Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Gossip
A couple of months back, a friend and I were discussing the different trends of journalism on the web, and I shared with him a piece I found that featured a talk at Cal's J-school on the subject. Curiously enough, the resource person was Harvey Levin, the guy who runs the popular TMZ gossip site (and the centerpiece of the related TV show). While I am a fan of the show -- and Levin comes off as a smart guy on it -- I didn't really take him for the type who would be able to impart sage knowledge to J-school kids. But Levin was actually really good, and his stuff really was worth sharing. The guy gets it.Levin and TMZ are now back in the spotlight after they broke news of Michael Jackson's death -- just the latest in their long line of accurate breaking exclusives. For all the flak it gets because of the tabloid sensationalism and the smug snarkiness, sites like TMZ, with smart guys like Levin at the helm, might be the future of journalism as we know it.
Labels: journalism, michaeljackson
Comments:
7/01/2009 11:43 AM -- 
Targrod says:
i think may local version na tayo nito sa channel 7. not sure nga lang kung tuloy pa ito.
though it is a tough act to follow kasi kung punchline lang ang usapan, hindi puro kabaklaan yung nasa tmz.
