(As in today, right now)<\/p>\n
Convened by<\/strong> Matt Thompson Participants:<\/strong> Two definitions: a lexicon and a definition by examples<\/p>\n American Heritage 2000 definition Wikipedia entry<\/p>\n Root of the word: jour, French for day<\/p>\n Ken: \u201cjournaling is not journalism\u201d I disagree<\/p>\n Nora: there are different intentions that fall under the category of journalism. There\u2019s the car wreck, there\u2019s the opinion piece, there\u2019s the how to baste a turkey<\/p>\n Sara: blogs from Iraqi soldiers were some of the best war news out there<\/p>\n Is this journalism:<\/p>\n Newspaper metro section?<\/p>\n Data can be journalism, but is it always?<\/p>\n Sarah: contextualize data and facts and that\u2019s what makes it journalism Matt: context makes it journalism is slippery<\/p>\n Advertizing can be useful. A non journalist doesn\u2019t care if the movie listings are paid advertisement or not<\/p>\n Ken: I write ads on how to use the website. It\u2019s purely informational but it\u2019s a house ad. Two weeks ago I had one \u201cwhat the heck\u2019s a blog?\u201d Transparency in itself can create journalism.<\/p>\n Dan: I believe its an element that replaces that unattainable objectivity<\/p>\n Utility<\/p>\n Sports scores: on a team\u2019s website it\u2019s journalism until they lie<\/p>\n Nora: maybe journalism\u2019s like pornography, you know it when you see it.<\/p>\n Dan: when it comes to the law and the distinction that\u2019s made for journalists is it\u2019s put out for the public<\/p>\n Judith Miller she gathered info and didn\u2019t actually produce anything concrete. Part of journalism is collecting the info, the act of publication is the conclusion of journalism<\/p>\n Ken: does the number of readers make it journalism?<\/p>\n Facts: A collection of facts is journalism<\/p>\n Dissemination<\/p>\n When you\u2019re out to inform the public that\u2019s part of the process but what if you\u2019ve defined the public as your family? No court will offer protection<\/p>\n Soldiers trading photos of dead bodies for porn- is that journalism? Yes<\/p>\n Porn is NOT journalism<\/p>\n The kama sutra can be journalism<\/p>\n Service journalism is about helping you through the day. Instructions can be journalism<\/p>\n Funny pages: some is entertainment, some is editorialized. Mostly no, but some can be.<\/p>\n Graphic art can absolutely be journalism<\/p>\n Horoscope? Matt: I think everyone past the age of 25 has been a journalist at come point in their life<\/p>\n Does the public can about this debate? Yes, but they\u2019ve moved on from this into \u201cis this useful information?\u201d<\/p>\n Do people need a place where they know they can always go to find \u201cjournalism\u201d?<\/p>\n Jason Blair was never journalism, just turned out we were fooled<\/p>\n Trust through triangulation. Don\u2019t just go to one news source<\/p>\n Big difference between journalism and good journalism.<\/p>\n Matt: my most relied upon journalism provider is wikipedia<\/p>\n Is a dictionary journalism?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (As in today, right now) Convened by Matt Thompson Reported by Jarah Euston Participants: – Linda Grdina – Nora Paul – Dan Gillmor – Ken Sands – Sarah Stuteville – Jan Schaffer – Jarah Euston Two definitions: a lexicon and … Continue reading
\nReported by<\/strong> Jarah Euston<\/p>\n
\n– Linda Grdina
\n– Nora Paul
\n– Dan Gillmor
\n– Ken Sands
\n– Sarah Stuteville
\n– Jan Schaffer
\n– Jarah Euston<\/p>\n
\n1. The collecting, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles in newspapers and magazines and in radio and television broadcasts.
\n2. Material written for publication in a newspaper or magazine or for broadcast.
\n3. The style of writing characteristic of material in newspapers and magazines, consisting of direct presentation of facts or occurrences with little attempt at analysis or interpretation.
\n4. Newspapers and magazines.
\n5. An academic course training students in journalism.
\n6. Written material of current interest or wide popular appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n <\/td>\n Yes<\/td>\n No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Community calendar<\/td>\n x<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Crime report<\/td>\n x<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Gonzo journalism<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Obituaries<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Photo with description<\/td>\n x<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Movie review<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Katie Couric goes through yoga exercises<\/td>\n x<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Horoscope<\/td>\n <\/td>\n x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Funny pages<\/td>\n <\/td>\n x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bridge column<\/td>\n x<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Movie listings<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sports scores<\/td>\n x<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n A sermon<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Oprah goes to New Orleans<\/td>\n x<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nDan: London Underground photo, was that an act of journalism, I think yes<\/p>\n
\nDan: an article from one publication gets printed in another as an advertisement<\/p>\n
\nDefinition<\/p>\n