Comments on: Should all newspapers use “mojos?” http://mathewingram.com/media/2006/12/04/should-all-newspapers-use-mojos/ ...watching the intersection of the Web and media Tue, 22 May 2012 16:01:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Bloggers on the treatment of Jose Padilla. - By Christopher Beam - Slate Magazine http://mathewingram.com/media/2006/12/04/should-all-newspapers-use-mojos/#comment-58 Bloggers on the treatment of Jose Padilla. - By Christopher Beam - Slate Magazine Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:46:13 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/2006/12/04/should-all-newspapers-use-mojos/#comment-58 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Bloggers on the treatment of Jose Padilla. - By Christopher Beam - Slate Magazine var SA_Message="zSACategory=84970&headline=Padilla%20TV&msn=0"; var PStax = 84970; var msn_cobrand = 0; var site="slate";placeAd(1,'slate.news/slate')Home    today's blogsNews & Politicstoday's blogsBloggers on the treatment of Jose Padilla.Christopher Beamwar storiesRobert Gates' impressive confirmation hearings.Fred KaplanforeignersVladimir Putin is responsible for Litvinenko's death.Anne Applebaumtoday's papersJohn Bolton resigns as U.N. ambassador.Daniel PolitireadmeHow Bush's family life opposes his rhetoric.Michael Kinsleysupreme court dispatchesAnthony Kennedy is sort of horrified by voluntary school desegregation.Dahlia LithwickpoliticsWhy is Team Bush suddenly leaking?John Dickersonpress boxMaking sense of the publisher's preview of the redesigned Wall Street Journal.Jack Shafertoday's blogsBloggers on Rumsfeld's last classified memo.Sonia SmithdispatchesOn the campaign trail in Venezuela.Alexandra StarrchatterboxBreakdown at the New York Times.Timothy Noahin other magazinesWhat's new in Newsweek, etc.Christopher Beam and Zuzanna Kobrzynskihot documentNow Rumsfeld tells us we need a new Iraq strategy.Bonnie Goldsteinfighting wordsHatred will always outpace linguistic correctness.Christopher HitchensforeignersWhy is Hezbollah so confident?Shmuel Rosnertoday's papersNew report reveals police force in Afghanistan is inefficient.Daniel Polititoday's papersWhat does Rumseld's memo mean, now that he's out of the way?Jesse Stanchaktoday's papersHezbollah turns out the crowdsBarbara RaabMoreCloseArts & Lifesummary judgmentThe critical buzz on Gwen Stefani and the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.Doree ShafrirbooksA curious new novel by Dave Eggers.Caroline Mooreheadpoem"Update"Cody Walkerblogging the bibleMore proof that God loves bald men.David Plotztv clubBreaking down The Wire.Steve James and Alex KotlowitzcultureboxIs James Bond responsible for the Iraq war?Richard CohentelevisionAll my transgender children.Troy PattersoninterrogationInterviewing the man behind The Wire.Meghan O'Rourkesummary judgmentThe critical buzz on The Nativity Story and the Wiggles.Doree ShafrirmoviesThe Nativity Story reviewed.Dana StevensfraywatchThe use and limits of historical analogies for our era.Adam ChristiancultureboxThe attack on Reading Lolita in Tehran.Gideon Lewis-Krausdear prudenceAdvice on manners and morals.moviesDarren Aronofsky's The Fountain reviewed.Dana StevenstelevisionUnderstanding Battlestar Galactica.Adam RogersgardeningHow to recycle copies of O.J.'s book.Constance CaseyartJoseph Cornell in Washington.Christopher BenfeytelevisionABC's Big Day reviewed.Troy PattersonMoreCloseBusiness & TechmoneyboxHey, it's not just Democrats who are killing free trade.Daniel GrossmoneyboxAre U.S. stock-exchange executives grossly overpaid?Daniel GrossgearboxThe amazing electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster.Paul Boutinthe undercover economistThe curious economics of temptation.Tim HarfordphilanthropyAudio and video of the Slate 60.Andy BowersgamingThe Nintendo Wii is better than the PS3 and the Xbox 360.Chris SuellentropgamingWhy you shouldn't buy the Nintendo Wii.Erik SofgemoneyboxA bizarre explanation for the stock market rally.Daniel Grossthe dismal scienceTracing wealth to the Stone Age.Joel WaldfogelvideoPortraits of philanthropy.technologyWhy HD-DVD and Blu-ray are dead on arrival.Sean CoopermoneyboxRich foreigners keep buying bad American companies. 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Liberal Marc Parent at Crimes and Corruption of the New World Order News likens Padilla's treatment to classic CIA psychological torture techniques and wonders why this treatment continued for so long: "[T]hey surely must have realized that he had no secrets to reveal. So why continue? One can only speculate. Were they conducting a barbarous experiment, trying to determine what it would take to destroy his personality? Was it simply brutal punishment for the humiliation experienced by those who ordered this treatment after they realized he was not the big terrorist they had fantasized they had in their power?" Liberal Glenn Greenwald at Unclaimed Territory reserves his most brutal sarcasm for Washington Post media columnist Howard Kurtz, whom he accuses of belittling the issue in an online chat: "In Kurtz's world, the only thing this non-story really implicates are some routine matters involving prisoner security which only whiny human rights hysterics would be upset about. … It's just some leg shackles and