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AUDIO: Crowdsourcing in Orange County: the the audience steps in
Two stories about how the the audience can step in and move a story in dramatic new directions are told by Glenn Hall, innovation editor at the Orange County Register in Santa Ana, Calif. Click the headline to learn more and listen to a four-minute audio.
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May 22, 2007, 19:23
A-Ideas-Trends-Innovation
MIT gathering considers: Can participatory media seed participatory democracy?
At least 400 people gathered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to consider how the participatory media introduced by Internet technology will affect participatory democracy. For notes of sessions and links to blogger reports go to the Media Giraffe wiki ---- >
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Feb 24, 2007, 12:41
Information Technology
Media Center and Institute for New Media Studies offer site with 22 essays on "digital storytelling"
Tom Regan of the Online News Association reports that Nora Paul's Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota, and Andrew Nachison's Media Center at the American Press Institute has launched a new project, called "Digital Think". It's a collection of essays written by 22 interesting new media/digital media producers, educators, artists, journalists. There is a gateway website and a book version. To launch directly, click HERE. INMS hopes to add more to the website and possibly do a new collection of essays next year.
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Nov 15, 2005, 13:26
Information Technology
Digital paper slims down and moves closer to commercial viability
After a decade or more of development "electronic paper" -- (also known as digital paper) -- an ultra-thin plastic sheet containing tiny particles which respond to electric charges to create images -- appears to be getting closer to commercial viability. Observers think this could usher in an era of display devices which can be rolled and folded and read in sunlight. Reuters' Niclas Mika has the he story via CNET-NEWS.
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Nov 6, 2005, 16:51
Information Technology
Competing elecronic paper solutions from MIT and PARC outlined at website
The concept of electronic paper -- a thin display which can be viewed in daylight, retains data without power and is flexible enough to be stashed in a handbag -- has been a goal of technologists for two decades. A resource page at the PARC research center in Palo Alto provides links to information about competing technologies being gradually commercialized -- one from MIT, the other from PARC. ---- >
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Oct 26, 2004, 07:48
Information Technology
Competing electronic paper solutions from MIT and PARC outlined at website
The concept of electronic paper (or digital paper) -- a thin display which can be viewed in daylight, retains data without power and is flexible enough to be stashed in a handbag -- has been a goal of technologists for two decades. A resource page at the PARC research center in Palo Alto provides links to information about competing technologies being gradually commercialized -- one from MIT, the other from PARC. ---- >
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Oct 26, 2004, 07:48
A-Ideas-Trends-Innovation
What if Community and Networking Sites Went to ''College''?
On MediaPost.com, Mark Naples writes about finding new places on the internet opening up, in particular, the college community sites that "have gained serious traction toward becoming their own industry sub-segment, led by CampusNetwork.com." Naples says that even though college students are already immersed in large groups with their peers and shouldn't necessarily need the internet to interact with each other, the're also internet savvy and will readily congregate online.
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Oct 8, 2004, 11:19
A-Ideas-Trends-Innovation
New media era dawns in U.S.
"Increase in talk shows, Web sites changes way Americans form opinions, make decisions." On DetNews.com (Detroit News), Lisa Zagaroli. Michael H. Hodges, and Jim Lynch write about the "balkanization of political opinion and news outlets," where new media is making infinitely more news sources available to the public. The public, though, seems to be favoring partisan and opinionated stories over straight news reporting. [ Visit Website ]
Sep 22, 2004, 10:15
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| A-About MGP |
| TEAM: Who is the Media Giraffe Project? |
| ABOUT US: Website, book, film spotlight "above the crowd" individuals fostering democracy, community in media |
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| A-CONFERENCE |
| MGP teams with Yahoo for April 30-May 3 convening of journalists and technologists |
| CONFERENCE: What will happen when only journalism is left? Aug. 7-8, Washington, D.C. |
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| A-AUDIO/VIDEO resources |
| AUDIO/VIDEO: Multimedia learning resources from The Media Giraffe Project |
| Purchase DVDs from MGP and JTM events |
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| A-Blogs |
| MGP2006 alum offered blogger seat in Libby trial courtroom -- seeks advice; AP is carrying coverage |
| NYU students and Jay Rosen judge "best blogs" among U.S. newspapers over 100,000 circulation |
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| A-Business Models |
| Institution vs. infrastructure: The question of ProPublica and reaching to the local level, too |
| Knight Foundation unveils $5-million effort to seed innovation in web-based local news; may invest in for-profit ventures |
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| A-Citizen journalism |
| LIST: New resources chart growing number of local online journalism efforts |
| McGill offers seven points of advice about citizen journalism |
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| A-Democracy Futures |
| Dump old consultants, embrace "netroots," say Armstrong/Zuniga in "Crashing the Gate" book |
