come on..

http://www.indiewire.com/article/2009/09/22/michael_moore_my_movies_are_acts_of_patriotism/

If journalism is completely biased and only shows one extreme point of view.. then my friends Michael Moore is a journalist.  He believes that because he can edit, and manipulate video footage to get his extreme liberal point across then he is doing America a favor and "reporting" on the evils of capitalism in the USA.  COME ON!  Moore goes on to state in this article that the reason behind newspapers decline in recent years is because many newspapers supported Republican candidates in the past.  I understand that people believe that the CBS Evening News is way too liberal and FOX news is way too conservative but at least the speak the truth and report true journalism.  This guy is a joke.

To tweet or not to tweet at the wheel?

Twitter is all the rage these days.  Heck we even have to tweet to make sure we get a good grade in this very class!  Now a days anyone who is anyone seems to be on twitter... the president, Barbara Walters and a million other pop stars and wannabe's.  But it seems to be causing some issues when it comes to safety on the road.  In an article by KSPR news in Kansas, reporter Joanna Small states that twitter is sending "mixed messages".  There are at least 22 states that are sending traffic, and road condition updates from twitter.  While this seems fine and dandy, those states also ban texting while driving.  We seem to have an issue here. How can one check traffic updates on the road if one cannot text while driving?  According to the article, transportation officials say that people should check their tweets before they hit the road.  Hmmm... while I think letting someone know about traffic before they hit the road is a good idea, I think they should leave the traffic updates to the news website instead of tempting teenage drivers to check their twitter while driving.  Let's just not even give them the temptation.  

"In seeking truth you have to get both sides of the story"

To write a blog about journalism and not even mention the late great Walter Cronkite just seems wrong.  Once known as "the most trusted man in America", he paved the way for journalists throughout the century.  While it was sad to see him ago, there is no doubt that his legacy will live on forever.  Just look at who went to his memorial service!  To have the president of the United States of America speak at your service... well you must have been great.  Leslie Moonves, the chief executive of CBS corporation said, "I would venture to say there isn't a person in this room, in the profession, who wasn't in some way inspired by Walter Cronkite to go into the media."  These past couple of weeks I have had the chance to read Cronkite's memoir, "A Reporter's Life" and just been amazed at his life and accomplishments.  If I was even able to achieve 1/10 of what he did in his lifetime, then I would be a very lucky girl.  It was so funny for me to read about his thoughts on television news.   He was the anchorman for the CBS Evening News for years but still said that America needed to read the newspaper more.  There are not too many in television that are going to say that!  I'm sad that a legend is gone but grateful for all the paths he paved in the media world!