Comments for contentious.com http://www.contentious.com Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Sat, 10 May 2008 17:37:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on David Cohn: Pushing journalism frontiers by Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2008/05/07/david-cohn-pushing-journalism-frontiers/#comment-1220924 Amy Gahran Thu, 08 May 2008 19:01:01 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1629#comment-1220924 Be careful what you wish for, heh heh heh..... Anyway, you're doing just fine. Keep it up! - Amy Be careful what you wish for, heh heh heh…..

Anyway, you’re doing just fine. Keep it up!

- Amy

]]> Comment on David Cohn: Pushing journalism frontiers by Digidave http://www.contentious.com/2008/05/07/david-cohn-pushing-journalism-frontiers/#comment-1220921 Digidave Thu, 08 May 2008 17:45:45 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1629#comment-1220921 It is most definitely a compliment. I wish I had a little more Amy Gahran spirit in me. It is most definitely a compliment. I wish I had a little more Amy Gahran spirit in me.

]]> Comment on Rupert Howe mourns his dead Nokia N93 by Beth Kanter http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/28/rupert-howe-mourn-dead-nokia-n93/#comment-1219779 Beth Kanter Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:35:14 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1615#comment-1219779 OMG .. now I'm scared again .. let me blog this OMG .. now I’m scared again .. let me blog this

]]> Comment on Toxic Journo Culture Oozes Across Blogosphere by MadamaAmbi http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/29/toxic-journo-culture-oozes-across-blogosphere/#comment-1219690 MadamaAmbi Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:56:49 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1616#comment-1219690 and then there are those nervy, non-journalists who put out their podcast shingles and the unsuspecting public picks and chooses based on likes, dislikes, affinities, social networking...and good journalistic standards can't compete with the force of group identification or charisma...but yeah, at least they ARE having fun... I don't consider myself a journalist, but have found myself newly in a podcast about the Obama campaign (whom I support) and a few times have had to hold conversations up to a standard...but whose standard?...I never studied journalism...then again, I did do a master's degree in psychology and we did study ethics...or, maybe, if I dig even deeper, I'll find something inside of my own integral structure, my integrity, that helps me decide if I should air controversial material... and I got caught, got used by a poseur who would say whatever he needed to say to get his voice on air...what is my responsibility here?...must I verify allegations?...opinions?...interpretations?...or am I just a conduit??? I'm too new to podcasting to know where I stand on these questions, and I'm not pulling enough listeners to feel that I have to make up my mind today before I corrupt innocent ears...but here I am, having spent a life in one way or another "finding my voice" via art forms, a very amateur, self-taught, no-frills, by-the-seat-of-my-pants podcaster... and I like it...and I like the fact that my podcast is the opposite of slick...and when the Obama campaign is over and my original charter (or would that be my brand?...) drains of meaning, I have a feeling I will stretch, get a glass of water, and keep talking...and listening to my interviewees... sometimes I feel I should apologize to all of you REAL journalists...and yet, there are so many unserved groups, and maybe my connections to some of these voices will matter... yours, MadamaAmbi, Interview4Obama and then there are those nervy, non-journalists who put out their podcast shingles and the unsuspecting public picks and chooses based on likes, dislikes, affinities, social networking…and good journalistic standards can’t compete with the force of group identification or charisma…but yeah, at least they ARE having fun…

I don’t consider myself a journalist, but have found myself newly in a podcast about the Obama campaign (whom I support) and a few times have had to hold conversations up to a standard…but whose standard?…I never studied journalism…then again, I did do a master’s degree in psychology and we did study ethics…or, maybe, if I dig even deeper, I’ll find something inside of my own integral structure, my integrity, that helps me decide if I should air controversial material…

and I got caught, got used by a poseur who would say whatever he needed to say to get his voice on air…what is my responsibility here?…must I verify allegations?…opinions?…interpretations?…or am I just a conduit???

