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Ferguson News coverage: What if Kennedy had been shot in the Twitter age?

August 21, 2014 by wpfixit

News coverage in the age of social media: Ferguson and the Kennedy Assassination. What if Kennedy had been shot in the age of Twitter and smart phones? By Nate Thayer August 21, 2014 At 12:29 pm Central Standard Time on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy’s presidential limousine entered Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. […]

Filed Under: Internet Journalism, Internet media ethics, Journalism, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, U.S. politics Tagged With: Ferguson media, Ferguson Missouri, Internet Journalism, Journalism ethics, Nate Thayer, U.S. Politics

“She pissed off the Queen, now she’s dead ”Why Brits Are Loopier Than Americans Re: Fruitcake Conspiracy Theories?

February 24, 2014 by wpfixit

Why Are The Brits Even More Loopy Than Americans When it Comes to Fruitcake Conspiracy Theories? By Nate Thayer February 24, 2013 Some may recall that in December 2012 a couple of radio disc jockey pranksters in Australia called the London hospital where the pregnant Princess whatever-her-name-is was staying having taken ill with tummy troubles. […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, British royal family, Conspiracy Theories, Free Speech, Humor, Internet, Internet Freedom, Internet Journalism, Internet media ethics, Journalistic Ethics, Media, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog Tagged With: British Royal family, Conspiracy theories, free speech, Internet Journalism, Journalism ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Social Media

Korean Sex And Cambodian Govt Corruption: Why You People Read My Blog And What You Are Fiddling Around With On The Internet

February 8, 2014 by wpfixit

Korean Sex And Cambodian Govt Corruption: Why You People Read My Blog And What You Are Fiddling Around With On The Internet By Nate Thayer It is, together, alarming, confusing, depressing, and downright fascinating sometimes when reviewing the analytics of who you people are that come and read my blog–and exactly how you get here. […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Cambodia, Cambodia corruption, Hun Sen, Internet, Internet Journalism, Korean Sex, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Sex Tagged With: Cambodia, Cambodia corruption, Corruption, Internet Journalism, Korean sex, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, sex

Korean Sex, the Atlantic magazine, and Ted Koppel: What visitors wanted to read in 2013

January 2, 2014 by wpfixit

My 2013 statistics for my blog, natethayer.wordpress.com (now moved to www.nate-thayer.com), have been summarized and broken down. They provide for interesting, sometimes disturbing, sometimes humorous, sometimes enlightening,and to me, fascinating insight into how and why people decide to visit an online site, via what social media networks, from where the readers live, and what topics […]

Filed Under: Atlantic Magazine, Bloggers, Free People, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Internet, Internet Freedom, Internet Journalism, Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Social Media, Ted Koppel, Writers Tagged With: free speech, Freelance Journalism, Internet Journalism, Journalism, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Social Media

Corporate Power, ABC TV and Ted Koppel tried to censor the free speech of a free man in a free country. Fuck that.

December 10, 2013 by wpfixit

Corporate power tried to steal my life work. ABC  TV and Ted Koppel tried to censor the free speech of a free man in a free country. Fuck that. Discuss freedom. I would like to define this discussion, where it belongs: The power of corporate thugs using their money to put their jackboot on the […]

Filed Under: #paythemusican, #Paythewriter, ABC News, Atlantic Magazine, Blog Nate Thayer, Cambodia, Corruption, Free Speach, Freedom of speech, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Internet media ethics, Journalistic Ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Pay the Writer, Ted Koppel, Writers Tagged With: ABC News, Cambodia, free speech, Freelance Journalism, Internet Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Ted Koppel

Fleeting Thoughts on the Death of Human Interaction in the Digital Age

November 14, 2013 by wpfixit

Momentary Fleeting Thoughts on the Death of Human Interaction in the Digital Age By Nate Thayer November 14, 2013 I have had dozens of communications with people today–by text, by email, by Google and FB Instant Messaging, from all over the globe. I have been communicating with people for nearly 12 hours, uninterrupted. But just […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Internet, Internet Freedom, Internet Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Social Media Tagged With: Internet, Internet Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Social Media

Musician’s Protest Goes Viral: Corporations offer no payment in exchange for “exposure”

November 8, 2013 by wpfixit

Musicians say Enough is Enough for being asked to work for Free: One mans strongly worded refusal goes viral on social media A Familiar refrain: “They consistently offer musicians nothing for their work, instead suggesting ‘exposure’ as a form of payment.” The issue of for profit companies trying to increase their profit margin by refusing […]

Filed Under: #paythemusican, #Paythewriter, Atlantic Magazine, Blog Nate Thayer, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Freelancers Rights, Internet, Internet Journalism, Internet media ethics, Journalism, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Pay the Writer, Social Media, Twitter, Writers Tagged With: #paythemusician, #paythewriter, Atlantic Magazine, Freelance Journalism, Internet Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog

Journalist of Mercy: Walt Whitman Remembered

September 26, 2013 by wpfixit

Journalist of Mercy: Walt Whitman Remembered Hundreds of letters on behalf of the incapacitated, the suffering, the frightened, the dying soldiers during the U.S. Civil War to their families were written by the loving handwritten pen of one of our eras greatest journalist/poets  By Nate Thayer September 26, 2013 Thus in silence in dreams’ projections, […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Journalism, Journalistic Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Walt Whitman, war, War correspondent Tagged With: Internet Journalism, Journalism, Journalism ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Walt Whitman, War

Has the news biz come to this? Freelance journalists required to sign document forbidding writing anything negative about employers or advertisers?

August 21, 2013 by wpfixit

Has the state of the news biz come to this? Freelance journalists required to sign document forbidding writing anything negative about employers or advertisers before being payed unlivable wage. Freelance journalist not only asked to work for unlivable wages, but now required to sign away constitutional rights and fundamental ethical journalistic obligations, forbidden to say or […]

Filed Under: #Paythewriter, Blog Nate Thayer, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Freelancers Rights, Internet media ethics, Journalism, Journalistic Ethics, Media, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog Tagged With: free speech, Freelance Journalism, Internet Journalism, Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog

“The ethics of not paying writers in exchange for ‘exposure’: A debate #paythewriter

August 14, 2013 by wpfixit

Thanks to professor of journalism Kevin Lerner of Marist College for organizing a discussion on “The Ethics and Economics of Paying Writers with Exposure and a Byline” at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication held last week in Washington D.C. A full transcript was made by Kevin Lerner […]

Filed Under: #Paythewriter, Blog Nate Thayer, Free Speech, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Huffington Post, Internet Journalism, Internet media ethics, Journalism, Journalistic Ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Plagiarism, Social Media, The Atlantic Magazine, Twitter, Writers Tagged With: #paythewriter, Atlantic Magazine, Freelance Journalism, Internet Journalism, Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog

News headline of the day: Dog owner’s dispute research women more attracted to men with guitars

May 12, 2013 by wpfixit

News headline of the day: “Dog owner’s dispute research women more attracted to men with guitars” despite that neither the research nor the news article involved dogs whatsoever The Gold Star for the news headline of the day goes to my local tabloid daily, the Washington Express: “Dog owner’s dispute research showing women more attracted […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Humor, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog Tagged With: Dogs, Humor, Internet Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog

Google search terms which drove readers to my blog: Alert Homeland Security or throw a block party?

May 9, 2013 by wpfixit

Should I alert Homeland Security or throw a block party? A stroll through internet search terms which sent readers to my blog By Nate Thayer May 9, 2013 Here are this week’s listing of perplexing, disturbing and amusing internet search terms which drove people to my blog and provide an intriguing peak into the nooks […]

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