Thursday , October 4 , 2007
Do you give a damn about Ross, (the first editor of the New Yorker)?
Posted by
Jeerawat
,
Reader : 441
, 15:29:52
Print
|
“Nobody gives a damn about a writer or his problems except for another writer,” that’s what Harold Ross, the first editor of the New Yorker told his staff writers. By saying this, Ross instructed his staff writer that pieces about authors, reporters, poets, etc are to be discouraged in principle.Yes, I agreed.However, I must break Ross’s rule after I read the book titled “The Years with Ross” written....
|
Wednesday , September 19 , 2007
Letter from the US: Report from CNN
Posted by
Jeerawat
,
Reader : 470
, 18:04:29
Print
|
What will you choose between good video clip/bad journalism or bad clip/good journalism? That’s what I asked one of CNN editors during my recent visit to CNN headquarters.I will give you the answer at the end of this article as a reward for putting up with my story. By the way, yes, I had a chance to visit to CNN headquarters where 2200 staff in three shifts is working. It is in Atlanta. CNN compound....
|
Sunday , September 16 , 2007
Letter from the US: In God We Trust?
Posted by
Jeerawat
,
Reader : 726
, 20:26:30
Print
|
Americans intend to separate religious affair is separated from the state. But “In God We Trust” is written on every banknote, why’s that?Are Americans in general religious? Well, the question is subjective. It depends on each person’s benchmark of to what extent a person should be described as “religious”. But US President Bush often ended his speech with God Bless You and there’s word saying that “....
|
Thursday , September 13 , 2007
Letter from the US: 9/11 Memory at Pentagon
Posted by
Jeerawat
,
Reader : 505
, 06:55:10
Print
I had an opportunity to visit Pentagon one day after the 6th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the US. On Sept 11, the US mourned the victims with ceremony attended by survivors and victims. Pentagon is one of the targets where 184 people were killed by the plane clash. I wish I could show you the picture. But they didn’t allow the photo inside that Pentagon building, the world’s largest ....
|
Wednesday , September 5 , 2007
Big Girls Dont Cry, Do We?
Posted by
Jeerawat
,
Reader : 688
, 18:42:15
Print
|
Before reading this blog, imagine the song "Big Girls Don’t Cry" by Fergie as the background music as it inspires the following story. Yes, should we, who consider ourselves as the big girls, cry?My colleague Jiwamol recently made a clip whether should men cry in the public places. I personally had no problem with men letting their feeling out. I have explained it earlier in my recent artic....
|