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Journalism & Media Discussion Forum: The End of Journalism?

The End of Journalism? – EofJ – is a forum for people who feel uneasy about the current state of journalism and who wish to discuss and analyse the crisis. EofJ aims to open the floor for a dedicated discussion on the future of international journalism with the aim of improving the quality of communication in the public sphere. A comprehensive collection of links in each category makes EofJ a prime one-stop site for cutting-edge online information. Observational and critical postings, commentary and relevant links are filed under seven categories:MANAGERS & MOGULSCOST CUTTING PR PRESSURE PROFESSIONAL FATIGUE USER GENERATED CONTENT MEDIA REGULATION CENSORSHIP Benchmark pieces of excellent journalism as well as your concerns or complaints about the industry can be filed under two categories: BEST PRACTICE MISCONDUCTPerspectives -- positive and poor ones -- should be discussed under:THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM EofJ was set up in early 2007 and is run by the alumni of IJP’s annual British-German Journalists’ Conference. IJP is a global association based in Germany organising vocational training abroad for journalists from more than 40 countries. If you want to contribute to EofJ please register here. Internationale Journalisten-Programme e.V. (IJP) Höhenblick 2 61462 Königstein/ Ts. Editors-in-charge: Florian Lottmann (IJP), Rob Davies, Dirk von Gehlen The IJP is registered as a charitable, non-profit organisation under reference number 8 VR 646 in Koenigstein (Ts)/Germany.Please send all technical comments regarding this site to ourwebmaster. © 2007 unless otherwise stated: IJP (EofJ/End of Journalism?). All rights reserved. If you want to visit IJP click here: www.ijp.org

US Media response to anthrax caseAugust 22

Recent coverage of the case of the anthrax tainted letters sent to senators and officials in 2001 has been baffling. When the story first broke, shortly after the attacks of September 11th, use of the word terrorism in connection to the case was widespread practise in the mainstream media. The so-called 'Amerithrax' case killed five people and injured seven others, and consisted of two waves of letters reading 'death to America, death to Isrel' and ending with the line 'Allah is great'.

The rise of citizen foreign correspondentsJuly 31

Nick Kristof reports in his column in the New York Times that only four American newspapers now have foreign desks. But foreign correspondents are to some extent being replaced by freelance citizen journalists who reporting from places that newspapers that can no longer afford to send foreign correspondents, publishing their stories on sites like Demotix.

Do we really need sub-editors?July 9

I don't propose to answer this question myself, for fear of being either lynched by a baying mob of subs, or told to clear my desk by the men at the top...but here's a very interesting piece from the Independent on Sunday about London freesheet City AM's decision to axe its sub-editing staff.

For me the central issue is that raised by 'an insider':-

Malik's notes on 'Inside the Mind of a British Jihadist' must be divulged to policeJune 27

Despite Malik himself seeing the court's ruling of 26th June as a 'victory for common sense', I feel the decision to compel the controversial British journalist to hand over party of his interview notes for his forthcoming book on self-confessed former extremist Hassan Butt marks a dark day for press freedom.

Rupert 'lower the standards of the Earth' MurdochJune 23

Everybody has a price; for the Bancrofts it was a tidy five billion and the hollow promise of a 'special commitee' to preserve the Wall Street Journal's editorial integrity - a deal that would certainly have had editors of The Times in London rolling their eyes. Cue much 'wailing and gnashing of teeth' (as the Private Eye would put it), slapping of foreheads and keyboards burning as bloggers register their disgust on the internet.