Comments on: Actual News Stories I’d Like to See the News Media Report

By: Bart

Bart — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:10:46 +0000

Investigative news break: Jenny McCarthy’s son never had autism. Donna Williams is not autistic: she has multiple personality disorder. Amanda Baggs took so many drugs she has autistic like symptoms all drug induced from brain damage from the LSD and other drugs she gulped down in her earlier years. The basketball player that scored all the baskets and walked with President Bush: he wasn’t autistic either. Nor was the character in Rain Man really autistic in real life. Betya didn’t know any of that, did you. That’s because we live in a dumb society where you just believe everything the stupid brainless media pumps out. Media is getting worse and worse by the minute. They don’t take the time to INVESTIGATE.

By: Shari Weiss

Shari Weiss — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:46:29 +0000

David, thank you for this insightful post. I will definitely be using it for the introductory “lessons” in the new online course I will be teaching entitled Social Media for Journalists.

In addition, I have posted the link for a discussion going on the LinkedIn group Online Reporters and Editors, which you might want to check out — and perhaps use for blog research of your own.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:46:23 +0000

Very good piece David. I’m just thankful that here in the UK there is still some quality reporting by the news here, but quality has been diminishing here too. I have to agree with you about Jon Stewart. He was my source for news in the U.S. while I was living there.

By: Andrew Hiller

Andrew Hiller — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:40:48 +0000

David,

I wanted to thank you for finding and following me on Twitter. I’ve been reporting as a freelance journalist on NPR and mostly local NPR for several years. As you know, the media world is changing and I’m trying to change with it. I’ve decided to develop my own show which I just partially launched with the new year, but also am looking for other avenues to pursue with my work (reporting). Do you need stories? Any ideas would be welcome. Feel free to look at my website/show

Thanks,

Andrew