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A-Giraffes at Work?
In web and multimedia
Austrian Thomas Marban creates news headline aggregation site PopUrls.com; traffic growth shoots up in two months
Austrian Thomas Marban has created the grandaddy of all news aggregation websites. Called simply PopUrls.com (Popular URLs), Marban's site is a single page which continuously pulls headlines from 19 other information aggregation sites -- including still and video pictures and audio. It's puts all the headlines on one page -- all hotlinked. The site went live in March 2006 and it's traffic is also exceeding most of the underlying aggregators.
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Apr 24, 2006, 10:02
In print and broadcast
PULITZERS: Alex Jones: "Crisis of conscience" in newspaper journalism; Jay Harris: Corporate ownership deleterious
The Public Broadcasting Service's Online Newshour included a nine-minute segment on Monday, April 17, about this year's Pulitzer Prize awards to newspapers for investigative journalism. (MORE NEWS) The two commentators selected -- Alex Jones of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and Jay Harris, former San Jose Mercury News publisher now at the University of Southern California, both had strong comments. Alex Jones said newspaper publishers are in a "crisis of conscience" and Harris said corporate ownership has been deleterious to watchdog journalism. Read their comments below, moderated by Newshour correspondent Jeffrey Brown. There is also a link to streaming real audio to hear them speak. (CLICK TO ADD COMMENT) ---- >
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Apr 18, 2006, 07:32
In politics / public policy / watchdogs
Political candidates increasingly resort to blogs, cell phones, podcasts and iPods to promote buzz
The increasing focus by political strategists on the use of blogs, podcasts and the online medium to reach voters -- in addition to the mainstay of television -- is covered in a Boston Herald story about the Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign involving Duvall Patrick and others. (DEAD LINK ALTERNATE) ---- >
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Apr 16, 2006, 08:56
In web and multimedia
Andrew Rappaport: Why does a venture capitalist back a non-profit foundation run by 20-somethings? Answer: the future of video
Veteran technology investor Andrew Rappaport says he donated money to a Massachusetts foundation that has developed a Web 2.0 browser for managing Internet video on the user desktop because that's how the young creators of the platform wanted it. But there's a longer story -- about the future of web video, and the challenges facing mainstream media. Rappaport explains in a 16-minute audio interview. ----- >
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Apr 9, 2006, 19:54
In print and broadcast
Utah progressive's web campaign innundates Helen Thomas with roses after exchange with Bush
A Utah progressive Democrat disturbed that columnist Helen Thomas was receiving hate mail for her exchange with George Bush at a presidential press brief launched a web campaign. Then she innundated Thomas with roses, The Hill newspaper reported. ---- >
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Apr 4, 2006, 01:57
In print and broadcast
Investigative Reporters and Editors announce 2005 awards
Investigations of the Dept. of Homeland Security and FEMA, of mental-health care, ocean dumping, big drug companies and teacher tenure were among works of mainstream print and broadcast journalism cited for 2005 awards by the group Investigative Reporters and Editors.
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Mar 28, 2006, 17:03
In politics / public policy / watchdogs
AUDIO: Helen Thomas questions President Bush on why the U.S. went to war
On March 22, 2006, President Bush called on Hearst Newspapers columnist Helen Thomas (PROFILE) for the first time in a presidential news conference in more than three years. Listen to the question Thomas asked and how Bush responded:
(Audio segment of White House News Conference, via DemocracyNow)
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Mar 22, 2006, 11:49
In web and multimedia
Worcester, Mass. school buddies create "Democracy Internet TV Platform" -- a video web browser; like Netscape in 1990s?
School buddies have created an open-source video web browser which provides point-and-click management of TV-style downloads just like Netscape introduced the graphical web in the mid-1990s.
Mar 4, 2006, 07:59
In web and multimedia
University Channel's Donna Liu switches from soundbites to the rich context of full-length university events
As she likes to put it, Donna Liu spent 21 years of her life "chopping people down to sound bites" as a producer at CNN, the U.S. cable news network. Now she's taking a different approach -- putting U.S. university and college lectures on the Internet -- full length, video and audio.
Feb 22, 2006, 14:14
In print and broadcast
NAA announces "digital edge" winners and innovators
The Newspaper Association of America -- which represents almost 90% of U.S. daily newspaper circulation -- announced its annual Digital Edge Awards and cited Lisa Desisto of the Boston Globe, Steve Yelvington of Morris Digital Works and Dave Morgan of Tacoda Systems as digital innovators.
Feb 21, 2006, 23:32
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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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