Word: do-it-yourself
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...legal musing has a tinge of irony since Wolf and other do-it-yourself content creators are typically disdainful of corporate-controlled media. Yet Wolf is now voluntarily taking the legal heat for amateurs and professional scribes alike. And he might be wishing he could benefit from mainstream media's deep pockets. His legal bills exceed $75,000, according to his attorney. Fees from other lawyers are piling up, too. His mother is keeping up his blog, where donations are being solicited to offset his escalating legal costs. Mainstream civic and media interests like the Society for Professional Journalists...
Before there was YouTube's crush of do-it-yourself video online, Josh Wolf was busy taking media into his own hands. As one of the Internet's earliest videobloggers, Wolf thrust himself onto the front lines of citizen journalism, uploading his politically spiked, home-grown content onto www.joshwolf.net. While bypassing old media gatekeepers - like editors and programming schedules - Wolf, 24, gained unprecedented access to the Web's global stage, but he also fast won notoriety for his attempts to democratize the media. Last year, Wolf earned the wrath of Al Gore's youth cable channel, Current TV, when...
...courts have sent a clear message to journalists, bloggers, vloggers, and all citizens that the U.S. government will and can with the help of the federal courts make every person in the U.S. an investigative arm of the government," according to Jose Luis Fuentes, Wolf's attorney. When asked if do-it-yourself media creators should be afforded the same legal protections that conventional journalists have, Fuentes replied, "All newsgatherers are theoretically protected by the federal and state First Amendment. In the context of free speech and newsgathering, all journalists are working for a democratic society whose very existence depends...
...Many people cringe at the thought of handing over 5% or 6% of their sales price to an agent who, in some cases, does just a few hours of work. If you're the do-it-yourself type, managing your home sale is now easier than it's ever been, given tools available online. You can market your home digitally through sites like Forsalebyowner.com, if you're confident you know the market well. Flat fee rates range from $200 to $900 depending on how broadly you post your offering. One caveat: the National Association of Realtors argues that average sale...
...Criterion DVD pack offers three variations, including a new "complete" assembly. In any form, it's a rococo mix of Citizen Kane and The Third Man: a study of a rich man's power and isolation amid the seedy, greedy flotsam of postwar Europe. In a way, this is a do-it-yourself Kane. It's the viewer's job to sleuth for the real Arkadin--a film that is its own Rosebud...