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WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
(The longest thing in this edition.)
Welcome! In the changing world of journalism, many experienced writers, investigative journalists, and print media reporters have lost their jobs due to corporate mega-mergers and the inevitable downsizing that follows. That's also true in television and radio newsrooms, though it's far worse in print-and-web "printed word" reporting.
Over 2,400 journalists -- many of them investigative reporters -- have lost full-time jobs throughout America due to cutbacks in the past year alone.
Let's be clear: we're not talking about washouts or wannabes. We're talking about knowledgeable, experienced folks with a passion for finding the facts and what they mean, a passion for sorting the wheat from the chaff, and making what matters understandable. We're talking about folks who have honed the skill sets to cover and report news and make it not just interesting, but compelling.
We celebrate that focused passion when we find it. We cite the outlets that do a good job when we find them.
But let's face it: The thoughtful perspectives of in-house "subject specialists" and those who can richly and meaningfully inform current events with deep background knowledge-- and the perspective of history -- appear in far fewer numbers. It's not just that cable TV goes for quick and clever sound bytes from talking heads in place of real analysis. It's become, primarily, a function of chasing ratings based on tribalism driven by social media. It can be argued that is as much a response to the haranging singularities of cable news as it is a paradigm of on-demand convenience for the individually encapsulated.
Of course, that's not all. When a big city newspaper refuses to run advance coverage of a festival-sized event for a major global charity, telling organizers to "Buy a full-page ad," readers cannot choose to support what they do not know is happening. And those volunteering many hours for a worthy cause justifiably feel betrayed by the media.
Those things happen all to often. It happens when something runs counter to the apparent agenda of the corporate masters who absorbed the media outlet that was once populated with bulldogs. They happen too, because the cutesy format of the morning show, or the need for phoners with bombastic candidates full of bloviating bluster, consume all the air time the "news hole" gets between unprecedented amounts of commercials.
Thus, many journalists are frustrated when they expend the effort and really dig-in to develop a story, only to encounter forces that won't allow their audience to see it.
OUR WRITERS include those who have held White House press credentials, written for newspaper syndicates, and hosted radio shows in major markets. Most often, they are now contributors to independent outlets. Even then, when an editor decides to eliminate relevant parts of a story, they can send it to us. If it follows the rules of good journalism, we will print all of it -- with the caveat that anything legally actionable won't appear. We're not interested in being sued for libel or slander -- but calling out the scoundrels is always fair game.
"News, Events, Perspectives -- Associated Journalists" -- features plenty of NEWS YOU CAN USE and news that, sadly, you aren't finding often enough anywhere else. What's here is informative and often offers perspective.
A LOT OF IT IS FUN. WE COVER EVENTS, TOO.
We feature dissertations on history. We include what editors call "color," the connections to cultural touchstones that many readers need to find, to be worth their while to hang around and to look forward to coming back.
What we DON'T do is wallow in the singularities of corporate Big Media -- except to call them out for doing it. And when we detect it's just a sheepdip, we question why they're doing it.
We attract writers because they can (a) get their stories published the way they want them to read; (b) keep their skills sharp, when they might otherwise be stuck with assignments to produce pablum; and (c) offer exposure and current publishing credits to those looking to find new outlets.
Sometimes this is a cornucopia. Sometimes it's heavy with science. Or international relations and foreign policy. Or music and the arts. All are welcome.
So, from in-depth analysis and thoughtful discussions to FUN AND WORTHWHILE THINGS TO DO, you'll always find plenty here.
We've tried in the past to cover events in several regions. Once upon a time, on fancier sites with all the bells and whistles, we published events editions for Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle. All that just proved to be too much. So...
Our EVENTS are focused on SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, though our arts and entertainment news and features may preview or review things happening anywhere in the world, as determined by what our associated journalists contribute. No, you won't find celebrity gossip. We DON'T do that.
Because things here come from multiple contributors, some listings will inevitably arrive here later than they ran (or later than their authors thought they were going to run, before an editor or corporate hack nixed them) in other outlets. We attempt to keep our content completely relevant. If the closing date for an event has passed, we likely knew that, but figured you would like to know about whatever it is (or was) anyway. After all, we do write about history here, as well as things that just happened or haven't yet happened.
Photos, in particular, will often inform you about what HAS happened.
Sometimes you'll see writer's bylines and sometimes you won't.
There's an important reason why. When you work for any of many outlets, you cannot publish elsewhere under your own name -- at least you can't if it could create a problem in the front office. At the same time, we do not want to lose credibility with readers by showing you a bunch of goofy pseudonyms. Thus, much of what we publish is simply credited to "News, Events, Perspectives -- Associated Journalists."
