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Archive for May, 2011
Cathy is on Vacation through the end of May
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, Documentary, Emerging Media, Gaming, Integrated Marketing Communications, Journalism, Legal Studies, Library News, Media Literacy, Public Relations, Radio, Television on May 19, 2011 | Comments Off
Unquiet Librarian: Response to Seth Godin’s post on libraries
Posted in Emerging Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Library News on May 19, 2011 | Comments Off
Hamilton, Buffy. (2011, May 16). Are Librarians, Not Seth Godin, The Ones Missing the Point on Libraries? The Unquiet Librarian. Retrieved May 19, 2011, from http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/are-librarians-not-seth-godin-the-ones-missing-the-point-on-libraries/ Marketing guru Godin got the attention of librarians. This post is from January 2010 but just turned up on my industry alert today.
BLA BLA: A FILM FOR COMPUTER BY VINCENT MORISSET
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, Emerging Media, Indymedia, InfoTech, Television on May 19, 2011 | Comments Off
PLAY NOW: http://blabla.nfb.ca/?ec=en20110518 DON’T DELAY “a new interactive tale about communication by Vincent Morisset, on NFB/interactive”
IHE: Making Books Open Access
Posted in Culture and Communications, Emerging Media, InfoTech, Library News on May 18, 2011 | Comments Off
Fister, Barbara. (2011, May 17). Tokens and Taboos: Making Books Open Access. Inside Higher Ed: Library Babel Fish. Retrieved May 18, 2011, from http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library_babel_fish/tokens_and_taboos_making_books_open_access You’re not crazy, Barbara. I love the NPR story about a musician, Jonathan Coulton, who found his niche and mad a half million dollars. I say cut out the middle man. [...]
paidContent: Libraries bypassing Big Publishers to build e-book offerings
Posted in Emerging Media, Indymedia, InfoTech, Library News on May 17, 2011 | Comments Off
Hazard Owen, Laura. (2010, May 16). How Libraries Are Bypassing Big Publishers To Build Their E-Book Offerings. paidContent. Retrieved May 17, 2011, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-how-libraries-are-bypassing-big-publishers-to-build-their-ebook-offerin/ Particularly examines the romance genre.
RCFP: Sup Ct rules on False Claims Act, FOIA
Posted in Journalism, Legal Studies on May 17, 2011 | Comments Off
Beckett, C. (2011, May 16). Supreme Court rules on False Claims Act, FOIA. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Retrieved May 17, 2011, from http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11854 The case is Elevator Corp. v. United States (link from the RCFP article).
MediaPost: Disney may make a power play for Olympics
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Radio, Television on May 17, 2011 | Comments Off
Friedman, W. (2011, May 17). Disney May Make Power Play For Olympics. MediaPost Publications. Retrieved May 17, 2011, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=150611&nid=126813 Cites an article in the Sports Business Journal.
SSRN: Wikileaks and Internet rights
Posted in Indymedia, Journalism, Legal Studies on May 17, 2011 | Comments Off
Daly, Angela, Private Power and New Media: The Case of the Corporate Suppression of WikiLeaks and its Implications for the Exercise of Fundamental Rights on the Internet (February 28, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1772663 Saw this on the Media Law Prof blog.
AdAge: FTC’s top consumer cop praises ad industry
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Integrated Marketing Communications, Public Relations on May 17, 2011 | Comments Off
Lee, Edmund. (2011, May 16). FTC’s Top Consumer Cop Praises Ad Industry. Ad Age Digital. Retrieved May 17, 2011, from http://adage.com/article/digital/ftc-s-top-consumer-cop-praises-ad-industry/227588/ This is an interview with David Vladeck about privacy, data security, current legislation.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Well That Was Fast: Comcast-NBC Merger
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, Indymedia, Integrated Marketing Communications, Journalism, Legal Studies, Library News, Media Literacy, Public Relations, Radio, Television on May 17, 2011 | Comments Off
FreePress Action Plan I heart Jon Stewart and FreePress. Stewart bites into Disney, Comcast, and the FCC. 1st collector for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Well That Was … Follow my videos on vodpod
Scholarly Communications @ Duke: GSU copyright case
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, Legal Studies, Library News on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
Smith, Kevin. (2011, May 13). A nightmare scenario for higher education. Scholarly Communications @ Duke. Retrieved May 16, 2011, from http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2011/05/13/a-nightmare-scenario-for-higher-education/ Smith discusses what might happen as this key case regarding copyright begins on Monday.
