Mark Glaser takes a look at the online mapping phenomenon, with a good overview and a look at how people are sharing data and participating in social networks through them. He also looks at how media companies are using them to provide local information to readers: “The Washington Post’s Local Explorer helps people track crime,… Continue reading Visual Journalism: Using Maps to Report News
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The 24 Second News Cycle
The Onion looks at the future of news: “CNN is widely credited with initiating the acceleration of the modern news cycle with the fall 2006 debut of its spin-off channel CNN:24, which provides a breaking news story, an update on that story, and a news recap all within 24 seconds. In addition to creating its… Continue reading The 24 Second News Cycle
Media Changes, Yet Journalism Remains
Associated Press President and CEO Tom Curley talks about how technology is changing media, but the purpose of journalism remains the same: “Technology may change how journalists work, but it has never changed what journalists do… The clear imperative today is that we have to go where the users are, and fit our content and… Continue reading Media Changes, Yet Journalism Remains
Associated Press: Tracking Content & Protecting Copyright
The Associated Press is taking steps to monitor how its content is spread online, and protect its copyright: “…the AP will subscribe to a service developed by Attributor Corp. to track how its stories are distributed across thousands of Web sites. The monitoring tools eventually will be expanded so the news cooperative will be able… Continue reading Associated Press: Tracking Content & Protecting Copyright
Journalism at Risk: Is Professional Reporting in Decline?
Neil Henry, a former Washington Post correspondent, and a professor of journalism at the University of California at Berkeley opines the current state of journalism, amid massive cuts at traditional news sources. Some excerpts: “There certainly won’t be any less news or fewer scandals to report, mind you: Only fewer trained watchdogs on hand to… Continue reading Journalism at Risk: Is Professional Reporting in Decline?
CNN to Focus on Local News
CNN is making a shift towards more coverage of local news online: “CNN, known primarily for national and international news, announced a deal that will allow it to offer more local news on its Web site and, it hopes, land a bigger slice of the fast-growing market for local online ads.”
Will Quality Journalism Come from Convergence of Media?
Mark Cuban sees huge opportunity in the news industry, calling for the convergance of news brands and organizations. “What I find interesting is how duplicative all their efforts are. Each of the above has a signifcant news departments with reporters out in the field looking to break stories or do a better job of reporting… Continue reading Will Quality Journalism Come from Convergence of Media?
Google News: Licensing Over Indexing
It seems that Google is working with media outlets in the UK to formally license content for Google News, as opposed to simply indexing that content and linking to it. “The issue is not Google’s alone. In theory any site that indexes and provides snippets of content from big media companies could easily face the… Continue reading Google News: Licensing Over Indexing
Whose News Is It Anyway?
Michael Arrington looks at the new customizable homepage of NewsvVine.com, with the following prediction: “I wouldn’t be surprised to see the New York Times, USA Today and other sites allow users to create their own version of the newspaper, possibly even allowing outside RSS feeds in, in the next year or so. This builds intense… Continue reading Whose News Is It Anyway?
Associated Press Launches News Blog for 18-34 Year Olds
The Associated Press is courting younder readers with a new blog: Far and Wide. Journalism.co.uk reports: “Far And Wide provides signposts to the news stories flying across the AP’s global news wires, from the agency staff’s own perspective… [meant] to appeal to 18 to 34-year-olds raised increasingly on a diet of personalised, super-fast news snippets… Continue reading Associated Press Launches News Blog for 18-34 Year Olds