Who Does Your Data?
As we’ve been reminded again recently, in case we somehow forgot, the “facts” of news reporting are not actually neutral. Just plain data is part of a political context, too. … Read more Who Does Your Data?
Category: January 2012
Alan Mattlage reviews Prophets of the Fourth Estate
Library Juice blogger Alan Mattlage has posted a review of Prophets of the Fourth Estate: Broadsides by Press Critics of the Progressive Era, on his own blog. His review provides … Read more Alan Mattlage reviews Prophets of the Fourth Estate
The Rise of the New Groupthink
Susan Cain offers a most welcome statement in yesterday’s New York Times: “The Rise of the New Groupthink.”
Evidence of Evil at Google, from a faraway land
The CEO of an internet business in Kenya called Mocality has posted a report to his blog about what seem to be some unethical and probably illegal business practices by … Read more Evidence of Evil at Google, from a faraway land
The New York Times, Compromise, and the Past
Arthur Brisbane is New York Times Public Editor, a position outside the regular editorial team that is supposed to act as the reader’s representative. Followers of this blog have probably … Read more The New York Times, Compromise, and the Past
Nice fake site example for info lit instruction
A site set up by tricky spammers, potentially useful in information literacy instruction: “CNBC” report on “income at home system.”
Auslander & Fox
Litwin Books, LLC is starting a new imprint. Auslander & Fox will publish “books with originality, wit, and perspective,” for a general audience. Publications coming up include a children’s book … Read more Auslander & Fox
Robert Darnton Interview at Cardiff University
Robert Darnton, frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books on libraries and author of The Case for Books: Past, Present and Future, was interviewed prior to a talk … Read more Robert Darnton Interview at Cardiff University
New Book: Prophets of the Fourth Estate
Prophets of the Fourth Estate: Broadsides by Press Critics of the Progressive Era Authors: Amy Reynolds and Gary Hicks Price: $28.00 Published: January 2012 ISBN: 978-0-9802004-6-1 Printed on acid-free paper … Read more New Book: Prophets of the Fourth Estate