Tag Archives: Media

Newsweek: Should Jon Meacham get the blame?

Posted on June 2, 2010 by michaelhastings

As I write this, we are 15 minutes away from seeing what bids have come in to buy Newsweek. So I did a bit of Googling to catch up on the press coverage to see how my old Alma mater … Continue reading →

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Newsweek: What Went Wrong

Posted on May 7, 2010 by michaelhastings

I’m saddened by the for sale sign that’s been put up at Newsweek.  For what it’s worth, I hope they find a buyer who can keep the magazine alive. There are bunch of good people working there, and as the … Continue reading →

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What do journalists and starving artists have in common?

Posted on April 13, 2010 by michaelhastings

I’ve picked up on a journalists-as-starving-artist meme lately. (Okay, two columns mention it, both on Truthdig.org.) As Alan Mutter said of young journalists in his Reflections of a Newsosaur blog, “The starving-artist lifestyle may be colorful and appealing for a … Continue reading →

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Are Bloggers Parasites? Yep, And Us Is Too

Posted on May 18, 2009 by michaelhastings

Glenn Greenwald talks about what he calls “the myth of the parasitical bloggers” here. The spark for the post is Maureen Dowd’s mis-attribution malfunction, which David Knowles discusses there. My thoughts: Bloggers are parasites. But so is everyone else in … Continue reading →

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