Library News & Acquisitions Summary

TO: Faculty in Culture Com, Legal Studies, Journalism, Strat Com, & TVR FROM: Cathy Michael, Communications and Legal Studies Librarian DATE: December 17th, 2009 Seasons Greetings!  Here is a report of Acquisitions to date.  Note that my colleagues also purchase titles that may be of interest to you so ask me if you don’t see [...]

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FAIR: NOW and Bill Moyers Journal off air April 2010

Tell PBS: Don’t abandon hard-hitting journalism. (n.d.). FAIR. Retrieved December 16, 2009, from http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/592/t/10115/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=2195 FAIR set up a petition to urge PBS to keep quality investigative journalism: PBS’s mission is to “provide a voice for groups in the community that may otherwise be unheard,” to serve as “a forum for controversy and debate,” and broadcast [...]

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CJR: Trudy Lieberman on Joe Lieberman

Lieberman, Trudy. (2009, December 15). Covering Joe : is Lieberman a villain, or just taking care of the folks at home? CJR. Retrieved December 16, 2009, from http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/covering_joe.php An excerpt (final paragraph): Those who have followed health reform these many months knew that the outcome was always going to come down to raw politics. The [...]

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SmartBrief: Scott Anthony on what innovators need now

Slayter, M. E. (2008, December 16). Scott Anthony on what innovators need to know. SmartBrief on Leadership. Retrieved December 16, 2009, from http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/encodeServlet?issueid=D1539E95-521A-45C0-B178-C3CFD9026087&sid=bc76978d-297d-4918-b516-9abc4bc9dac6 Interview of Anthony by SmartBrief on Leadership editor Mary Ellen Slaytor.  We’ve Anthony’s book The Silver Lining: an Innovation Playbook for Uncertain Times.

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paidContent: Kobo launches (ebooks)

Kee, T. (2009, December 15). New eBook Service Kobo Launches, Raises $16 Million From Borders, Others. paidContent. Retrieved December 16, 2009, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-new-ebook-service-kobo-launches-raises-16-million-from-borders-others/ Borders Group is trying to keep up with B&N and Amazon in the ebook market.

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Variety: Golden Globe nominations

They’re here.

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TechRadar: EU cookie consent law

Robertson, S. (2009, November 10). Cookie consent law is breathtakingly stupid. Tech Radar UK. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/cookie-consent-law-is-breathtakingly-stupid-648740 Can’t recall where I spied this article.  Foreign reporters are wonderfully frank; here is the lede: A law that demands consent to internet cookies has been approved and will be in force across the EU [...]

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MLPB: FCC appoints scholar in residence

Corcos, C. (2009, December 11). FCC Appoints First “Scholar in Residence,” Stuart Benjamin. Media Law Prof Blog. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/2009/12/fcc-appoints-first-scholar-in-residence-stuart-benjamin.html Prof. Stuart M. Benjamin’s page (cited in MLPB).

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RCFP: Dod in doo-doo

Eastburg, R. (2009, December 11). Pentagon cited for thwarting Guantanamo access. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11168 According to the RCFP, “A federal judge held the Defense Department in contempt of court Thursday because it disobeyed a court order to videotape the release hearing of a Guantanamo Bay [...]

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CMLP: Public Libraries & the need for bandwidth

Moshirnia, Andrew. (2009, December 7). The Library Police: Why a Shortage of Bandwidth is Turning Librarians into Traffic Cops. Citizen Media Law Project. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from http://www.citmedialaw.org/blog/2009/library-police-why-shortage-bandwidth-turning-librarians-traffic-cops Compares “capping bandwidth” due to the lack of adequate bandwidth to issues of filtering and net neutrality. Check out the ALA Washington Office page for more [...]

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History.com: The People Speak

A lot of buzz about “The People Speak” on the History Channel.  I heard Zinn talk about it on the Bill Moyers Journal (12/4/09) and a recent lecture on Alternative Radio — “Three Holy Wars”. The program is narrated by Howard Zinn and based on his best-seller A People’s History of the United States. It [...]

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New York Times: Brand Tiger

Arango, Tim. (2009, December 13). Big Risk in a One-Man Brand Like Tiger Woods. NYTimes.com. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/business/media/14adco.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaperNY Most of the reporting I’ve encountered focused on Tiger Wood’s brand & the effect the current scandal has on his ad power.  This one focuses on the consulting company Accenture and mentions other big [...]

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LexisNexis Academic Webinar Schedule

See the website to register. Tuesday, December 29, 12 Noon (EST) Monday, January 4, 2:00 p.m. (EST) Tuesday, January 5, 4:00 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, January 6, 12 Noon (EST) Wednesday, January 6, 2:00 p.m. (EST) Monday, January 11, 2:00 p.m. (EST) Tuesday, January 12, 12 Noon (EST) Tuesday, January 12, 2:00 p.m. (EST) Tuesday, January [...]

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Ad Age: Best Mag covers of the decade

Ives, Nat. (2009, December 14). Book of Tens: Best Magazine Covers of the Decade. Ad Age. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from http://adage.com/article?article_id=141027 Oh, I love end-of-the-year lists.

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The Nation: Alterman on Saving Journalism

Alterman, Eric. (2009, December 2). Saving Journalism (It’s Not Academic). The Nation. Retrieved December 11, 2009, from http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091221/alterman Interesting comparison of academic and journalistic concepts of the truth. Hope they’re the same difference, to be sure!

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Rumpus: Iranian Kid’s books

Schofield, W. (2009, December 10). Iranian Kid’s Books (Part 3). The Rumpus.net. Retrieved December 11, 2009, from http://therumpus.net/2009/12/iranian-kids-books-part-3/ UTNE brought this post to my attention.  Interesting illustrations from Iranian children’s books.

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All Things D: MSN local news portal

Swisher, K. (2009, December 9). MSN in Local News, Information Deal With NBCU and Hearst. AllThingsD. Retrieved December 11, 2009, from http://kara.allthingsd.com/20091209/msn-strikes-another-local-deal-this-time-with-nbcu-and-heart/ MSN has created a local news portal.  “Local news is booming”.  Check it out.

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Nominations Open For Second Annual ‘Izzy Award’ For Independent Media

From the press release: Nominations Open For Second Annual ‘Izzy Award’ For Independent Media ITHACA, NY — Nominations for the 2009 Izzy Award are officially open. The annual award for special achievement in independent media — named after legendary muckraker I. F. “Izzy” Stone — is a project of the Park Center for Independent Media [...]

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UTNE: Alt Press coverage of Copenhagen

Goetzman, K. (2009, December 9). Cutting Through the Chatter in Copenhagen. UTNE. Retrieved December 11, 2009, from http://www.utne.com/Environment/Cutting-Through-the-Chatter-in-Copenhagen-5933.aspx?utm_content=12.10.09+Politics&utm_campaign=Emerging+Ideas-Every+Day&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email Goetzman points to alt media sources for coverage of the Copenhagen climate talks.

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Ad Age: Editor &Publisher, Kirkus Reviews fold

Ives, N. (2009, December 10). Adweek Sold to e5 Global Media Holdings. Advertising Age – MediaWorks. Retrieved December 11, 2009, from http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=140994 Here is the lead & 2nd paragraph by Ives: NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Nielsen Media Business has reached a deal to sell eight business titles — including Adweek, Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter [...]

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