Both sides have claimed early victories in the case of documentarian Joe Berlinger vs. Chevron over access to the raw footage he shot for his expose “Crude” on Amazonian oil exploitation. I’ve blogged about the case and the filmmaking community reaction here.
On Thursday, the appeals judge ruled that Berlinger must turn over Crude [...]
Tags:crude·Documentary·film distribution·Filmmaking·first amendment·freedom·freedom of the press·Future of public media·independent film·joe berlinger·journalism·Public Affairs
Today the States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision that found the the FCC’s 2006 decision to punish broadcasters for Cher and Nicole Richie’s “fleeting expletives” was based on vague and inconsistent standards. It is likely that this decision and possibly the upcoming decision on Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” in the [...]
Tags:Cher·content flags·FCC·Indecency Policy·Nicole Ritchie·wardrobe malfunction
I usually try to shorten reposted blogs, but this Gwen Ifill/Jay Rosen dialogue has really caught my interest. I’m convinced that public media needs to be looking at itself HARDER and with more real concern than we are. Because the tidal wave is about to wash over us… (for more background on the Ifill/Rosen story [...]
Tags:future of PBS·Future of public media·Gwen Ifill·journalism·PBS·Public Affairs·Washington Week in Review
Hyperlocal ‘news cafes’ are taking the Czech news scene by storm
By Teri Pecoskie
While newspapers scramble to figure out how to turn a profit in a quickly evolving industry, a small group of Czech publications might just hold the solution: Hyperlocal news. [...]
Tags:bloggers·cafe·citizen journalism·coffee·hyperlocal journalism·journalism·News·Public Affairs
This ruling represents a shocking setback for investigative documentary journalism. The IDA and filmmaker Patrick Creadon (I.O.U.S.A., Wordplay) are circulating an open letter to show suport for freedom of the press. More info to come in this space about how to sign on to the letter.
Juan Diego Pérez/Entendre Films An Ecuadorean cancer [...]
Tags:chevron·court case·crude·Documentary·freedom of the press·IDA·joe berlinger·patrick creadon·ruling
Washington Post Critic takes on PBS for replacing Moyers with Need to Know:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/10/AR2010051005113.html
I’m not sure it is really deserved. Watch here and decide for yourself: http://video.mountainlake.org/program/1458405365/
via video.mountainlake.org
Tags:future of PBS·Future of public media·Need to Know·News·Online video·PBS·PBS News·social media