goggles. What's all the fuss about?"Lance at A Quiet Noise wonders how many Americans justify such treatment and "at the same time put forth that we are a Christian Nation": "I thought the Inqusition was over centuries ago. And the Salem Witch Trials, at least they got a trial!"Read more about Jose Padilla. Prager v. Ellison: Conservative radio host and columnist Dennis Prager wrote recently that newly elected Rep. Keith Ellison, a Muslim, should take his oath of office on the Bible instead of the Koran. The Council on American-Islamic Relations called his views "bigoted" and demanded his ouster from the board of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. Most bloggers side with neither party.Fellow conservative Ed Morrissey at Captain's Quarters writes that Prager "got this issue spectacularly wrong." For one thing, he notes, House members may opt for an "affirmation" instead of a religious oath. But secondly, "if using a religious text for an oath has any significance at all … one would suppose that it would have to be a religious text with significance to the person swearing the oath. … Why wouldn't we want Ellison to swear his oath on the one religious text he holds sacred, if we want him to feel some responsibility for acting in its defense by fulfilling his oath?"At Huffington Post, conservative Christian David Kuo weighs in on Ellison's side: "In courts across America today, people pledge to tell the truth and the whole truth without putting their hands on the Bible if they so choose. (The same thing is true in swearing-in ceremonies). President Bush participates in celebrating Ramadan. If Islam is good enough for President Bush, I suppose its holy book is good enough for a swearing in ceremony."Group blog Shakespeare's Sister argues the book is beside the point: "If you've got contempt for the Constitution, there isn't a book in the world upon which swearing to protect and uphold it will make a damn bit of difference." And anyway, she wonders, "Why the hell is Dennis Prager on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council in the first place?"Read more about Prager's remarks. News on wheels: Newspaper giant Gannett is streamlining its labor force by employing "mobile journalists"—also called "mojos"—to cover "hyper-local" news. Bloggers feel a certain kinship. Brian C. Russell at Yesh hopes this change means more respect for bloggers: "My main concern is how will media companies fairly compensate citizen journalists. I'm not necessarily talking about money. Some bloggers happily donate their work. … But if companies don't respect users (bloggers, citizen journalists) then their partnerships will fail." But Greg Sterling at media blog Screenwerk looks askance at the move: "Newspapers need to retain the integrity their greatest asset, editorial content, and not pump a bunch of 'cat in local tree' stories onto their sites for the sake of having local content."Media watcher Mathew Ingram thinks "mojos" just do "what good reporters have been doing for decades": "The secret is to get close to your audience and talk about the things that matter to them, and they will get close to you."Read more about Gannett's "mojos."back to topPRINT       DISCUSS       E-MAILChristopher Beam is a Slate editorial assistant. Questions or comments? Please e-mail document.write("")document.write("todaysblogs"+"@"+"slate.com");document.write('');. 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Liberal Marc Parent at Crimes and Corruption of the New World Order News likens Padilla’s treatment to classic CIA psychological torture techniques and wonders why this treatment continued for so long: “[T]hey surely must have realized that he had no secrets to reveal. So why continue? One can only speculate. Were they conducting a barbarous experiment, trying to determine what it would take to destroy his personality? Was it simply brutal punishment for the humiliation experienced by those who ordered this treatment after they realized he was not the big terrorist they had fantasized they had in their power?” Liberal Glenn Greenwald at Unclaimed Territory reserves his most brutal sarcasm for Washington Post media columnist Howard Kurtz, whom he accuses of belittling the issue in an online chat: “In Kurtz’s world, the only thing this non-story really implicates are some routine matters involving prisoner security which only whiny human rights hysterics would be upset about. … It’s just some leg shackles and goggles. What’s all the fuss about?”Lance at A Quiet Noise wonders how many Americans justify such treatment and “at the same time put forth that we are a Christian Nation”: “I thought the Inqusition was over centuries ago. And the Salem Witch Trials, at least they got a trial!”Read more about Jose Padilla. Prager v. Ellison: Conservative radio host and columnist Dennis Prager wrote recently that newly elected Rep. Keith Ellison, a Muslim, should take his oath of office on the Bible instead of the Koran. The Council on American-Islamic Relations called his views “bigoted” and demanded his ouster from the board of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. Most bloggers side with neither party.Fellow conservative Ed Morrissey at Captain’s Quarters writes that Prager “got this issue spectacularly wrong.” For one thing, he