Dan Rosenbaum, founding Editor-in-Chief of "Internet Shopper" (the first web venture that indexed shopping sites) opined about the relation between blogs and journalism waay back in mid-2002.
"In the U.S., 95% of the top 100 newspapers feature reporter blogs. So it seems appropriate to include blogging in the curriculum of journalism schools." Blogging is the 21st-century version of the Opinion column. It's here to stay.
I've run across this fellow Chris Pirillo in various corners of the internet. He runs a live chat which updates in realtime as he broadcasts. This article is his take on the relationship between blogging and journalism.
"While YouTube remains the 400-pound gorilla in online video, with 5.3 billion views in February, that figure has remained roughly flat this year.
"Just as Tom Sawyer got his friends to whitewash that fence, Internet companies have been delighted to offer their users the chance to perform many of the tasks they would otherwise have to hire people to do, from making videos to tattling on those who write offensive comments."
"So far, Mr. Levinson, a college dropout with dozens of failed jobs on his résumé, has won 11 [content submission] contests — earning more than $200,000 in money and prizes." Can user-generated content, to an extent, do this for any/everybody?
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My family first subscribed to AOL in the mid-90's -- the golden age of 56K. My mom would patiently wash the dishes while a page loaded. She dried them after clicking another link. AOL was an internet portal for the common person -- essentially, "Internet Lite".
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Ashton Kutcher and CNN are in an all-out twitter war to reach 1,000,000 followers. Kutcher has offered to "punk" CNN founder Ted Turner and donate 10,000 bed nets to fight malaria in developing countries, if he wins.
"SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three media veterans plan to bundle the Internet content of newspaper and magazine publishers into a subscription package that will test Web surfers' willingness to pay for material that has been given away for years." The name of the venture is Journalism …
As print publications downsize to save money, arts critics are being left behind. Would a world without "professional critics" be a better one?
News. Corp is forming a new portal to allow sharing of content between its media companies, which include Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.
To help foster public understanding of the Fed's actions, the US Federal Reserve may begin holding press conferences. Personally, this isn't good enough for me.
Iran has jailed Roxana Saberi, a 31-year old American and Iranian citizen. She has been charged with "spying" for the United States. Espionage charges carry a maximum 10-year prison term.
Two journalists working for Zimbabwe state-run media have been charged with defamation, and risk spending up to 20 years in jail. Zimbabwe passed some of the harshest media laws in the world in 2000. It's sad to see journalists get stomped on by ruthless governments.
Interesting piece that prompts the question: "What is importance and cost-effectiveness of news outlets obtaining 'scoops' in the Internet-enabled world?" The answer has yet to be known.
Let's legalize and tax marijuana, says Arnie Says it's time to have a pot debate 56 per cent of Californians agree with him
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My family first subscribed to AOL in the mid-90's -- the golden age of 56K. My mom would patiently wash the dishes while a page loaded. She dried them after clicking another link. AOL was an internet portal for the common person -- essentially, "Internet Lite".
NEW YORK - NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol announced today that John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and the most honored broadcaster in sports television history, has decided to retire from broadcasting.
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