The easy lesson might be that journalism is not a...

The easy lesson might be that journalism is not a game of bean bag, and it would be best left to professionals. But we are in a pro-am informational world where news comes from all directions. Traditional media still originate big stories, but many others come from all corners — books, cellphone videos, blogs and, yes, radio shows built on storytelling.

Theater, Disguised Up as Real Journalism – New York Times media pundit David Carr, characteristically keen as ever, cuts to the heart of the Mike Daisey / Apple / This American Life affair. (via explore-blog)

FJP: And, perhaps, an example of why James H. Smith is so angry.