Our Managing Editor, Larry Wines, can be contacted regarding
SUBMISSIONS FROM JOURNALISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS, at
news-events-perspectives-editor@outlook.com
READER COMMENTS are welcome, and they can be made using the site's tools (that's a newly-enabled feature, and it IS moderated to eliminate spam).
COMMENTS or QUESTIONS can be sent by email to:
news.events.perspectives.info@gmail.com
If you E-MAIL a COMMENT and you want it to appear with other readers' comments, state that clearly, and remember to specify that we can include your name.
Over 2,400 journalists -- many of them investigative reporters -- have lost full-time jobs throughout America due to cutbacks in the past year alone.
Let's be clear: we're not talking about washouts or wannabes. We're talking about knowledgeable, experienced folks with a passion for finding the facts and what they mean, a passion for sorting the wheat from the chaff, and making what matters understandable. We're talking about folks who have honed the skill sets to cover and report news and make it not just interesting, but compelling.
We celebrate that focused passion when we find it. We cite the outlets that do a good job when we find them.
Of course, that's not all. When a big city newspaper refuses to run advance coverage of a festival-sized event for a major global charity, telling organizers to "Buy a full-page ad," readers cannot choose to support what they do not know is happening. And those volunteering many hours for a worthy cause justifiably feel betrayed by the media.
Those things happen all to often. It happens when something runs counter to the apparent agenda of the corporate masters who absorbed the media outlet that was once populated with bulldogs. They happen too, because the cutesy format of the morning show, or the need for phoners with bombastic candidates full of bloviating bluster, consume all the air time the "news hole" gets between unprecedented amounts of commercials.
Thus, many journalists are frustrated when they expend the effort and really dig-in to develop a story, only to encounter forces that won't allow their audience to see it.
OUR WRITERS include those who have held White House press credentials, written for newspaper syndicates, and hosted radio shows in major markets. Most often, they are now contributors to independent outlets. Even then, when an editor decides to eliminate relevant parts of a story, they can send it to us. If it follows the rules of good journalism, we will print all of it -- with the caveat that anything legally actionable won't appear. We're not interested in being sued for libel or slander -- but calling out the scoundrels is always fair game.
"News, Events, Perspectives -- Associated Journalists" -- features plenty of NEWS YOU CAN USE and news that, sadly, you aren't finding often enough anywhere else. What's here is informative and often offers perspective.
A LOT OF IT IS FUN. WE COVER EVENTS, TOO.
We feature dissertations on history. We include what editors call "color," the connections to cultural touchstones that many readers need to find, to be worth their while to hang around and to look forward to coming back.
What we DON'T do is wallow in the singularities of corporate Big Media -- except to call them out for doing it. And when we detect it's just a sheepdip, we question why they're doing it.
We attract writers because they can (a) get their stories published the way they want them to read; (b) keep their skills sharp, when they might otherwise be stuck with assignments to produce pablum; and (c) offer exposure and current publishing credits to those looking to find new outlets.
Sometimes this is a cornucopia. Sometimes it's heavy with science. Or international relations and foreign policy. Or music and the arts. All are welcome.
So, from in-depth analysis and thoughtful discussions to FUN AND WORTHWHILE THINGS TO DO, you'll always find plenty here.
We've tried in the past to cover events in several regions. Once upon a time, on fancier sites with all the bells and whistles, we published events editions for Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle. All that just proved to be too much. So...
Our EVENTS are focused on SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, though our arts and entertainment news and features may preview or review things happening anywhere in the world, as determined by what our associated journalists contribute. No, you won't find celebrity gossip. We DON'T do that.
Because things here come from multiple contributors, some listings will inevitably arrive here later than they ran (or later than their authors thought they were going to run, before an editor or corporate hack nixed them) in other outlets. We attempt to keep our content completely relevant. If the closing date for an event has passed, we likely knew that, but figured you would like to know about whatever it is (or was) anyway. After all, we do write about history here, as well as things that just happened or haven't yet happened.
Photos, in particular, will often inform you about what HAS happened.
Sometimes you'll see writer's bylines and sometimes you won't.
There's an important reason why. When you work for any of many outlets, you cannot publish elsewhere under your own name -- at least you can't if it could create a problem in the front office. At the same time, we do not want to lose credibility with readers by showing you a bunch of goofy pseudonyms. Thus, much of what we publish is simply credited to "News, Events, Perspectives -- Associated Journalists."
Our Managing Editor, Larry Wines, can be contacted regarding
SUBMISSIONS FROM JOURNALISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS, at
news-events-perspectives-editor@outlook.com
READER COMMENTS are welcome, and they can be made using the site's tools (that's a newly-enabled feature, and it IS moderated to eliminate spam).
COMMENTS or QUESTIONS can be sent by email to:
news.events.perspectives.info@gmail.com
If you E-MAIL a COMMENT and you want it to appear with other readers' comments, state that clearly, and remember to specify that we can include your name.
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