"The Young Turks" Doing Good and Doing Well

A totally web-based TV outlet, The Young Turks, is getting $1 million in annual online revenue and 18 million views last month, according to today's L.A. Times.

Obsession with Access Leads to Pulled Punches

Cenk Uygur, host of the successful indy web TV show, "The Young Turks," draws lessons about corporate media from an incident of National Enquirer suppressing a Tiger Woods "expose" in 2007.

Indy Video Shakes Up 2008 Campaign

A Brave New Films' mini-video "McCain's Mansions" got over 600,000 views. This self-promotional behind-the-scenes video, "The Making of McCain's Mansions," shows how the mini-video went up the media food chain into the mainstream diet.

Blogger's Question Launches Controversy

In a blog post for indy media class, former IC journalism student Chris Lisee tells an important story about the impact a single off-key journalist can have.

"Indy Media in a Time of War"

Video made by volunteer collective in an upstate NY Independent Media Center, based on a 2003 speech by Amy Goodman.

Internet Hoax + Limbaugh-Style Spin = Public Ignorance

Any Internet-savvy, educated person would not fall for this Internet hoax, but many non-savvy folks have. Probably ditto for Limbaugh listeners.

Dances with White House/Dances with Wolves?

Here's video from 2007 Radio-Television Correspondents Association Dinner. While these are social events where journalists and newsmakers are expected to have some fun, is this symbolic of too much cozyness?