02 April 2005

The "New Journalism" interview

This is a very funny spoof. Not that everyone seemed to think so:

Our group is torn between being impressed by him and being troubled by him. Merrill Brown is not so impressed. He says that one of the most important things for good journalism is to be dispassionate in the face of overwhelming events. Michael Schrage says that the Jon Stewart approach to news is an "abdication of everything journalism stands for." Jeff Jarvis says that Stewart reminds us the importance of being human, which is the appeal of blogs. Bill Gannon points out that half the people in this country hate Jon Stewart, that his appeal is not universal.

Lighten up guys!

2 Apr 2005 21:40:39

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