As a news consumer, I’ve been finding it a little difficult to reconcile today’s (mainstream) media cycle. Over the last few weeks in particular. To think there once was a time when reporters and journalists would file their work usually to meet one or two deadlines over the course of a day.
Today, there is an abundance of media sources not to mention supersonic speed-like technology advancement. Yet, mainstream media in particular (well, perhaps national network television moreso) seems to hold on to that one story and re-cycle it day after day, turning ‘aggregation’ into a four-letter word … at best, adding relatively nothing new; at worst, shedding little light on other stories. 
So in the spirit of today’s 86,400-second news cycle, I’m going to try and regularly post some links from the previous 7 to 10 days that you may have missed.
For now, I’ve tagged/called it “Catching Up”. I realize I’m making the editorial decision to post these links; but my intent is not to imply any kind of corporate opinion or personal political/socio leanings. Having said that, when I do have an opinion, I’ll let it be known.
Some food for thought:
- ‘Headscarf martyr’ mourned – from Inside Islam blog.
- Customer service made short and tweet - the Ottawa Citizen notes how businesses are utilizing Twitter for some top-knotch customer service
- “The Stoning of Soraya M.” – details from blogger/University professor Irshad Manji about a campaign inspired by the memory of Soraya. And to read more on Irshad’s newsletter, click here.
- Native schools: Truth and Reconciliation | Some big questions for the slow-starting commission – from CBC.ca (with thanks to Ray Auger (@Ojibray) on Twitter). Take your time, explore the links and the comments.
- Ethnic Clashes in China: Uighurs vs. Han Chinese – an archived discussion that occured live last week on the Washington Post website.
- Daniel Pearl Act would shine light on overlooked abuses – from the Committee to Protect Journalists Blog
As always, if you’ve come across some interesting links that you feel this blog’s readers may find interesting, by all means, let me know: doreen [at] diversitymediaservices [dot] [com].
