We got an interesting tip from a TMV reader about a website that will be of interest to everyone who follows the Jena 6 controversy, no matter what their view:
Amani is a journalist who has struck out on his own. He does great on the scene reporting, camera in hand. He and his friend Mario were hired by HDNet News to cover the Jena 6 rally. All of his stuff is outstanding but given the Jena 6 is the current hot button..
And he’s detailing what it’s like to cover a big media story in a way where you almost feel like you’re on the scene with the parade of talking heads, media in town, etc. Rather than give the link to one post, we give you THE SITE’S MAIN LINK HERE so you can scroll down.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.