Articles Posted in the " Media " Category

  • Revisiting “The Cult of the Amateur”

    Revisiting “The Cult of the Amateur”

    Almost a decade ago (perhaps, even longer) I read with great interest “The Cult of the Amateur” by Andrew Keen. The subtitle was quite interesting to me: “How blogs, MySpace, YouTube, and the rest of today’s user-generated media are destroying...


  • Misleading Local Media — Shocked? (shame, Centre Daily Times! !@centredailycom)

    Misleading Local Media — Shocked? (shame, Centre Daily Times!  !@centredailycom)

    Once again I am befuddled at the complete lack of ability of the local media. In this case, the Centre Daily Times in State College, PA.  In reporting crime for the past week they have two stories that just serve...


  • New/Social Media in Business Education

    New/Social Media
 in Business Education

    I gave a presentation last month to the Advisory Board here on campus for our Business School.  I thought I would share the presentation and also the talk as recorded that morning. I welcome any thoughts you might have on...


  • Iranian Photo Deception: Update

    Iranian Photo Deception:  Update

    Haroon Siddique, at the UK Guardian, has updated the news story with the “doctored” photo, and the original, which he writes “shows three rockets launching with a fourth apparently failing to fire.”


  • Deceptive News Photos–Iran meets Star Trek

    Deceptive News Photos–Iran meets Star Trek

    Blending my two most recent themes, I was reminded today of a Star Trek:TOS episode “Court Martial” where the digital records on the Enterprise were modified to “Frame” Capt Kirk.  (Summary at Wikipedia) It was quite an interesting thought, back...