One of my blog readers just sent me the URL to this Information Today article written by librarians at Georgia State University’s Pullen Library who decided to implement a weblog on the library’s Web site.
“Despite the mainstream media coverage in places like Newsweek, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and articles in the library […]
If you know of a Web resource that does a really good job of explaining what an RSS feed is and/or how it can be used or if you know of any great tools for reading/aggregating/creating/whatever RSS feeds, please let me know. I’ve been asked about RSS feeds by many of my colleagues lately […]
I did a lot of thinking about how grocery stores are organized this weekend. Maybe it’s because I spent a long time looking for a product that I used to know its exact location before my grocery store remodeled and reorganized. Maybe it’s because I was in a different grocery store for perhaps […]
The radio show Fresh Air recently broadcast an interview with Charles Lane, a former editor of The New Republic, about uncovering fabrications in the work of writer Stephen Glass. It’s a fascinating look at what an editor goes through to investigate the allegations and decide how to react to them. The truthfulness of […]
One of my colleagues is wondering whether anyone or any organization is using RSS feeds as a tool in the newsroom. Do any of you know of any news outlet that is? If so, comment here or contact me.
From the October 10 Internet Scout Report: Journalism.org “… is the
brainchild of the Project of Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of
Concerned Journalists.” It includes a variety of resources for print, online, and broadcast journalists and people interested in journalism.
The Iowa Guide to Scholarly Journals in Mass Communication and Related Fields contains information about, well, […]
Another great week to celebrate reading almost passed me by without me being aware of it. (Sometimes having to find news articles for other people every morning can be a good thing.)
Anyway…National Children’s Book Week began on Monday the 17th and goes until Sunday the 23rd. The Children’s Book Council has some great […]
Security on Campus, Inc.’s Web site was written up in today’s Internet Scout Report. It contains a lot of information about the Jeanne Clery Act (the act that legislates institutions of higher education to report information about crime), other acts related to reporting crime at colleges and universities, and a search engine linking […]
SJ writes in response to me typing that I’d rather post a particular comment on my blog rather than his: “Don’t forget that as soon as you publish something, you’ve already lost control over what you’ve typed… Many philosophers have spent the last part of their lives trying to regain control over their philosophies.”
Do […]
If you want to read what I have to say about this landmark issue, my comments are on the NewsliBlog.