The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging by the Huffington Post Simon & Schuster (2 December 2008) Amazon Published in 2008 and edited by co-founder Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post Guide to Blogging was published before Twitter and Instagram took off, and blogging was still the main social publishing tool. If you remember the 2000s, … Continue reading The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging
Author: Lawrence Deveney
Chapter V
"Promotion is not how things are made great – only how they're heard about." -Ryan Holiday Another act to depart from the sinking nu-metal ship in the noughts was Staind. In August of 2005, they released Chapter V through Flip and Atlantic Records. Like 2001's Break the Cycle and 2003's 14 Shades of Grey, it … Continue reading Chapter V
Only
"Man is nothing else but what he purposes, he exists only in so far as he realises himself, he is therefore nothing else but the sum of his actions, nothing else but what his life is." -Jean Paul Sartre In July of 2005, Nine Inch Nails released "Only" as the second single from With Teeth. … Continue reading Only
Stricken
"All this hurrying from place to place won't bring you any relief, for you're traveling in the company of your own emotions, followed by your troubles all the way." -Seneca "Stricken" was the second single from Disturbed's third album, 2005's Ten Thousand Fists. One of their most commercially successful singles, it was certified 3x platinum … Continue reading Stricken
Making It in the Political Blogosphere
Making It in the Political Blogosphere: The World's Top Political Bloggers Share the Secrets to Success by Tanni Haas Lutterworth Press (8 November 2011) Amazon Making It in the Political Blogosphere is a simple, concise introduction to blogging as a political practice, and what motivates political bloggers. Tanni Haas focused on twenty high-profile figures in … Continue reading Making It in the Political Blogosphere
The News at Any Cost
The News at Any Cost: How Journalists Compromise Their Ethics to Shape the News by Tom Goldstein Simon & Schuster (1 May 1986) Amazon The News at Any Cost examines all manner of journalistic practices, particularly the competitive nature of finding scoops, and the compromising of ethical standards in the pursuit of those exclusives. Tom … Continue reading The News at Any Cost
The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media
The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media by Gawker Media Atria Books (2 October 2007) Amazon Gawker Media was an independent media company and blog network, spanning several sites. Founded in 2002, it was the largest independent media organisation in the world, prior to its bankruptcy in 2016. The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media … Continue reading The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media
Guarded
"It's time you realised that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make you dance like a puppet." -Marcus Aurelius "Guarded" was a promotional single from Disturbed's third album, Ten Thousand Fists. More of a teaser than a proper single, it was released on 28 June … Continue reading Guarded
Manufacturing the News
Manufacturing the News by Mark Fishman University of Texas Press (1 May 1980) Amazon To say that the news is a little bit biased might just be the understatement to end all understatements. The question is how that bias is formed. In Manufacturing the News, Mark Fishman takes a look at the methodology of news … Continue reading Manufacturing the News
Between Fact and Fiction
Between Fact and Fiction: The Problem of Journalism by Edward J. Epstein Vintage (12 October 1975) Amazon Edward J. Epstein always did an excellent job at explaining the business structure behind the news, and Between Fact and Fiction definitely lives up to this. The text focuses on the negative relationship between journalism and truth. Between … Continue reading Between Fact and Fiction
Lawrence Deveney 