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Oreskes urges journalists not to commit professional suicide out of fear of dying
Journalists are in danger of committing professional suicide if they abandon core values in an effort to keep from dying, the executive editor of the International Herald Tribune has told a Toronto convention.
Oct 22, 2007, 10:52
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ESSAY: "Fortune" editor nails dilemma for media: Will the public pay for what's good for it?
Fortune Magazine Editor-at-Large Justin Fox has written a tight, clear essay on the dilemma faced by mainstream media in the digital age. He says the media has to figure out how to offer "less of more" -- more variety to smaller niches of consumers -- while operating with ever-decreasing classified revenues. And in the end, he says, media executives have to find out if consumers will be willing to pay for it. Link to the full piece on Fortune or at the Media Giraffe blog site.
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Jan 20, 2006, 11:55
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John Nichols on Edna Mescher -- the ultimate teacher of journalistic principles
Author and journalist John McNichols recalls the journalistic values he learned as a teen-ager writing for Edna Mescher, editor of small weeklies in southeastern Wisconsin. ORIGINAL WEBSITE
Jan 19, 2006, 21:49
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Al Gore challenges media to take on the task of saving democracy and constitution in the face of alleged Bush threats
In a Martin Luther King Day speech in Washington, D.C., former Vice President Al Gore challenges the media to take up the job of protecting democracy, the constitution and civil liberties from what Gore perceives as threats from the Bush administration. This was the second time in four months Gore has spoken about the nation's fragile democracy. (QUICKTIME VIDEO EXCERPT) or FULL STREAM Full text --->
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Jan 16, 2006, 16:06
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Civics test should be a high-school requirement
"There's no reason why print and broadcast news shouldn't be a bigger part of the school curriculum, or why there shouldn't be a short civics/current affairs section on the SAT for college-bound students, or why all high-school seniors shouldn't have to take a nonbinding version of the civics test given to immigrants who want to become U.S. citizens."David T.Z. Mindich, writing in the Wilson Quarterly.
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Jul 8, 2005, 19:03
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The late Bob Reid: Are modern management techniques killing newspapers?
A year after retiring from 20 years teaching journalism at the University of Illinois, Bob Reid died Dec. 14, 2004 of a heart attack at his Champaign-Urbana home. One thing which survives him is a Jan. 2000 essay he wrote for "Spike".
Feb 15, 2005, 22:04
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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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