Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part V — Diabolical Deceptions
In Part V of his "Notes on a Crisis", novelist Steven Erikson ponders diabolical media manipulations and how far he's prepared to go to tell a good story. [Read more]
F5 Expo: What’s the Big Idea? (Malcolm Gladwell Knows)
Life As A Human correspondent Christopher Holt heads to the F5 Expo in Vancouver in search of the next big technology idea. He finds dust bunnies, Twitter tips and odes to the outdated. Fortunately, Malcolm Gladwell inspired a light bulb moment. [Read more]
My Private Sudan: Part II
Does the Western world really get the truth about what is happening in far-flung countries? Do reporters overseas see the real picture – the big picture? These issues are explored in second installment of My Private Sudan from writer and helicopter pilot Allan Cram in which his recollections of Sudan differ dramatically from reports in some Western newspapers. [Read more]
What about Cincinnati? Possibility Journalism in America’s Touchstone
Everyone should visit Cincinnati. It's an important touchstone for understanding the complexity, the pain, and the hope of America. [Read more]
My Private Sudan: Part I
A helicopter pilot working in Sudan argues the scorched earth policy Western media attributed to an oil company should have been called fiction, not fact. [Read more]
When Journalism Crosses into Tragedy Porn: Olympics Coverage of Joannie Rochette
Was the media coverage of Olympic skater Joannie Rochette’s short program, just three days after her mother’s death, valid news or tragedy pornography? [Read more]
If We Are What We Watch, The End May Be Near
Could we be close to etching our own archeological footnote on the cave wall? Are all the liberties we enjoy today so taken for granted that our society is about to implode, leaving only a legacy of so much promise, prosperity and the occasional M*A*S*H rerun? If the answer is YES, then I know EXACTLY the moment that the telltale sign came upon us…. [Read more]
Media, Magic and Shifting Consciousness
Are media people — the journalists, filmmakers and others — the magi of our time? Bill Weaver explores how to re-ignite the power that each of us has to create change. [Read more]
