Tag Archives: NPR
Your Phone Was Probably Made in a Sweatshop
Like any devout follower, writer and performer Mike Daisey was reluctant to ask questions about his favorite religion—the church of Apple. A self-professed gadget freak and number one fan of the ubiquitous technology company, Daisey’s reluctance is probably familiar to … Continue reading
The New Face of Nonprofit Journalism Isn’t Pretty
The nonprofit journalism organization I work for, the Common Language Project, now has some unexpected company. The New York Times reported Friday that the IRS has granted nonprofit tax-exempt status to James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas. You might remember O’Keefe as … Continue reading
Mobile News Apps – Ross Reynolds
As everyone who follows news closely has noticed, the big breaking news story is easily available. If you are on any social network following news outlets or have news hound friends, the bare facts of the major stories (Michael Jackson … Continue reading
Journalism on the Brink: Video
Journalism faces an unprecedented existentialist crisis, due to the economy, new digital platforms, and dwindling advertising revenues. In collaboration with the Online News Association and the UW Journalism program, we hosted this forward-looking forum on potential future models of news.
Jump on the Bandwagon
Wonder how the housing market folded? Friends of Ira Glass explain how the financial crisis happened in his audio file, Giant Pool of Money at This American Life http://tinyurl.com/5fl6z7. I caught this audible podcast episode early last summer as I … Continue reading
Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do
I first heard of Gever Tulley and his Tinkering School a couple of months ago on the NPR news program, All Things Considered. Any body who wants to put power tools, fire, and knives into the hands of children is … Continue reading
140 voices ‘Twitter’ing – one story line
posted by Sidnee Heard on NPR this week: A collaborative story is being created by middle school students from across the globe using Twitter.com. Each student is using the same account to contribute their 140 (or less) characters. Contributions are … Continue reading
The future of the internet, the death of the newspaper & Leeroy Jenkins
Hi. My name is Sarah and I’m addicted to NPR.
At first, it was just a little ‘This American Life’ every other week or so. That Ira Glass, he can just be so comforting after a stressful day when I just need to reflect. Little did I know that he was just a gateway to harder stuff like ‘All Things Considered’ and ‘The Bryant Park Project.’ Now it’s a full-blown daily habit.
Here are my top three MCDM related segments of the past week: Continue reading