WSJ.com: Anatomy of TV hitmaker
Posted in Television on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
Chozick, A. (2011, May 13). Anatomy of a TV Hitmaker. wsj.com. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730804576315552637855980.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Shonda Rhimes is profiled for her numerous tv hits.
UTNE: Indy Press Awards: Nominees for best writing
Posted in Conferences &Events, Indymedia, Journalism on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
The Write Stuff – Great Writing. (2011, May 13). . Retrieved May 16, 2011, from http://www.utne.com/Great-Writing/Nominees-Best-Writing-UIPA-2011.aspx?newsletter=1&utm_content=05.16.11+Great+Writing+&utm_campaign=UTR_ENEWS&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email Take a look at the nominees for best writing. Winners will be announced at the MPA’s Independent Magazine Group Conference on May 18th.
Variety: Miramax pacts with Netflix
Posted in Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Public Relations, Television on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
McNary, D. (2010, May 16). Miramax pacts with Netflix: Move emphasizes focus on digital distribution. Variety. Retrieved May 16, 2011, from http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118037110 MacNary describes the deal as a, “multi-year non-exclusive distribution deal…”
AlterNet: labeling hazardous materials
Posted in Integrated Marketing Communications, Legal Studies, Public Relations, Television on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
Rossol, Monona. (2011, May 12). Say What? A Chemical Can Damage Your Lungs, Liver and Kidneys and Still Be Labeled “Non-Toxic”? AlterNet. Retrieved May 16, 2011, from http://www.alternet.org/story/150888/say_what_a_chemical_can_damage_your_lungs%2C_liver_and_kidneys_and_still_be_labeled_%22non-toxic%22?akid=6964.210580.BNEL7Z&rd=1&t=27 We often have students writing papers about labeling laws.
NYTimes: Coal Curriculum called unfit for 4th graders
Posted in Culture and Communications, Media Literacy on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
Lewin, T. (2011, May 11). Coal Curriculum Called Unfit for 4th Graders. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/education/12coal.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 Great story for media literacy educators.
MediaDailyNews: Reuters, Westlaw team for legal site
Posted in InfoTech, Journalism, Legal Studies on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
Siegel, F. (2010, May 13). Reuters, Westlaw Team For Legal Site. MediaPost Publications. Retrieved May 16, 2011, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=150498&nid=126770 The site is New York Legal. I’ll add it to my subject guide for Law.
GRITtv: The F Word: Goodbye For Now from GRITtv
Posted in Emerging Media, Indymedia, InfoTech, Journalism, Public Relations, Radio, Television on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
The daily platform is closed — yet an hour weekly program is in the works: http://grittv.org Thank you & Best of luck to all who work at GRITtv 1st collector for GRITtv: The F Word: Goodbye For Now from GRITtv… Follow my videos on vodpod
American Experience: Day 7 Tariq Meyers
Posted in Culture and Communications, Documentary, Indymedia, Television on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
“Student Freedom Rider Tariq Meyers described the power of love to enable healing” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/2011/2011/05/14/tariq-video-2/ 1st collector for American Experience: Day 7 Tariq Meyers Follow my videos on vodpod
Send Silence Packing at Ithaca College
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, Indymedia, Integrated Marketing Communications, Journalism, Legal Studies, Public Relations, Radio, Television on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
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