Tag Archives: media

Written by jabinante. Posted on August 23, 2010. Filed under quote. Tagged , , . Comments Off.

Seriously, broadcasters, journalists: just give up now. Because either you’re making things worse, or no one’s paying attention anyway. May as well knock back a few Jagermeisters, unplug the autocue, and just sit there dumbly repeating whichever reality-warping meme the far right wants to go viral this week. What’s that? Obama is Gargamel and he’s killing all the Smurfs? Sod it. Whatever. Roll titles.

Charlie Brooker

‘Ground Zero mosque’? The reality is less provocative

The Rise and Fall of the Television Journalist

Written by jabinante. Posted on October 1, 2009. Filed under link, video. Tagged . Comments Off.

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A short film by Adam Curtis

Behind-The-Scenes Of ‘Bandslam’ & Summit

Written by jabinante. Posted on August 21, 2009. Filed under link. Tagged , . Comments Off.

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Killed by marketing. I think this is a story that’s far more typical than we might think.

The 3 key parts of news stories you usually don’t get

Written by jabinante. Posted on August 20, 2009. Filed under link, writing. Tagged . Comments Off.

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Matt Thompson of Newsless.org assessing in a very concise fashion, the problems with journalism today.

Quick and an excellent read, I highly recommend it.

Written by jabinante. Posted on June 24, 2009. Filed under photo. Tagged , , . Comments Off.

The Evolution of Online Journalism

(via Marco.org)

Written by jabinante. Posted on May 22, 2009. Filed under quote, writing. Tagged , , . Comments Off.

I don’t mind a good dumb action movie. I was the one who liked “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.” But “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” is such a product. Like ectoplasm from a medium, it is the visible extrusion of a marketing campaign.

Roger Ebert

V Redux

Written by jabinante. Posted on May 21, 2009. Filed under link, video. Tagged , , . Comments Off.

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WTF V?

Interior Design Through `70s Porn

Written by jabinante. Posted on May 20, 2009. Filed under link. Tagged , , . Comments Off.

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Amazingly safe for work look at interior design through 1970s print pornography.

Hilarious.

Danish Porn

Dark Night of the Soul

Written by jabinante. Posted on May 18, 2009. Filed under link, music. Tagged , . Comments Off.

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Collab from Dangermouse & Sparklehorse(!)

Featuring Black Francis, The Flaming Lips, David Lynch, Julian Casablancas, Jason Lytle, Scott Spillane, Iggy Pop, and a bunch more. Pretty crazy. The whole album is available to stream on NPR’s site.

Dark Night of the Soul

Written by jabinante. Posted on May 15, 2009. Filed under photo. Tagged , , , . Comments Off.

The development of branding. By Gavin Potenza