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North Korea Finds U.S. Journalists Guilty

North Korea on Monday found two American journalists guilty of illegal entry and sentenced them each to 12 years of hard labor. The Central Court, the North's highest court, held the trial of the two U.S. journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, from Thursday to Monday and convicted them of "committing hostilities against the Korean nation and illegal entry," the North's official news agency, KCNA reported. Ms. Ling and Ms. Lee were arrested by North Korean soldiers patrolling the border between China and North Korea on March 17.

Journalists Struggle With New Media

Reporters are complaining that news organizations are burning them out by making them use more and different types of technology to tell their stories, journalists said at a National Press Club Forum this week. Journalists charge there is little evidence that new technology is bringing in enough revenue to save jobs and support the news business.

In-Text Ads Get Evil Eye From Journalists

I can be a somewhat cranky person, and as such, there is a fair amount of stuff that annoys me.  It turns out that a lot of writers share my dislike for one particular thing, though: in-text advertising.

Truthfulness Over Perfection Valued In Marketing

Alan Scott, Dow Jones & Co. SVP and chief marketing officer, said it's a cool time to be a marketing guy, as consumer expectations of businesses have changed with the rise in blogs and social media.

Journalists Rely Increasingly on Blogs

I used to wait impatiently for Don Middleberg and Steven Ross to release their annual study on how reporters and editors use the Internet. Don sold is agency several years ago and the survey vanished. Fortunately, the Arketi Group is out with some data in its 2007 Web Watch Survey, according to MediaPost.

Journalists Show Strong Interest In Internet

A new survey from the Arketi Group finds that 84 percent of journalists say they would or already have used blogs as a main source or secondary source for articles.

Israeli Journalists Insult Dutch Via Translation

Online translation tools have their uses, but substituting for an actual translation service when sending diplomatic messages across international borders shouldn't be one of them.

Yes, Virginia, Bloggers Can Be Journalists

A recent lawsuit judgment provided evidence for two things: a blogger may qualify as a journalist; and just because you're a lawyer doesn't mean you have to act like one. Advice: being mean is no way to get through court.

House Passes Law Shielding Bloggers

The House passed the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 on Tuesday, a federal shield bill that would protect reporters from having to divulge their confidential sources in federal court.

Citizen Journalists Report On Myanmar

While the Myanmar's regime attempts to suppress the protests taking place, citizen journalists are playing a key role in delivery of the news to the rest of the world.