Posted on 02/28/2015 5:46:06 AM PST by marktwain
The above is a screenshot from the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma's call for applications from journalists to attend a "workshop for journalists on covering guns and gun violence". It is from the dartcenter.org website, so you can look for yourself. The workshop specifically includes an invitation for bloggers to apply. From DART:
To help journalists and news organizations in the Southwest improve their reporting on guns and gun violence, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia Journalism School is organizing a two-day regional workshop May 29 and 30, 2015 for reporters, editors, news directors, photographers, producers, and bloggers.I have emailed the contact twice, asking rather pointed questions about the list of speakers, and the content. I have not received an answer. I have already sent in my application to attend. I do not expect to be selected. I suspect that this will be a seminar on how to construct propaganda to buttress the political efforts of Michael Bloomberg. He is the person that is supplying the money.
Do not let that dissuade you from applying. At the minimum, you can show that you were turned down. Perhaps someone who is not a committed disarmist will be able to attend, and report on the proceedings.
The application is a fairly simple process, all done with an email.
From The Dart Center:
To apply, please email programs@dartcenter.org with your resume or CV, full contact information (name, address, city, state, zip, phone number and email address) and a one-page letter of interest that:I strongly urge my fellow bloggers to apply. At the minimum, you will be able to brag that you were turned down by The Dart Center.
- Describes how and why this workshop is relevant to you and your work;
- Identifies three issues around guns or gun violence of particular interest to you;
- Explains a challenge you have encountered in pursuing a story on this topic (or a related one); and
- Briefly outlines a possible story you might pursue on the topic.
If it is a workshop for journalists, what do bloggers have to do with it?
Ways on how to misrepresent; obfuscate facts; exaggerate statistics; misname every weapon they come across; downplay any deaths related to minority violence, drugs, and alcohol...
There just ain’t enough falsity goin’ on. They needs to be like the AGW freaks...them dudes go they sh!t together man!
Training all the trolls on conservative BBs.
They are the new journalists.
The old media is dying
One hundred school shootings in two years?
So what is that? A school shooting every week?
If not then there must be multiple shootings
on some days? Yes?
Sorry, on some weeks. I guess I’ve missed them.
Thieves and plagiarists.
What is REALLY needed is a workshop on heads, beheading and how to keep your head on your shoulders.
When I saw the headline, my brain interpreted it as “they are having a workshop to explore violence, using dart guns”, and I thought “Wow, that sounds fun!”.
So has a blogger stole from you.
No, they steal from the same old media they pretend to replace.
Sounds bad till you realize that the only REAL “developed countries” are USA, Canada, Western Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
The rest of the world is a murdering MAD HOUSE!
I'll take LIBERTY over the illusion of safety any day!
Have you heard of the fair use doctrine.
Lawn Darts? I thought you couldn’t buy them anymore.
Have you heard of plagiarism?
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