] "Trust in journalism has been declining for a
] generation," said project director Tom Rosenstiel. "This
] study suggests one reason is that news media are locked
] in a vicious cycle. As audiences fragment, newsrooms are
] cut back, which further erodes public trust."
]
] Circulation of English-language daily newspapers has
] dropped 11 percent since 1990; network news ratings are
] down 34 percent since 1994; late night local TV news
] viewership fell 16 percent lower since 1997 and cable
] news viewership has been flat since late 2001.

The public viewing audience has flocked to either the 24 hour news networks or the Internet for their world view.

] Technology was driving many of the changes.
]
] "Journalism is in the midst of an epochal transformation,
] as momentous probably as the invention of the telegraph
] or television," the report said.

We get them all in the end. The audience and the journalists. Dialogue engines are the new medium revolution.

Yahoo! News - Report Sees Bleak Trend in U.S. News Media

[ So i went to this article because the headline offered the promise of an interesting analysis of how public life has changed in the years since 9/11. Alas, i was wrong. I only meme it because of the extraordinary level of disappointment it gave me. What the fuck? Should I blame Gannett, or is this guy just simple? -k]

Other Views: Sept. 11 attacks seem to have sapped the nation of joy / Opinion -The Olympian

here's a blurb that illustrates how the media can manipulate events however they want.

essentially, they took an interview in which the DNC chair, McAuliffe, was discussing some of the candidates, and being very careful to be fair to them all, and made it sound like he was promoting John Kerry. This is the kind of irresponsible shit we all hate so much.

I understand that the media is a big part of politics, and that to win in politics, media savviness is a game you have to play (Dean's major failing), but you should not, EVER, have to worry about wether the media will completely distort the intent of your words. It's criminal, or it should be...

Daily Kos || How the press distorts. McAuliffe edition

] PAULA ZAHN: There is a point at which, but you were
] denying what he suggested.
]
]
] JOE TRIPPI: You're forgetting that part, paula.
]
]
] PAULA ZAHN: I'm not forgetting it. I just wanted to
] clarify that he had, in fact, repeated something and he
] did say later on...
]
]
] JOE TRIPPI: Keep reading the interview, and we'll get to
] the part where he says he did not believe it.
]
]
] PAULA ZAHN: No, I am not denying that, but i wanted to
] challenge your point...
]
]
] JOE TRIPPI: That's not how you started the interview.
]
]
] PAULA ZAHN: I think our audience has a pretty good sense
] now of what was said and what wasn't said. Joe trippi,
] thank you for your time.

holy shit! Trippi fucking represented on Paula Zahn. That's fucking ballsy right there.

Blog for America : Trippi on Paula Zahn | January 10, 2004

the geneva laser is on right now and the Rio and New York ones open in an hour (it's 3:20 pm est)...

SMS the world, or use the link to send one online.

The Hello World Project 2/3

holy crap that's cool...

pull out your cellphones people!

[edit] looks like all the lasers are offline for at least 19 hours... we'll have to wait.

Wired News: Go Tell It on the Mountain

hey, LL, you're talking to congress... take off the stupid hat.

MTV.com - News -LL Cool J, Chuck D Take Opposing Sides At File-Sharing Hearing