The short, sharp, and instant “critiques” of movies by film-goers, which often go along the lines of “it sucks”, and delivered by way of blogs or Twitter, are diminishing the relevance of more formal film reviews.
The transfer of film criticism from its print-based platforms (newspapers, magazines, and academic journals) to ectoplasmic Web-page billboards has [...]

Susannah Breslin, of The Reverse Cowgirl offers some very straightforward advice to an aspiring writer.
Considering that the state of journalism today is like that of a bank that has been robbed, it’s hard to imagine why anyone would want to “break-in” to it anyway. Mostly, I think schools are for dipshits and traditional ways of [...]

Former newspaper journalist Cathy Curtis explains how the web turned her into a better writer. If you can write in a way that draws the attention of a website reader then that is certain to make you a better writer overall.
Web users tend to scan information rather than reading it closely. One reason is physiological. [...]

The demise of the newspapers is more of a threat to journalistic integrity than anything else says Gary Kamiya. How much faith can be placed in user-generated content and what is published in blogs?
What is really threatened by the decline of newspapers and the related rise of online media is reporting – on-the-ground reporting by [...]

Check with your editor that there is a reasonable half chance that the story idea you have will be published before taking up too much time of those you need to interview, or ask information of, in the course of researching and writing your article.
Be Respectful of the Other Person’s Schedule. Many reporters [...]

Byte Me!: “is a Digital Content Festival, featuring a program of screenings, Show ‘n Tells by Industry speakers from around the world, live audiovisual performances and innovative cross-media events.” On in Perth, Western Australia, from 2 to 9 December 2007. +
Astronomers defend asteroid warning mix-up: a miss is as good as a mile?
Astronomers [...]