These days it's not so unusual for a public radio program to boast a companion blog. But few shows begin online and move to broadcast.Pop and Politics is the exception.Farai Chideya -- a high-profile public affairs reporter, novelist, an...
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WordPress parent Automattic has purchased Plinky, a service that tries to help writers overcome writers’ block by providing them with daily writing prompts; users are then encouraged to share their responses. (Today’s prompt: “What’s Your Favorite Summer Memory?”) In a short blog post, WordPress’ Joy Victory says...
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With minimal additional investment and no extra hires, fan-based SB Nation is launching 20 new regional sports sites during the next few weeks. The first six went live after midnight: New York, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Arizona and DC, where the startup is based. The look is similar; all are based on the template...
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Media professor and writer Clay Shirky recently wrote about The Collapse of Complex Business Models on his blog. That post was in turn inspired by Joseph Tainter's 1988 book, "The Collapse of Complex Societies." Shirky wrote:
When the value of...
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When you think about internships at media companies, you probably picture people fetching coffee, running errands, or worse. But some internships have taken a different...
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One of the most watched television events in U.S. history was the announcement of the verdict in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in...
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The U.S. military has had an uneasy relationship with soldiers using blogs, video and photos to offer an unvarnished, uncensored view of war....
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Iranian authorities are once agan cracking down on the Internet.
Internet connection speeds were degraded in several cities in advance of the Islamic Revolution's 31st anniversary on February 2. This same tactic was previously used by the regime in advance of events...
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Traditionally, newspaper reporters were dispatched to cover the mundane proceedings of a local government in action: the city council meeting. But as the mainstream media grapples with its survival in the Internet era, the seats in the audience once occupied by full-time...
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The ScienceOnline10 conference starts this Thursday, and about 275 scientists, educators and science writers from around the world will gather near Raleigh, N.C. to discuss many of the same online tools and issues that journalists are examining.
Sessions will focus...
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