Library Revolution had the following interesting post about the 2008 Computers In Library talk on Newspapers and Politics:
“Libraries can learn so much by looking at what other industries have done, the challenges they have faced, and the concerns they are thinking about when building these online community interfaces.
Especially helpful here was the notion of […]
Instead of doing lots of little posts about upcoming conferences, I’m going to be slack and do a list in one post. I can’t remember for certain if I’ve written about these before in this space, so forgive me if I’m repeating myself.
MacCamp Boston, Saturday, May 10: A free forum dealing with Mac issues at […]
For almost thirty years, National Public Radio has dominated United States public radio with its news shows, like Morning Edition. Friday’s Globe carries news of a competitor: The Takeaway. Starting with just an hour, Adaora Udoji and John Hockenberry hope their live radio news show will expand to fill four hours and bring even […]
I saw a news article about this situation recently, but never got around to blogging it. Seeing an Associated Press article in today’s Boston Globe gives me an excuse to pick it up, especially since it’s been a while since I’ve said anything about a shield law in this space.
You might remember the post-9/11 anthrax […]
“Copyright is a very big issue in the legal world today, but in the business world, when you talk to consumers about protecting copyrights, it’s a dead issue. It’s gone. If you have a business model based on copyright, forget it,” opined Gerry Faulhaber, a Wharton School of Business professor at the University of Pennsylvania […]
ZDNet’s Dana Blankenhorn has some comments on the Project for Excellence In Journalism’s State of the News Media 2008 report:
http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/2008/index.php
“The problem is you’ve got an industry blaming the customers for its own failures, and that never works.
I’ve been watching the disaster unfold from the front row for over a decade and I have to say […]
While Jon was talking about faceted blog archives at blog group, he mentioned a locker room incident where someone shut out a journalist who blogs based on the idea that journalists who blog should be treated no differently from other bloggers. The statement provides more details about the situation, thoughts about reporters who blog, […]
The program Radio Boston, which WBUR airs at 1 p ET on Saturdays, focuses on the future of Boston’s media. It looks like the show is actually recorded on Friday and might already be available on the show’s Web site. There’s also a chatroom to facilitate participation in the discussion.
A television journalist does an excellent job of remaining calm despite a car crashing into the studio during a live news broadcast.
The hot news from SXSWi (South by Soutwest interactive), a tech conference in Austin, Texas, is how a journalist put herself into the interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg instead of simply interviewing him from a distance, as planned.
CNet reporter Daniel Terdiman writes:
"The reality is, I thought the substance of her interview was pretty strong. […]