| POLICY: Annenberg study finds public's use of Internet for politics surges |
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| A-Education & Training |
| AUDIO: Media literacy hits the real world -- lessons from Boston English |
| Despite federal law, most students unaware today is "Constitution Day"; resources |
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| A-Ethics and Standards |
| ETHICS: Cleveland editor draws line at blogger contributing to congressman's opponent |
| Independent news website NewsDesk posts statement of journalistic principals from editor/owner Josh Wilson |
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| A-First Amendment / Free Speech / Press |
| Temple's Renee Hobbs developing handbook on copyright fair use |
| Conyers, Hall ask Bush administration to withdraw Balco subpoenas of Chronicle reporters |
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| A-Giraffes at Work? |
| VillageSoup.com acquires competing weekly newspapers in vindication of online model (with AUDIO) |
| Daily Kos founder critical of media in appearance at law-school alma mater |
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| A-Ideas-Trends-Innovation |
| AUDIO: Crowdsourcing in Orange County: the the audience steps in |
| MIT gathering considers: Can participatory media seed participatory democracy? |
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| A-Journalism Futures |
| Four views on journalism's future -- from outside the United States |
| Duke hosts "next newsroom" gathering for 60 |
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| A-KEY ESSAYS |
| Oreskes urges journalists not to commit professional suicide out of fear of dying |
| ESSAY: "Fortune" editor nails dilemma for media: Will the public pay for what's good for it? |
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| A-KEY QUOTATIONS |
| Clark: Time for new "stewardship" in newspaper executive ranks? |
| QUOTE: James Carroll on a free press and the communal self-awareness that makes democracy work |
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| A-Multimedia & Video Innovation |
| Atom Films seeding video downloading market by offering to pay for short film production |
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| A-Ownership, governance & management |
| A new idea for newspaper ownership -- tap the reader co-op |
| FCC's alleged quashing of 2004 draft study which boosted local-TV ownership criticized by Sen. Boxer and media activists |
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| A-Podcasting & Audio |
| Some 80% of students have device capable of playing downloaded audio files |
| AUDIO: Four editors discuss future of newspapers; danger of controlling pipes and content |
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| A-VERBATIM-Interview Q&As |
| Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman on self-censorship, raising questions, and who is really 'advocacy journalism'? |
| Founders of a Vermont community/news website explain how it works and why they set it up |
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| Broadcasting/ Low Power FM |
| Regional radio content-sharing network under development for Pacific Northwest, Lawson says |
| Legal wrangling continues over whether Radio Free Brattleboro (Vt.) will return to the air |
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| Cable Local Access (PEG) |
| The People v. Television: How Comcast is using cable to strangle democracy |
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| Community wireless |
| RESOURCES: Washington attorney (Jim Baller) provides comprehensive email, links on community wireless issues |
| Wi-Fi should be free |
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| Conferences / Events |
| Networked Journalism Summit underway in NYC -- about 200 attendees |
| CONFERENCE: "The New(s) England Revolution" on April 7 at UMass Lowell kicks off launch of N.E. News Forum |
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| Entertainment Industry |
| Studios scramble to prevent Net piracy |
| Copy, right? |
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| Internet-Advertising |
| The chaos scenario |
| About face |
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| Internet-Privacy-Online |
| Google resists government subpoena for search data, but Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft comply |
| EU to survey citizens on data privacy with website form |
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| Internet-Technology |
| Labels appear faint-hearted on CD copy-protection in U.S. market |
| Both webcasters and label look to court to settle royalty fees |
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| Music-Future |
| KMPG study says piracy can be turned to labels' advantage |
| Artists, labels finally start teaching about "stealing" |
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| Online News Services |
| Times to Offer Readers a View of Stories by Competing Papers |
| 'New News' retrospective: Is online news reaching its potential? |
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| Regulation: FCC and the courts |
| Even Al Gore can't get programs on cable giant's network, claims the Center for Creative Voices |
| Imminent replacements at FCC could impact television content, "pro-family" leaders say |
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| Research / Demographics |
| Trade group says newspaper circulation is rising worldwide |
| Univ. of Wisconsin study find election coverage almost non-existent in Midwest TV markets |
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| Resources |
| Briggs' downloadable book is survival guide to multimedia journalism |
| Website lists links to Allied Media Conference attendees -- mostly progressive, grassroots organizations |
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| Trackbacks/MGP in the news |
| AP reporter cites MGP's Densmore in story about local online news sites in New Haven, San Diego |
| Nigel Beale links to MGP interview with Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive project |
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