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A few new tidbits from media thinker Clay Shirky hit the Internets on Monday. From Poynter: Shirky: The shock of inclusion and new roles for news in the fabric of society. From Shirky’s blog: The Times’ paywall and newsletter economics.
Tue, November 9 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
The Economist interviewed New York University journalism professor, critic and author Jay Rosen. Here are my thoughts and some questions stemming from @jayrosen_nyu‘s answers.
Thu, September 2 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Belgian information designer Stijn DeBrouwere wrote the following in a blog post Monday: Last month, I wrote a guest piece for Paul Bradshaw’s Online Journalism Blog about how, sometimes, it’s really okay to give readers what they want. The piece got some interesting comments from, well, old-timers in the craft. It’s fascinating to see how [...]
Tue, August 24 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Globeandmail.com marked its 10th anniversary on June 19, the first Canadian newspaper website to offer a dedicated team delivering breaking news online. My arrival came about on July 24, 2000. My job title was senior web producer for globeandmail.com (not as grand as it sounds; there was another senior producer and a chief producer). Here’s [...]
Mon, June 21 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
So how does noted Internet thinker Clay Shirky keep his brain filled to the brim with fresh, interesting information? Read this interview with The Atlantic Wire and find out: (seen first on Twitter)
Thu, June 3 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Andrew Weaver, holder of the Canada Research Chair in climate modelling and analysis, has filed a libel lawsuit against the National Post and three of its writers who have pounded him in their columns. Weaver wants the paper to not only remove what he sees as false allegations from its website(s; the paper is part [...]
Wed, April 21 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media » Comments Off
If the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers had to do it all over again today, he’d be scanning documents and posting them to the Internet, not leaking them to the New York Times.
Mon, April 19 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
TV newsrooms are doing more with social media and less in terms of streaming their actual newscasts, according to this RTNDA study.
Sun, April 18 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
The NYT has a great story about how China’s vast censorship machine works — or doesn’t work , as the case may be.
Thu, April 8 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media » Comments Off
From the NYT: Three Google executives were convicted of violating Italian privacy laws on Wednesday, the first case to hold the company’s executives criminally responsible for the content posted on its system.
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