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/ckbetas/2008/03/reading-obama.html |