I’m too new to podcasting to know where I stand on these questions, and I’m not pulling enough listeners to feel that I have to make up my mind today before I corrupt innocent ears…but here I am, having spent a life in one way or another “finding my voice” via art forms, a very amateur, self-taught, no-frills, by-the-seat-of-my-pants podcaster…

and I like it…and I like the fact that my podcast is the opposite of slick…and when the Obama campaign is over and my original charter (or would that be my brand?…) drains of meaning, I have a feeling I will stretch, get a glass of water, and keep talking…and listening to my interviewees…

sometimes I feel I should apologize to all of you REAL journalists…and yet, there are so many unserved groups, and maybe my connections to some of these voices will matter…

yours, MadamaAmbi, Interview4Obama

]]> Comment on Journalism: A Toxic Culture? (Or: Why Aren’t We Having More Fun?) by   Toxic Journo Culture Oozes Across Blogosphere — contentious.com http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/28/journalism-a-toxic-culture-or-why-arent-we-having-more-fun/#comment-1219665   Toxic Journo Culture Oozes Across Blogosphere — contentious.com Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:41:21 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1614#comment-1219665 [...] Tidbits post yesterday, Journalism: A Toxic Culture? (Or: Why Aren’t We Having More Fun?) (cross-posted to Contentious.com) has gotten many comments and also picked up wider traction. Here are the [...] [...] Tidbits post yesterday, Journalism: A Toxic Culture? (Or: Why Aren’t We Having More Fun?) (cross-posted to Contentious.com) has gotten many comments and also picked up wider traction. Here are the [...]

]]> Comment on Why you should disable “sharing” on your laptop by Brett Borders http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/27/why-you-should-disable-sharing-on-your-laptop/#comment-1219663 Brett Borders Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:00:25 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/27/why-you-should-disable-sharing-on-your-laptop/#comment-1219663 That's a pretty cool screenshot. I think by default, on the Mac, sharing is only open as a drop-box. Someone can drop off a file in a special directory but that's it. They can't format your hard drive or anything like that, That’s a pretty cool screenshot. I think by default, on the Mac, sharing is only open as a drop-box. Someone can drop off a file in a special directory but that’s it. They can’t format your hard drive or anything like that,

]]> Comment on New J-Skills: What to Measure? by Hvad skal fremtidens journalister kunne? « Ernst Poulsen’s Weblog http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/10/new-j-skills-what-to-measure/#comment-1219641 Hvad skal fremtidens journalister kunne? « Ernst Poulsen’s Weblog Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:04:26 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1578#comment-1219641 [...] er en diskussion, som også er aktuel på Lars K. Jensen, Kim Elmose og Amy Gahrans [...] [...] er en diskussion, som også er aktuel på Lars K. Jensen, Kim Elmose og Amy Gahrans [...]

]]> Comment on Nokia USA: It’s Not Your Intermediaries, It’s YOU by contentious.com - Rupert Howe mourns his dead Nokia N93 http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/21/nokia-usa-its-not-your-intermediaries-its-you/#comment-1219514 contentious.com - Rupert Howe mourns his dead Nokia N93 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:41:16 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=1601#comment-1219514 [...] North America (where Nokia’s service and support for its N Series phones may be slightly, um, more limited than what he’s accustomed to in the UK), I left a comment to warn him about the situation [...] [...] North America (where Nokia’s service and support for its N Series phones may be slightly, um, more limited than what he’s accustomed to in the UK), I left a comment to warn him about the situation [...]

]]> Comment on JibJabbing Intellectuals by SteveSgt http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/27/jibjabbing-intellectuals/#comment-1219512 SteveSgt Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:32:50 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/27/jibjabbing-intellectuals/#comment-1219512 C'mon, Amy. We want to read your thoughtful commentary on this piece, your interpretation, your "take". C’mon, Amy. We want to read your thoughtful commentary on this piece, your interpretation, your “take”.

]]> Comment on Why you should disable “sharing” on your laptop by Jennifer http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/27/why-you-should-disable-sharing-on-your-laptop/#comment-1219310 Jennifer Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:26:32 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/27/why-you-should-disable-sharing-on-your-laptop/#comment-1219310 Thank you for sharing! I actually think some people are oblivious to this situation. I realized my own fault in not knowing this until I first moved to New York in 2001. My apartment has public wifi to a certain extent. Some of the residents STEAL the wifi connection from our management office and I see some crazy listings for file sharing. However, I learned to set up a secure wifi connection and to disable file sharing too when I leave my home. Thank you for repeating this valuable lesson!! Thank you for sharing!

I actually think some people are oblivious to this situation. I realized my own fault in not knowing this until I first moved to New York in 2001. My apartment has public wifi to a certain extent.

Some of the residents STEAL the wifi connection from our management office and I see some crazy listings for file sharing. However, I learned to set up a secure wifi connection and to disable file sharing too when I leave my home.

Thank you for repeating this valuable lesson!!

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