Comments on: Media ethics http://www.tamark.ca/students/2006/07/13/media-ethics/ It's about the journalism Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:12:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Yule Heibel’s Post Studio © 2003-2006 » …Something about not blogging anymore? http://www.tamark.ca/students/2006/07/13/media-ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-56758 Yule Heibel’s Post Studio © 2003-2006 » …Something about not blogging anymore? Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:12:33 +0000 http://www.tamark.ca/students/?p=2240#comment-56758 [...] Notes from a teacher reported the affair on July 13; Canadian Journalist blog on July 14, but in general, it has been awfully quiet around the whole business. [...] [...] Notes from a teacher reported the affair on July 13; Canadian Journalist blog on July 14, but in general, it has been awfully quiet around the whole business. [...]

]]> By: DJ Lam http://www.tamark.ca/students/2006/07/13/media-ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-56509 DJ Lam Fri, 14 Jul 2006 06:16:54 +0000 http://www.tamark.ca/students/?p=2240#comment-56509 And what if less major, or independent outlets (you can define these however you wish) won't pick up on this, either? A trend I've noticed (read opinion here) is that old news, which is now what the story is thanks to Sean's day job with 24 Hours, burns indies. They often believe they need constant, 'fresh' news during every cycle. Generally, the positive result means more original news is released; the independents push the envelope. The negative result is that some serious stories, like this one at the Times-Colonist, won't get as much coverage as perhaps they should. It might be unfair -- for once -- to finger CanWest exclusively. But then again, its outlets still carry the greatest audience numbers. And what if less major, or independent outlets (you can define these however you wish) won’t pick up on this, either?

A trend I’ve noticed (read opinion here) is that old news, which is now what the story is thanks to Sean’s day job with 24 Hours, burns indies. They often believe they need constant, ‘fresh’ news during every cycle.

Generally, the positive result means more original news is released; the independents push the envelope. The negative result is that some serious stories, like this one at the Times-Colonist, won’t get as much coverage as perhaps they should.

It might be unfair — for once — to finger CanWest exclusively. But then again, its outlets still carry the greatest audience numbers.

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