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A-First Amendment / Free Speech / Press
Copyright & Commons
Temple's Renee Hobbs developing handbook on copyright fair use
Media-literacy researchers and practioners need to follow the lead of filmmakers and establish a handbook for "fair use" of copyrighted materials, says Temple University researcher Renee Hobbs. Taking a cue from colleagues at American University, Hobbs has started the process. She spoke about it on Friday, March 30, at the Northeast Media Literacy Conference at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn.
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Mar 31, 2007, 18:50
A-First Amendment / Free Speech / Press
Conyers, Hall ask Bush administration to withdraw Balco subpoenas of Chronicle reporters
The chairman and ranking minority member of the House judiciary committee today asked the government to withdraw subpoenas issued to two San Francisco Chronicle reporters whose testimony is sought in the Balco steriod scandal. Committee Chairman U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., told a gathering of the American Society of Newspaper Editors that he and U.S. Rep. Tom Davis had made the request in a letter to U.S. Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales.
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Jan 18, 2007, 15:48
A-First Amendment / Free Speech / Press
"Fake news" battle heats up via letter to the FCC; both sides allege distortions
FreePress.net and the Center for Media & Democracy are escalating their dispute with the broadcast industry over whether the government should force U.S. TV stations to tell viewers the source of news-program footage supplied by companies or PR firms pitching ideas or products. The trade assocation of news directors and a coalition of "VNR" producers claim CMD distorted the practices of TV stations; now CMD and FreePress say their 2005 report on "fake news" is being distorted. Both comment in Federal Communications Commission filings. READ CMD NEWS RELEASE. / READ RTNDA CRITIQUE / READ CMD REBUTTAL.
Oct 17, 2006, 17:32
A-First Amendment / Free Speech / Press
First Amendment discussion increases in America's classrooms, Knight study finds
Knight Foundation survey of 15,000 U.S. high-school students and 800 of their teachers has recorded increased teaching of First Amendment issues over the last two years. The high-school students know more about the free speech/free press issues than an initial, larger, $1-million study in 2004 entitled: "The Future of the First Anendment."
Sep 18, 2006, 16:32
A-First Amendment / Free Speech / Press
Blogger Josh Wolf awaits full appeals court hearing on issue of responding to subpoena for videotape
A San Francisco-based free-lance videographer and blogger, Josh Wolf, is in federal prison for refusing to turn over videotape he shot of a street protest in which two police officers were injured. The case is being followed carefully as a test of whether bloggers have the same rights as other journalists. VIEW AMANDA CONGDON'S VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH JOSH WOLF /
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Sep 7, 2006, 18:43
A-First Amendment / Free Speech / Press
Broadcast news veteran Bill Kurtis, in Chicago speech, compares news with junk food and charges journalists to "do your job"
In a speech invoking Thomas Jefferson, the images of Agent Orange . . . news as junk food . . . and Tom Cruise's baby, veteran CBS News broadcast journalist Bill Kurtis urges professional journalists meeting in Chicago to "do your job" of "communicating problems to intelligent people who can solve those problems." And a post-speech Q&A, Kurtis says the 15-second-attention rule for broadcast news stories as been misinterpreted.
Aug 26, 2006, 08:25
Access & Control Rights
Center for Digital Democracy director lays out arguments in favor of "network neutrality" in Nation article
UPDATE -- Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, has written an article in The Nation magazine which summarizes the arguments of so-called "network neutrality" supporters.
Aug 21, 2006, 08:05
Access & Control Rights
Net neutrality backers weigh tactic to demonstrate slowing of internet to congressional staffers and targetted media
Proponents of so-called "network neutrality" have hatched a new tactic to make their point. They are asking supporters to fix it so that when anyone from the senate.gov, house.gov or washingtonpost.com domains seek to access a website, they will be forced to endure a 15-second delay and a message linking to background on the network neutrality debate.
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Aug 3, 2006, 07:34
A-First Amendment / Free Speech / Press
Did Comcast "censor" a segment critical of its customer service?
Major telecommunications companies assert that laws guaranteeing "network neutrality" are an unnecessary restraint on their right to to control what is transmitted along their Internet services. But an ostensibly well-documented blog post by Timothy Karr, a writer and activist at FreePress.net, suggests Comcast censored a segment of ABC Nightline which reported on customer problems with cable operators. MORE ON NETWORK NEUTRALITY.
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Jul 27, 2006, 20:45
A-First Amendment / Free Speech / Press
When politicians exchange email and post to blogs do they violate open-meeting laws?
city councilor in the community of 14,000 residents, essentially say they do not violate the Massachusetts Open Meeting Act when they exchange posts on weblogs.
Mar 4, 2006, 10:43
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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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