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Poynter.org: what iPad means for journalism

Myers, S. (2009, January 27). What Apple’s iPad means for journalism design, multimedia & business. PoynterOnline. Retrieved January 28, 2010, from http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=176756 Myers surveys his Poynter colleagues for their thoughts.

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Chronicle: Howard Zinn dies at 87

Howard Zinn, Historian and Activist, Dies at 87. (2009, January 28). Chronicle of Higher Eduction / The Ticker. Retrieved January 28, 2010, from http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Howard-Zinn-Historian-and/20893/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en R.I.P. to Howard Zinn. Remembrance by Rory O’Connor (mediachannel.org)

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One of the reasons I.C. rocks!   I’ll be watching American Idol. Here is the Tweet alert. more about “Ithacappella – Pants On The Ground“, posted with vodpod

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Porter, J. (2010, January 27). How to identify journalists who are active on Twitter | Article | Homepage articles. Ragan.com. Retrieved January 27, 2010, from http://www.ragan.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=5AA50C55146B4C8C98F903986BC02C56&tier=4&id=02E83C63AF3E42788B5EE31C48471003&AudID=3FF14703FD8C4AE98B9B4365B978201A Mentions: MediaonTwitter, Muck Rack, Journalist Tweets, Twellow, and WeFollow, JustTweetIt, etc.

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Kaplan, D. (2010, January 26). Media Measurement Consortium Adds Microsoft, Gannett, Hearst | paidContent. paidContet. Retrieved January 27, 2010, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-media-measurement-consortiums-membership-drive-continues-microsoft-gann/ Update in CIMM: Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement.

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Burkitt, L. (2009, January 26). Apple’s Tablet: A Big Opportunity For Advertisers – Forbes.com. Forbes.com. Retrieved January 27, 2010, from http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/26/apple-tablet-advertising-steve-jobs-cmo-network-tablet-ads.html The return of ad dollars will hopefully assist newspapers and magazines.  Here’s a quote: Forms of advertising that have become stale, such as catalogs and circulars, may experience a comeback, says David Berkowitz, senior [...]

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Tenore,, M. J. (2010, January 26). Couric: ‘People want Coverage that has a POV’. PoynterOnline. Retrieved January 26, 2010, from http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=176570 Great interview by Tenore of Couric on interviewing, audience expectations, and other lessons on being a journalist today.

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Fox, J. (2010, January 25). The Supreme Court’s Ruling: What Would Milton Friedman Say?. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved January 26, 2010, from http://blogs.hbr.org/fox/2010/01/the-supreme-courts-ruling-what.html Here is an excerpt: The ideal for-profit corporation, on the other hand, is out to do nothing but make as much money as it can “within the rules of the game.” It [...]

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From Renee Hobbs, Prof., Media Education Lab, Temple U: Digital Workshops for the Digital Nation Parents and teachers can now develop more confidence in understanding the complex digital culture that children and young people are growing up with, thanks to the Digital Workshops, a new initiative developed by Renee Hobbs and her colleagues at the [...]

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How News Happens | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ). (2010, January 11). . Retrieved January 25, 2010, from http://www.journalism.org/analysis_report/how_news_happens What is the news ecosystem? Does print, tv or radio report the most new information? What sector produced the most content overall?  Fascinating new study by the PEJ.

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Darn. I’m behind in my emails and apparently missed the local airing of Copyright Criminals on PBS this week.    The DVD is not available for purchase.  Thought I’d post a link to it & check to see if it is available later on.  A clip is available on the site.

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VOCUS is offering a white paper, “State of the Media: An analysis of the changing media landscape by the Vocus Media Research Team” if you fill out contact information.   I did this; the report is 12 pages in pdf form.

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LA Times: Hulu from free to fee

Chmielewski, D. C., & Pham, A. (2010, January 21). At Hulu, ‘free’ may soon turn into ‘fee’. LATimes.com. Retrieved January 22, 2010, from http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-newhulu21-2010jan21,0,1871796.story Other companies moving to a pay / metered model — such as the NYT — are discussed.   No date for a Hulu switch; here is a clue: Many media analysts expect [...]

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Air America goes silent

Here is the news from the Air America site.

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Teinowitz, I. (2010, January 21). Obama Condemns Supreme Court Ruling : Corporate Speech, technology, media industry factor in decision. Ad Age. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from http://adage.com/article?article_id=141633 From the lede: WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) — The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision dealt a major blow to campaign finance limits today, potentially opening the [...]

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Kaplan, D. (2010, January 20). Amazon Unveils New Kindle Royalty Option; Incentive To Keep E-Book Prices Down. paidContent. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-amazon-unveils-new-kindle-royality-option-incentive-to-keep-e-book-pric/ Vascellaro, J. E. (2010, January 20). YouTube to Test Video Rental – WSJ.com. WSJ.com. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704320104575015512198189490.html?mod=dist_smartbrief Kane, Y. I., & Smith, E. (2010, January 21). With Tablet, [...]

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Variety: NBC, O’Brien agree to $45 mil exit deal

Schneider, M. (2010, January 21). NBC, O’Brien agree $45 mil exit deal: Leno will return to ‘Tonight’ on March 1. Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014097.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 His final appearance is said to be January 22nd; he can “pursue other opportunities after September 1, 2010.”

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paidContent: NYT will charge in 2011

Kramer, S. D. (2010, January 20). Updated: It’s Official: New York Times Will Adopt Online Meter—But Not Until 2011. paidContent. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-its-official-new-york-times-will-adopt-online-meter-but-not-until-2011/ A lot of buzz on this. I’m not surprised by it.

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O’Brien, D. (2010, January 14). Commentary on Obama/Palin Image Generates Questionable DMCA Takedown Notice | Citizen Media Law Project. Citizen Media Law Project. Retrieved January 21, 2010, from http://www.citmedialaw.org/blog/2010/commentary-obamapalin-image-generates-questionable-dmca-takedown-notice O’Brien actually includes the text of the takedown notice. Frey was commenting on it so will not take it down.

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From: ResourceShelf; original source: Poynter Online “Al’s Morning Meeting” “Resources for Covering Haiti Earthquake Devastation”

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