Bloggers need to learn about libel laws
A blogger expressed her feelings in a post and it cost her more than $1 million. Welcome to the world of libel!
Truth is officially stranger than fiction…
Terry returns from the holidays and a road trip…and steps into a wormhole.
It’s Time to Publicly Shame Shaun King
Shaun King posted a picture of Miranda Rae Fair and Joseph Emery, accusing them of blatant racism. He may have been wrong and ruined two innocent people who are on his side.
Why News Reporter ranking as worst job is bad for everyone
For the third straight year, newspaper reporter clocked in at the bottom of the list of 200 jobs analyzed. This is damaging to society and Ty will tell you why.
Sean Penn: Actor. Activist. NOT Journalist.
Actor. Filmmaker. Political activist. According to Wikipedia, those titles are Sean Penn’s occupations. What you won’t find is “journalist”. Why? Because he’s not. Penn is under fire after Rolling Stone published an interview he did with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the world’s most wanted men before this past weekend. The interview was published…
Facebook Fallacies: Blood Water, Fake Ice Cream, Drum Circles & Pigs
Facebook is a breeding ground for stupidity, ignorance and subtle (sometimes overt) racism and prejudice. Since shaming is a good way to get people to change, let’s call them out on their BS. Facebook Fallacies is a weekly column sponsored by Soundtrack of the Week that debunks all of the stupid shit floating around Satan’s asshole, aka…
Facebook Fallacies: Caitlyn Jenner, Racist Apartments, Minimum Wage & 9/11
Facebook is a breeding ground for stupidity, ignorance and subtle (sometimes overt) racism and prejudice. Since shaming is a good way to get people to change, let’s call them out on their BS. Facebook Fallacies is a weekly column sponsored by Soundtrack of the Week that debunks all of the stupid shit floating around Satan’s asshole,…
Facebook Fallacies: Skinhead Gangs, White Privilege, the Apocalypse & the NFL
Facebook is a breeding ground for stupidity, ignorance and subtle (sometimes overt) racism and prejudice. Since shaming is a good way to get people to change, let’s call them out on their BS. Facebook Fallacies is a weekly column sponsored by Soundtrack of the Week that debunks all of the stupid shit floating around Satan’s asshole, aka…
Facebook Fallacies: Baltimore Riots, Vaccines, Jade Helm & Testicles
Facebook is a breeding ground for stupidity, ignorance and subtle (sometimes overt) racism and prejudice. Since shaming is a good way to get people to change, let’s call them out on their BS. Facebook Fallacies is a weekly column sponsored by Soundtrack of the Week that debunks all of the stupid shit floating around Satan’s asshole, aka…
Facebook Fallacies: Obama, Chuck Norris, racism and more
Facebook is a breeding ground for stupidity, ignorance and subtle (sometimes overt) racism and prejudice. Since shaming is a good way to get people to change, let’s call them out on their BS. Facebook Fallacies is a weekly column sponsored by Soundtrack of the Week that debunks all of the stupid shit floating around Satan’s asshole,…
Facebook Fallacies: Week 15 of 2015
Facebook is a breeding ground for stupidity, ignorance and subtle (sometimes overt) racism and prejudice. Since shaming is a good way to get people to change, let’s call them out on their BS. Facebook Fallacies is a weekly column sponsored by Soundtrack of the Week that debunks all of the stupid shit floating around Satan’s asshole,…
Facebook Fallacies: Week 13 of 2015
Facebook is a breeding ground for stupidity, ignorance and subtle (sometimes overt) racism and prejudice. Since shaming is a good way to get people to change, let’s call them out on their BS. Facebook Fallacies is a weekly column sponsored by Soundtrack of the Week that debunks all of the stupid shit floating around Satan’s asshole,…
Facebook Fallacies: Week 11 of 2015
Facebook is a breeding ground for stupidity, ignorance and subtle (sometimes overt) racism and prejudice. Since shaming is a good way to get people to change, let’s call them out on their BS. Facebook Fallacies is a weekly column sponsored by Soundtrack of the Week that debunks all of the stupid shit floating around Satan’s asshole, aka…
Facebook Fallacies: Week 10 of 2015
Facebook is a breeding ground for stupidity, ignorance and subtle (sometimes overt) racism and prejudice. Since shaming is a good way to get people to change, let’s call them out on their BS. Facebook Fallacies is a weekly column sponsored by Soundtrack of the Week that debunks all of the stupid shit floating around…
Journalism Isn’t For Journalists: HuffPo Hires NFL Conspiracy Theorist
Sadly, “Journalism Isn’t For Journalists” will be a reoccurring segment on this site. This week, The Huffington Post is the latest media outlet to give a huge “FUCK YOU!” to journalists everywhere. HuffPost has hired former NFL wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth as their newest politics fellow. Not a sports writer. Not a health and nutrition…
(fill in the blank) Until Proven (fill in the blank)
Which word goes first: “innocent” or “guilty?” According to the court of law, “innocent until proven guilty” is the law of the land. According to the court of public opinion (i.e. idiots), the opposite yields true. And no one knows that better than Cards Against Humanity creator Max Temkin. A few months ago, news came…
8 Million Reasons Why BuzzFeed Isn’t News
There are very few careers available where simply getting a formal education specific to the industry will land you a job. Unless the job requires a specific postgraduate degree to be legally qualified (doctor, lawyer, etc.), chances are your dream job will be snatched up by someone who majored in Renaissance Literature or something equally…
Integrity in Journalism
Watergate. Iran-Contra. Monica Lewinsky’s cum-stained dress. The above are good examples of what journalism and news used to be. No listicles. No aggregation. Just trained and educated journalists reporting the facts (and only the facts) so that the individual reader can form their own opinion. I may be sourcing news from others, but I intend…
