Censorship is arguably the most irreversible path a publication can travel. We are a semi-forgiving society that understands journalists will get the story wrong from time to time. We know that there are ethical boundaries that must occasionally be crossed. We are forgiving when a publication gets too controversial or stands behind the side of an argument with which we do not agree. When censorship enters the equation, a publication loses everything important to it. Credibility is gone. Unbiased reporting can no longer be expected. Every opinion and fact posted will be seen through the eyes…

Those of us who have been classically trained in journalism (from back in the days when journalism was more than blogging and posting videos to Twitter), it’s hard to see the decline of the world in which we once thrived. Writing for a local newspaper in the 80s showed me two things that I can say are amongst my most insightful perspectives: Journalism has always been an engine that drives revenues Real “journalists” were going to be replaced over time as technology improved At the time I was called an apocalyptic freak. I believe those were the actual words used by an editor who was, at the time, in his…

Depending on which side you take in the conflict eternal between PC and Mac, this is either an enormous fail or win. Seems some PC-critical convenience store worker must’ve taken his vehement fanboy-ism to work when he decided to place these magazines. Yeah, it’s an old photo (a sneak peek at Leopard, lolol), but it’s new to the greater internet, so deal. Thanks, Failblog!…

From the file labelled ‘stuff you didn’t expect to hear about today’ comes this puzzler: LG has announced that it’s teaming up with film score icon Ennio Morricone to produce exclusive ringtones and music for its devices. The music will come preloaded on LG’s entire range of smartphones, beginning with the Optimus 2X, and will feature 10 Morricone classics, as well as 15 new pieces developed specifically for LG. For those of you who aren’t hip to Morricone, he’s an extremely influential legend in the world of composing. Hell, I thought he was dead until wikipedia-ing him a couple minutes ago. Even…

If you hadn’t had a reason to purchase an iPad up to now, this may be the one, guys. VLC is coming (we hope) to the iPad. Well, I mean, it is, but it isn’t. Or, it might. Assuming it’s approved. VLC, as you’re well aware, is inarguably the most ballin’ piece of video playback software available to man or beast, and its expansion to a new platform is more than reason to be excited. Considering the iPad is the world’s greatest device for content consumption, it’s only right it gets the best media player. VLC plays anything. VLC plays any codec you can name. VLC plays VIDEO_TS folders. VLC lets you stream Apple-hardware-only…

Researchers at the University of Maryland asked 200 students to put down their cell phones, iPods, Facebook, Twitter and all other media devices for 24 hours to study the effects of an addiction to these applications/products. Susan Moeller, a journalism professor at the university, is behind the project and found that students started showing withdrawal and anxiety after the 24 hour time period. One student was quote as saying: “I clearly am addicted and the dependency is sickening. Between having a Blackberry, a laptop, a television, and an iPod, people have become unable to shed their media…

Water is an amazing thing that is taken for granted. So it is quite awesome when some creative minds make art out of water. Something that many of us have never seen, and, as is clear from the video, something you can’t help but watch in amazement. Aquascript is the technology that powered this billboard in Paris. It is a system that utilizes water streams to create images, messages, and other forms of visual information. And while this technology is hardly new (it hit the media spotlight in 2008), it is still quite amazing to see it in action. But as amazing it is to look at, it is even more impressive to…

Many sporting organizations have been well known for their resistance to new media and Web-based technologies; however, times are quickly changing. The NBA and Turner Sports (a broadcaster for the NBA) are teaming up to offer new technologies like live streaming chats, mobile updates, and live Twitter updates. …