@nytjim: More on HCA: Doctors accused of performing unneeded cardiac work still practicing at chain’s hospitals. http://t.co/XhRA7T4t
nytjim August 06, 2012 at 06:47PM
@nytjim: New from @NYTimes: Doctors at nation’s largest for-profit hospital operator performed dubious cardiac work. http://t.co/XhRA7T4t
NYU launches history of undercover reporting database
New York University’s “Undercover Reporting†database chronicles undercover journalism dating back to the 1800s. “Much of this material has long been buried in microfilm in individual libraries and thus very difficult to retrieve,†says NYU journalism professor Brooke Kroeger, who spearheaded the project. “Most digitized newspaper archives do not go back past the 1980s or 1990s and even for those that do, it’s difficult to search without exact details of the piece you are seeking.â€
Read the press release after the jump.
Press release
NYU Launches History of Undercover Reporting Database
New York University has launched a database chronicling undercover journalism dating back to the 1800s. The archive, “Undercover Reporting,†includes an array of stories, ranging from the slave trade in 1850s to efforts to boycott Jewish-owned businesses in the U.S. in the late 1930s to treatment of soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the 21st century.
The database, www.undercoverreporting.org, is a joint endeavor of Professor Brooke Kroeger of NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and the university’s Division of Libraries, where the Digital Library Technology Services team developed the online platform that hosts the database, with consultation from the Libraries’ Office of Digital Scholarly Publishing and its Collections and Research Services.
“Much of this material has long been buried in microfilm in individual libraries and thus very difficult to retrieve,†said Kroeger, who conceived and directed the project. “Most digitized newspaper archives do not go back past the 1980s or 1990s and even for those that do, it’s difficult to search without exact details of the piece you are seeking.â€
The database is designed for scholars, student researchers, and journalists, who can search by writer, publication, story topic, or method (e.g., prison infiltrations, shadowing migrants, impersonation, etc.). It also includes critics’ reactions to these tactics—for instance, their response to the use of hidden cameras.
The database coincides with the publication of Kroeger’s Undercover Reporting: The Truth about Deception (Northwestern University Press, Aug. 31, 2012), which emerged from this research. In the book, Kroeger posits that this type of journalism is not separate from the profession’s conventional practices but, rather, embodies some of its most important tenets—the ability to extract significant information or to create indelible, real-time descriptions of hard-to-penetrate institutions or social situations that deserve the public’s attention.
“Researching the book changed my perception of the practice and its role in journalism history, making clear how early reporters were experimenting with the method–notably northern reporters working to expose the slave trade in the south in the years leading up to the Civil War,†explained Kroeger.
The project is supported by NYU’s Humanities Initiative and the university’s Faculty of Arts and Science.
via JIMROMENESKO.COM http://jimromenesko.com/2012/08/06/nyu-launches-history-of-undercover-reporting-database/
Race may play significant role in presidential election, survey finds
Voters’ racial attitudes, both conscious and unconscious, may be a significant factor in this year’s U.S. presidential election, particularly since whites tend to prefer people of their own race, according to new research.
via ScienceDaily: Latest Science News http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120806093940.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
Veep Sheet: Ryan rising?
Chatter about potential running mates intensifies.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79399.html
Trump: I’m wanted at convention
“I know they want me to,” he says when asked if he planned on speaking at the convention in Tampa.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79398.html
Levi Johnston seeks full custody
Bristol Palin’s ex-boyfriend says he’s “disgusted” by what he sees on her reality show.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/08/levi-johnston-seeks-full-custody-of-son-131163.html
The Creators Of “Workaholics” On Keeping The Stupid And Weird In Your Creative Process
The creators of Comedy Central’s “Workaholics” discuss the importance of “weird, random brain farts” and how not to be an idea cop.
Infographic: A Gargantuan Map Of The Internet
196 countries. 350,000 sites. 2,000,000 links. 1 giant picture.
Baidu Employees Sacked, Then Arrested, After Accepting Bribes
Baidu, China’s biggest search engine and more or less the local equivalent of Google, has sacked four employees after they allegedly accepted bribes in return for deleting posts. The deleted content was on its TieBa forum service and seem to be related to publicly-created posts that those paying the bribes disagreed with or were upset by. Baidu noted in a statement it keeps a log of every deletion action by an employee and does not tolerate untoward behaviour.
After the firing, three of the four staff members were arrested by police on suspicion of accepting bribes. Much attention has been focussed on Baidu as a good indicator of the strength of China’s Net economy, and the firm is seemingly considered to be in rude health.
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