Posted Local Academic Gets Glamour-ized to Austinist
Photo by Osei (Ozzy) on flickrLast summer, a Glamour magazine staffer in New York City sparked controversy during a lunchtime talk on appropriate business attire when she told listeners that Afros were a "Glamour don't." When the story started showing up online, Glamour, which is known for supporting diversity, scrambled to respond to the many women who wrote to express their anger and dismay. Ultimately, the staffer left Glamour. Then last November, the magazine put...
Posted Dan Rather Delivers An Inspiring SXSW Interactive Keynote Address to Austinist
Dan Rather delivered a keynote address yesterday to a packed ballroom in the Hilton downtown. Among other things, Rather suggested that modern journalism needs "a spine transplant." He also had some interesting things to say about the nature of journalism in general and why he thinks it is the way it is. One important point he made was that the term "investigative journalism" is redundant because journalism, when done correctly, is inherently investigative. Having...