Hawk On Fire

I honestly wanted to stay as far away as possible from KONY 2012 , the latest fad sweeping the web (remember “change your Facebook profile pic to stop child abuse”?), but you clearly won’t stop sending me that damn video until I say something about it, so here goes: Stop sending me that video. The organization behind Kony 2012 — Invisible Children Inc. — is an extremely shady nonprofit that has been called ”misleading,” “naive,” and “dangerous” by a Yale political science professor , and has been accused by Foreign Affairs of “ manipulat[ing] facts for strategic purposes .” They have also been criticized by the Better Business Bureau for refusing to provide information necessary to determine if IC meets the Bureau’s standards. Additionally, IC has a low two-star rating in accountability from Charity Navigator because they won’t let their finances be independently audited. That’s not a good thing. In fact, it’s a very bad thing, and should make you immediately pause and ref...

Guardian is pushing a whole new initiative with an "open journalism" concept. To promote its “ open journalism ” initiative, T he Guardian reimagines the story of the Three Little Pigs as a fairy tale in need of broader coverage, conversation, and, most importantly, context. We tend to follow the story from the paper's front page headline, through a social media discussion and finally to an unexpected conclusion using comments and replies to suggest our opinions. This video is the answer to how Journalism is played out in today's multimedia-ran world. This advert for the Guardian's open journalism, screened for the first time on February 29, 2012 and imagines how we might cover the story of the three little pigs in print and online in today's society. Credit: Guardian