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