Tag Archives: Wikileaks

Al Jazeera Forum in Washington

Posted on May 18, 2011 by marcusmessner

Who would have thought that Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network, would receive such bipartisan praise from Congressional leaders in Washington? At the network’s inaugural U.S. Forum at the Newseum, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi and Senator John McCain stressed … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Government, International, Journalism, Legacy Media, Politics, Social Media | Tagged Al Jazeera, Business, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Global, Government, Iraq, Obama, President, Protest, Strategy, Technology, TV, Twitter, Washington Post, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

A weekend with Anderson Cooper

Posted on February 21, 2011 by marcusmessner

It was an extraordinary weekend at the Richmond Forum with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who presented a “360-degree look at world events” to more than 5000 people at the Landmark Theater and sat down for a Q&A with me on … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, International, Journalism, Legacy Media, Politics, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged Audience, CNN, Democracy, Egypt, Election, Facebook, Global, Government, Middle East, Protest, Richmond Forum, Social Media, Students, Technology, TV, Twitter, VCU, Wikileaks, YouTube | 3 Comments

Media coverage of the protests in Egypt

Posted on February 7, 2011 by marcusmessner

Journalists have been under attack while trying to cover the protests in Egypt. Not only correspondents of television networks and newspapers were attacked, but especially star reporters and anchors such as CNN’s Anderson Cooper and CBS’ Katie Couric. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, International, Journalism, Legacy Media, Politics, Social Media | Tagged CNN, Democracy, Egypt, Global, Government, Protest, Social Media, Technology, TV, Wikileaks, WRVA | 1 Comment

Fixing online leaks almost impossible

Posted on January 13, 2011 by marcusmessner

I was interviewed on a police document controversy in Richmond by Sam Brock on CBS 6 on Monday evening. An anarchist group retrieved police manuals via a FOIA request and published them on its website. The police in return sued … Continue reading →