Photography can lie

Try it

http://www.newseum.org/berlinwall/commissar_vanishes/index.htm

Plus epochal Soviet photos:

http://www.borodulincollection.com

50% Good News Is the Bad News in Russian Radio

Check out this article on the New York Times about how the media is being maneuvered in Russia before the next elections:
50% Good News Is the Bad News in Russian Radio

America at a Crossroads

Hey guys:

I should have posted this earlier but PBS has been showing an incredible series called America at a Crossroads, and I thought you guys would find it as fascinating as I have.
Here's the link to the program information on the web:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/crossroads/?campaign=pbshomefeatures_1_americaatacrossroads_2007-04-20
Tonight is unfortunately the last night of the 11 part series.
I've missed a couple so I intend to download all of them and watch them on my computer. Once I've done that if anybody wants to borrow my dvd, you're more than welcome to.

journalists and public discourse

Hey guys,

I found an article talking about what responsibility journalists have for the level of public discourse. The e-mail conversation between the Poynter faculty mentioned many cases we talked about in class, including Don Imus' racial comment, a story on NYT that some bloggers call for better manner on blogs, and the 2008 presidential election. They seem to agree that journalists should do something to promote a more civil public discourse. If so, besides suspending Imus for two weeks, what else can media organizations really do, especially on the virtual world?
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=67&aid=121124

Iraq: Why the Media Failed

I found a good article on the failure of the media before the Iraq War to disseminate information from the government. It's a good example of the media manipulation discussed in several of our texts for this week (Terkildsen et al., Manheim). If you don't have a Salon subscription, I think you can access it through the free access link.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/04/10/media_failure/index_np.html

Blogs Around the World

The London Times has an article about the growth of blogs, and it looks at numbers across the world. Here are some of the findings:

-Japanese is the dominant blog language and English is second

-People in Japan, U.S., and England blog quite often

-People in China blog occasionally, but more frequently than those in France and Russia

-Three blogs are created every two seconds

Panel Discussion on Abraham Lincoln's position on Slavery

Hey guys;

Thought you might be interested in this. I'm going to try make it to this lecture in between work. Hope to see you there.

- Danny

APRIL 6 -- Panel Discussion:
How did Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery affect Missourians?

Arvarh Strickland, Professor Emeritus in History, will moderate this panel discussion. Panelists will include State Historical Society of Missouri Executive Director Gary Kremer, Lincoln University Associate History Professor Debra Foster Greene and Lincoln University History Professor Antonio Holland. This event will take place on Friday, April 6, 2:00-3:30pm in the Ellis Library Colonnade. MU Libraries contact persons: Cindy Cotner and Geoff Swindells.

Time and Place
Date: Friday, April 6, 2007
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location: Ellis Library Colonnade
City/Town: Columbia, MO