How the world covers the World Cup, every month is awareness month, 19,000 new sources for journalists
Fighting Words
Ask an American about Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s foreign policy agenda, and there’s a good chance you’ll hear about the president’s remark that Israel “should be wiped off the map.” For eight months, news media have all but fused the phrase to Ahmadinejad’s name; many see it as a portent ...
International Pastime
It’s that time again, when the world’s best soccer players take to the pitch, their fans take to the TV, and smart guys take to the media to describe how soccer explains the world. But might the ways soccer is covered also offer insight about national identity? Bob speaks to ...
Color Printing
It’s hardly controversial to say newspapers should reflect their communities. But not everybody agrees on the best way to broaden the range of news-sources. Some reporters at the Detroit Free Press, for example, were surprised when editors asked them to compile a list of minority sources. They feared the “rainbow ...
Out Source
A reporter’s stories are only as deep as his or her rolodex. And so one news organization is using new technology to make its rolodex as vast as possible. The project is called Public Insight Journalism, and it’s being spearheaded by Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media. Bob speaks with MPR ...
News Bites
Comedy Central is spoofing the news again, this time with a fictional Spokane-based news team that interacts with real-life sources not in on the joke. It’s called “Dog Bites Man,” and for some, it’s hitting a little too close to home. Spokane Public Radio’s Janean Jorgensen is concerned about the ...
The Soapbox
In the late 1970s, Mexican telenovela writer Miguel Sabido invented the “soap opera for social change.” Since then, awareness organizations around the world have used Sabido-style soap operas to broadcast their message to millions of viewers. Brooke speaks with New Yorker contributor Hanna Rosin, who recently wrote about consciousness-raising through ...
Health Craze
If you planned this year to celebrate National Headache Awareness Week, you’ve already missed your chance. But don’t fret – the country’s health observances calendar is slated with more than 200 awareness days and weeks and months to satisfy even the choosiest of hypochondriacs. Be hip, be informed and be ...
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