[via Boing Boing via The Awl via Crikey via The ACIJ via being a blog-journalist is the lowest form of life on the planet.]
“2203 stories. 10 newspapers. A five day snapshot. Six months’ worth of research. For the next fortnight, Crikey will be rolling out the results of Spinning the Media — a joint investigation with UTS’ Australian Centre for Independent Journalism into the role that Public Relations plays in making the media. Coverage includes in depth interviews with editors, journalists and public relations professionals plus features that breakdown the study into rounds like Health, Crime and Travel.”
Yeah, that sounds about right. They teach PR and journalism at the same time in a lot of the same classes at my school (Hofstra University). Being a PR major in a journalism class is like The Joker taking crime fighting classes with Batman.
Also, if you are a blog-watchdog, you’re a really stupid person. You’re the online equivalent of the guy who circles typos in the newspaper. At least my degree in journalism was only so I could write clearer. At least I don’t think for a second I’m going to be changing or informing anyone.
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