Reheated off the Presses Flashcards
Inventing the Interview
Recent invention
Done by James Gordon Bennet
An American named James Creelman was the first person to interview the president of France
Erasmus
Erasmus spent a lot of time traveling Europe, meeting interesting people and connecting them with each other
He wrote extensively, including while riding a horse
His most famous piece is “In Praise of Folly,” a 200-page letter to his friend Thomas More
Erasmus wrote a vast number of letters, which were widely distributed thanks to the printing press
Taking notes in interviews
Joseph McCullagh did not take notes until after the interview
“Prayer”
From musical “Come from Away”
About stranded people in Gander after 9/11
People of different regions coming together
Drawing the Times
Dutch platform founded in 2015
Focus on comics journalism on important global themes
Contests to support graphic journalism from Africa (Scribble Your Story)
Internationally renowned artists such as Olivier Kugler (Germany), Josh Neufeld (USA) and Victoria Lomasko (Russia)
100% female editorial board
Cartoon Movement
Wider scope than Drawing Times
Self-proclaimed “Internet’s #1 publishing platform for high quality political cartoons and comics journalism” (likely accurate)
Global reach: Features cartoonists from literally every country
High quality, low quantity
Political issues
Graphic Journalism
Comics journalist David Chappatte
The Nib
Edited by Eleri Harris
Graphic journalist Matt Bors
Delivers engaging and provocative social commentary in the form of political cartoons and satire, comics journalism, and non-fiction writing
Titles like ‘Trump’s Twitter Was Deleted And For A Brief 11 Minutes, We Were All Happy Again’
Symbolia
Erin Polgreen & Joyce Rice
Digital magazine for tablets
Mostly female-run venture
The Daily Show
Host is Jon Stewart
Unique blend of comedy and news
A lot of people trust the Daily Show over “serious” news sources
Last Week Tonight
John Oliver
John Oliver has insisted he’ s not involved in any of those activities. “I wouldn’t say I’m a basketball player because I like basketball,” he told a group of people who call themselves journalists earlier this week. “I am not a journalist. I think that’s factually clear.”
Similar to “The Daily Show”
24-hour news cycle
24-hour investigation and reporting of news, concomitant with fast-paced lifestyles
Pivot to video
A phrase referring to the trend where media publishing companies cutting staff resources for written content in favour of short-form video content
iPhoneography
The act of making media using an iPhone
Explanatory journalism
A form of reporting that presents news stories by providing greater context than normally presented in traditional news sources
AI-assisted articles
The use of artificial intelligence technologies to generate written content
Content farms
A company that employs freelance writers or uses automated tools to generate a large amount of textual web content which is specifically designed for the algorithm
Clickbait
The practice of writing sensationalised or misleading headlines in order to attract clicks on a piece of content
Branded content
Content produced by an advertiser or content whose creation was funded by an advertiser
Both-sidesism
A media bias in which journalists present an issue as being more balanced between opposing viewpoints than the evidence supports (also known as false balance)
Lincon’s Assassination
John Wilkes Booth
Ford theater
Saving Penguins
A wildlife film crew saved a group of penguins trapped in a ravine
This is normally against the rules for wildlife filmmakers to avoid affecting the natural world
Veteran wildlife cameraman Doug Allan thinks the crew’s action is understandable because they created an escape route instead of directly moving the penguins.
Another filmmaker Philip Hoare shared a similar experience where he had to make a difficult decision on intervening with nature.
The series executive producer Mike Gunton defended the crew’s decision because it was a very unusual situation
Eva’s Final Broadcast
From Evita
Eve Peron- died of cancer and wanted to be vice president of Argentina
Retracting a statement from an interview
William Jennings Bryan retracted a statement after consulting with his wife
Charles Dane makes sure that everyone is aware about what is being published
Edward Price Bell takes the confirmation from interviewee as authorisation
Explanatory Journalism
Vox
Public Sphere
Juren Habermas
Erasmus
Where people discuss about society they live in
How is modern journalism changing
Increase in fake news
Independent Media
Audio based journalism
Social Media
Online platforms
