Archive for the 'media' Category
Only 3% of Media Stories Cover Iraq and Afghanistan
Posted on May 26, 2008 - Filed Under citizen journalism, media
Back in February of 2007 while iConflict was just a business plan in rough draft, we noted that something was wrong with the current state of media. In a month of important news events on issues from the climate crisis to Darfur and Iraq, the mainstream media was fixated elsewhere. First, on the […]
Read More..>>Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraiser
Posted on May 4, 2008 - Filed Under Darfur, Sudan, media
On iConflict this week a user submitting an interesting story about fashion house Louis Vuitton suing an artist for selling posters and t-shirts of a Darfur victim, holding a designer bag inspired by a Louis Vuitton design. It’s an interesting debate.
On the one hand, Louis Vuitton is clearly being depicted in a negative light in […]
A Sign of the Times
Posted on April 28, 2008 - Filed Under media
We’ve talked much on this blog about the coming downfall of the newspaper. One economist predicted that it would be in the mid 2040’s that the final newspaper would cease production. Blogflict isn’t convinced newspapers even have that long, but while their end date is still a subject for debate, today we can […]
Read More..>>Bad Night for Obama, Worse Night for ABC
Posted on April 17, 2008 - Filed Under Clinton, Obama, citizen journalism, media
Are you kidding me????
That seemed to be the main consensus after the debacle that was supposed to be an important presidential debate. When was the last time you saw the hosts of a debate kill the last 15 minutes by taking almost constant commercial breaks and then showing the candidates sign autographs? Why wasn’t that […]
China PR Campaign in Full Swing
Posted on March 27, 2008 - Filed Under media
China wanted to show the foreign media the ‘truth’ about what was happening in Tibet. However, the tour did not go as planned. Buddhist monks disrupted the tour, screaming that there was no religious freedom and that the Dalai Lama was not to blame for Lhasa’s recent violence.
According to the AP, which was part […]
iConflict to Launch Next Week
Posted on March 15, 2008 - Filed Under citizen journalism, media
Since Blogflict started last November, we’ve received many emails asking when will iConflict.com be ready to go live. We finally have an answer.
We have spent the last few weeks fine tuning the site and beta-testing its functionality. After fixing a few bugs last week, we are now anticipating a launch in the middle of the […]
Newspapers are Magnificent, So was Rome
Posted on March 12, 2008 - Filed Under media
For 30 years pundits have been writing about the demise of the newspaper. And for most of that time, newspapers held their own. Despite challenges from other forms of communication, the old guard families - the Ridders of Knight Ridder, the Chandlers of the Times Mirror, the Bancrofts of Dow Jones, and […]
Read More..>>All The News that’s Fit to Post, Not Print
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under media
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The stunning news on NY Governor Eliot Spitzer today is also a reminder of how media is changing. Today is not a day to praise the New York Times. It is, however, a day to praise the NYTimes.com.
The Times did a marvelous job with its coverage online. Aside from breaking the story, it provided additional […]
William Buckley Dies at Age 82
Posted on February 27, 2008 - Filed Under media
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William F. Buckley, who is credited by many for being the center of gravity for the conservative political movement in the US, has died at age 82.
Buckley became famous for his intellectual political writings in his magazine, the National Review. While the source of scorn and frustration to many liberals, he leaves a profound legacy and impact […]
iReport Versus iConflict
Posted on February 15, 2008 - Filed Under citizen journalism, media
We got a bunch of emails this week asking us how iConflict is going to be different from CNN’s iReport, a citizen journalism project they unveiled this week. Frankly, it will be a lot different and that’s a good thing.
Unlike every other citizen journalism site, iConflict has a focused niche - conflict and crises. […]