NYTimes.com: FCC gives itself authority to regulate the transmission of broadband Internet service

Wyatt, E. (2010, June 17). F.C.C. Moves Toward Deeper Broadband Role. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/business/18fcc.html?th&emc=th This is belated but important news.  Here is the lede: WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted 3 to 2 on Thursday to move toward giving itself the authority to regulate the transmission component of broadband Internet [...]

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Et Plagieringseventyr

Anti-plagiarism video from The University Library of Bergen, Norway more about “Dutch Plagiarism Video“, posted with vodpod

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MediaPost: Vevo passes Hulu in audience

Walsh, Mark. (2010, June 11). Ladies First: Vevo Passes Hulu In Audience, Is Drawing Top-Tier Advertisers 06/14/2010. MediaPost Publications. Retrieved June 16, 2010, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=130001&nid=115385 Excerpt: Vevo in April drew 43.6 million U.S. unique viewers, equal to a quarter of the total U.S. video audience and making it the fourth-biggest video property behind Google, Yahoo [...]

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HuffPo: 5 PR nightmares handled better than the BP oil spill

Liedtke, Michael. (2010, June 14). 5 PR Nightmares That Were Handled Better Than The BP Oil Spill (PHOTOS). Huffington Post. Retrieved June 16, 2010, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/14/5-pr-disasters-handled-be_n_611010.html#s99782 Covers: 1) Union Carbide’s toxic gas leak in Bhopal India (1984), 2) Exxon Valdez Spill (1989), 3) JetBlue strands passengers on runway (2007), 4) Intel’s pentium math flaw (1994), [...]

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Adage.com: News Corp. buys Skiff and stake in Journalism Online

Ives, Nat. (2010, June 16). News Corp. Buys Skiff and Stake in Journalism Online. Adage.com. Retrieved June 16, 2010, from http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=144422 From the lede: NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — In a pair of deals intended to fuel its campaign to expand paid digital content, News Corp. has bought the Skiff e-reading platform developed by Hearst and [...]

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LIBRARY NEWS: THE NEW CATALOG INTERFACE IS UP!

Check out our new catalog interface!

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MIT World: The Gutenberg Parenthesis: Oral Tradition and Digital Technologies

From MIT World: “Thomas Pettitt makes the deliberately provocative case for a Gutenberg “Parenthesis” — a period marked by the reign of the printing press and isolated from the largely oral culture that came before, and the digitally shaped culture emerging today.” more about “The Gutenberg Parenthesis: Oral Tradi…“, posted with vodpod

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NYT: Long-lost silent films return to America

Kehr, D. (2010, June 7). Long-Lost Silent Films Return to America. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/movies/07silent.html From the lede: A late silent feature directed by John Ford, a short comedy directed by Mabel Normand, a period drama starring Clara Bow and a group of early one-reel westerns are among a trove of long-lost [...]

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Chronicle: Wikipedia’s J-Wales calls for better info lit (audio)

June, A. W. (2010, June 9). Episode 72: Wikipedia’s Co-Founder Calls for Better Information Literacy. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/article/Audio-Wikipedias-Co-Founder/65841/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en You can stream the audio from the Chronicle’s page.

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Adage: AOL to hire journalists

Learmonth, M. (2010, June 8). AOL to Hire ‘Hundreds’ of Journalists for Content Division. Adage.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=144334 AOL employs about 500 full-time editorial employees. And while Mr. Eun said the marketplace will determine the pace of new hires, it is conceivable that number could double in the coming year. “We are [...]

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Variety: Fimmaker wins reprieve

Johnson, Ted. (2010, June 8). ‘Crude’ filmmaker wins reprieve. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020362.html?categoryId=13&cs=1&nid=2248 From the lede: “Filmmaker Joe Berlinger has won a reprieve from an order that he turn over some 600 hours of outtakes from his documentary “Crude” to Chevron, but it is only the latest legal step for a full hearing [...]

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MLPB: Frischmann on the Open Internet

Corcos, C. (2010, June 8). Professor Brett Frischmann’s Remarks On the Internet Before the FCC, April 12, 2010. Media Law Prof Blog. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/2010/06/professor-brett-frischmanns-remarks-on-the-internet-before-the-fcc-april-12-2010.html You can read the abstract and access the working paper at the SSRN.

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MIT World: Government Transparency and Collaborative Journalism

From MITWorld: In December 2009, the Obama administration directed federal agencies and departments to implement “principles of transparency, participation and collaboration,” and provided deadlines for making government information available online. Speakers Linda Fantin and Ellen Miller, explore the implications of this directive for deeper community engagement in local issues. more about “Government Transparency and Collabora…“, [...]

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LIBRARY NEWS: FY09-10 fund acquisitions

Sorry for the delay on the report.  FY09-10 fund acquisitions:  Here it is (Excel). Thank you for all of your recommendations. Keep sending them!

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LIBRARY NEWS: JSTOR Survey to help build a Comm Studies Collection

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS SURVEY IF YOU’VE TIME Greetings from JSTOR! We have been working over the past year to expand the broad field of Communication Studies in JSTOR, and today we write to see if you would like to offer feedback to JSTOR’s Content Development team as we carry out our research. Would you [...]

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MediaPost: ANA files briefs to challenge tobacco ad ruling

Friedman, Wayne. (2010, June 7). Smoking Mad: ANA Files Briefs To Challenge Tobacco Ad Ruling. Mediapost.com. Retrieved June 8, 2010, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=129595&nid=115181 From paragraph three: The brief is against a recent U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky decision that upholds the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009. ANA News [...]

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NY Times: Filmmaker’s quest for journalistic protection

Schwartz, J., & Itzkoff, D. (2010, May 7). A Filmmaker’s Quest for Journalistic Protection. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/08/us/08pollution.html From the third paragraph: As part of its defense, Chevron demanded 600 hours of outtake footage from “Crude,” saying it could help the company show corruption and misconduct by the plaintiffs. The filmmaker argued [...]

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