notes, House members may opt for an “affirmation” instead of a religious oath. But secondly, “if using a religious text for an oath has any significance at all … one would suppose that it would have to be a religious text with significance to the person swearing the oath. … Why wouldn’t we want Ellison to swear his oath on the one religious text he holds sacred, if we want him to feel some responsibility for acting in its defense by fulfilling his oath?”At Huffington Post, conservative Christian David Kuo weighs in on Ellison’s side: “In courts across America today, people pledge to tell the truth and the whole truth without putting their hands on the Bible if they so choose. (The same thing is true in swearing-in ceremonies). President Bush participates in celebrating Ramadan. If Islam is good enough for President Bush, I suppose its holy book is good enough for a swearing in ceremony.”Group blog Shakespeare’s Sister argues the book is beside the point: “If you’ve got contempt for the Constitution, there isn’t a book in the world upon which swearing to protect and uphold it will make a damn bit of difference.” And anyway, she wonders, “Why the hell is Dennis Prager on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council in the first place?”Read more about Prager’s remarks. News on wheels: Newspaper giant Gannett is streamlining its labor force by employing “mobile journalists”—also called “mojos”—to cover “hyper-local” news. Bloggers feel a certain kinship. Brian C. Russell at Yesh hopes this change means more respect for bloggers: “My main concern is how will media companies fairly compensate citizen journalists. I’m not necessarily talking about money. Some bloggers happily donate their work. … But if companies don’t respect users (bloggers, citizen journalists) then their partnerships will fail.” But Greg Sterling at media blog Screenwerk looks askance at the move: “Newspapers need to retain the integrity their greatest asset, editorial content, and not pump a bunch of ‘cat in local tree’ stories onto their sites for the sake of having local content.”Media watcher Mathew Ingram thinks “mojos” just do “what good reporters have been doing for decades”: “The secret is to get close to your audience and talk about the things that matter to them, and they will get close to you.”Read more about Gannett’s “mojos.”back to topPRINT       DISCUSS       E-MAILChristopher Beam is a Slate editorial assistant. Questions or comments? Please e-mail document.write(”")document.write(”todaysblogs”+”@”+”slate.com”);document.write(”);. 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]]> By: Martin Stabe » links for 2006-12-05 http://mathewingram.com/media/2006/12/04/should-all-newspapers-use-mojos/#comment-56 Martin Stabe » links for 2006-12-05 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:31:54 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/2006/12/04/should-all-newspapers-use-mojos/#comment-56 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Mathew Ingram: Should all newspapers use “mojos?” The Washington Post reports on Gannett’s experiments with “mobile journalists” who rarely come into the office and file from wherever they are. (tags: journalism Gannett mojos newspapers hyperlocal) [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> […] Mathew Ingram: Should all newspapers use “mojos?” The Washington Post reports on Gannett’s experiments with “mobile journalists” who rarely come into the office and file from wherever they are. (tags: journalism Gannett mojos newspapers hyperlocal) […]

]]> By: Sheamus http://mathewingram.com/media/2006/12/04/should-all-newspapers-use-mojos/#comment-55 Sheamus Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:20:29 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/2006/12/04/should-all-newspapers-use-mojos/#comment-55 Great post Matthew! Great because you are addressing "constructive action" relative to newspaper media and qualified reporters producing relevant quality content... Well done! Great post Matthew!

Great because you are addressing “constructive action” relative to newspaper media and qualified reporters producing relevant quality content… Well done!

]]> By: Webomatica http://mathewingram.com/media/2006/12/04/should-all-newspapers-use-mojos/#comment-53 Webomatica Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:20:16 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/2006/12/04/should-all-newspapers-use-mojos/#comment-53 I think you are exactly right... these folks are just doing exactly what they should be, but faster. Good reporting (and writing) should never die. But the tools are there for them to break the news faster, because the internet audience wants the news yesterday. There is no time to wait until the print edition comes out the next day. But smart use of technology can help solve this problem. I think you are exactly right… these folks are just doing exactly what they should be, but faster. Good reporting (and writing) should never die. But the tools are there for them to break the news faster, because the internet audience wants the news yesterday. There is no time to wait until the print edition comes out the next day. But smart use of technology can help solve this problem.

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