paidContent :: By now, it should be obvious to just about anyone that “citizen journalism” or “user-generated content” is a crucial part of what the news has become, whether it’s a photo of a plane landing on the Hudson or a video of a bomb exploding in Boston. Unfortunately, the ways that media entities handle such content is all over the map.
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May 24, 2013
Media handling citizen journalism: Do we need a public license for citizen journalism?
May 24, 2013 at 10:23 PM | Permalink
Legal protection: The act of journalism
Digital Media Law :: When considering whether to grant legal protection for the gathering and dissemination of information, the question should not be the person performing those acts, i.e., “who is a journalist?,” but “is this an act of journalism?”
May 24, 2013 at 10:14 PM | Permalink
Google plans to fund, develop wireless networks in emerging markets
The Silicon Valley company is deep in the throes of a multipronged effort to fund, build and help run wireless networks in emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, said people familiar with the strategy.
May 24, 2013 at 10:02 PM | Permalink
BBC suspends technology officer after Digital Media Initiative failure
Guardian :: The BBC has suspended its chief technology officer and admitted wasting nearly £100m on a five-year project intended to make the corporation "tapeless", saying that to continue with the project would be "throwing good money after bad".
May 24, 2013 at 09:51 PM | Permalink
Gawker's bid to give $200,000 to Canadian drug dealers is crack journalism work
Guardian :: It's not a traditional news-gathering technique. It's the kind of thing that causes ethicists of journalism to stroke their chins at double-speed and could outright kill the more delicate newsroom ombudspeople. Gawker doesn't care about all that.
May 24, 2013 at 09:42 PM | Permalink
21st Century Fox, News Corp.: Board of Directors approves separation of businesses
News Corporation :: News Corporation and the new News Corporation today announced that the separation of News Corporation into two distinct publicly traded companies, 21st Century Fox and the new News Corporation, has been formally approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company announced appointments to the Boards of Directors of both companies, effective upon the completion of the separation, which is expected to occur on June 28, 2013.
May 24, 2013 at 09:36 PM | Permalink
Emilio Garcia-Ruiz is named a Washington Post managing editor
Jim Romenesko :: Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, who has been the Washington Post’s editor for strategic projects, is promoted to managing editor. He’ll be responsible for digital initiatives and operations, video, the presentation departments of photo, graphics, and design, and the multiplatform editing desk.
May 24, 2013 at 09:33 PM | Permalink
Yahoo made an offer for Hulu
AllThingsD :: The Web giant submitted a bid for the video site this morning, according to a person familiar with process.
May 24, 2013 at 09:17 PM | Permalink
Yahoo made an offer for Hulu
AllThingsD :: The Web giant submitted a bid for the video site this morning, according to a person familiar with process.
May 24, 2013 at 09:16 PM | Permalink
The future of media measurement should be people-based
Guardian :: Nielsen executive David Gosen responds to Frédéric Filloux's blog backing a site-centric approach using server logs
May 24, 2013 at 09:00 PM | Permalink
Baidu rolls out an e-publishing platform: Claiming not to take revenue cuts in 3 years
Technode :: Baidu Wenku, Baidu’s answer to Google Books and who is notorious for offering pirated e-books or copyright materials for free, launched an e-publishing platform yesterday. It is meant to solve the copyright problem once and forever by having copyright-holding agencies or individuals to publish e-books or any other form of writing on the platform.
May 24, 2013 at 02:49 PM | Permalink
Advertisers push for data to measure audiences in multiple channels
Data Informed :: In case advertisers hadn’t noticed, the era of the double click is dead. In its place: a world of quadruple clicks and multiple finger swipes, a multiscreen shopping experience in which advertisers need to target their message across a plethora of platforms to make a sale.
May 24, 2013 at 02:42 PM | Permalink
Roy Sekoff: HuffPost Live is an engagement, not a video platform
Global Editors Network| Roy Sekoff, President and co-creator of HuffPost Live, emulates the positivity and confidence the news industry needs. Since HuffPost Live launched in August 2012, Roy has made the merger of video and social look like a breeze while its competitors struggle to keep up with the technology. What is the secret behind HuffPost Live?
May 24, 2013 at 01:17 PM | Permalink
Old media is not dead: Why hedge funds have fallen in love with CBS
Buzzfeed :: Some of the smartest money on Wall Street is betting that CBS shares can go a lot higher. How the oldest of old-media companies became a hedge fund darling.
May 24, 2013 at 10:28 AM | Permalink
A global org: 'The Guardian' is finally moving to 'TheGuardian.com'
mashable :: The Guardian's international editions are proliferating, but before the newspaper launches an online edition in Australia later this year, it's uniting all of its websites under a single domain, theguardian.com.
May 24, 2013 at 10:11 AM | Permalink
Twitter Amplify lets brands find viewers of their TV ads
New York Times :: A new product, Twitter Amplify, will help brands match advertisements with Twitter commentary by viewers.
May 24, 2013 at 09:12 AM | Permalink
Native ad terminology is a mess
Digiday ::If native advertising is the future of digital media, the industry should at least agree what it means.
May 24, 2013 at 08:56 AM | Permalink
Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case
Reuters :: In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence that Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-book prices.
May 24, 2013 at 08:53 AM | Permalink
UCLA Live-tweets brain surgery, posts Vine videos
Huffington Post :: It was an uncomplicated brain surgery the hospital had performed hundreds of times before (499 times, to be exact). But to celebrate Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center's 500th deep brain stimulation operation Thursday, surgeons performed the world's first live-Vined brain surgery.
May 24, 2013 at 08:47 AM | Permalink
More than 9.5m uniques: Mail Online scoops biggest ever digital day with Boston marathon bombing
Guardian :: The Boston marathon bombing on 16 April provided Mail Online with its biggest ever digital day, attracting more than 9.5 million unique users.
May 24, 2013 at 08:27 AM | Permalink
May 23, 2013
Online campaign raises $15,000 for reporter who was shot in New Orleans
Poynter :: An online fundraising effort for New Orleans freelancer Deborah Cotton met its $15,000 goal within four days. While some of the donations came from her friends and family, others came from people who have never met Cotton.
May 23, 2013 at 10:22 PM | Permalink
Al Jazeera is the best thing to happen to journalism, unless it isn't.
The Daily Beast | Newsweek :: It always seemed a little improbable that Arab sheiks could save American journalism. But in a business as troubled as the vast wasteland of American television news, hope springs eternal, and the Al Jazeera network out of Qatar seemed to offer an opulent oasis.
May 23, 2013 at 09:57 PM | Permalink
The rise of contextual journalism
Columbia University | Research Paper Abstract :: What this study calls ‘contextual reporting’ has not been widely recognized (unlike, say, investigative reporting) as a distinctive news genre or news style and this article urges that it receive more attention
Read Katherine Fink, Michael Schudson, www.journalism.columbia.edu
May 23, 2013 at 09:41 PM | Permalink
Not the simple recitation of facts: Journalism is more about context
paidContent :: Journalism has been evolving away from just a repetition of facts or events and towards context and analysis, research shows — but this evolution has also created tension for media companies because it conflicts with the principle of objectivity.
May 23, 2013 at 09:35 PM | Permalink
Not the simple recitation of facts: Journalism is more about context
paidContent :: Journalism has been evolving away from just a repetition of facts or events and towards context and analysis, research shows — but this evolution has also created tension for media companies because it conflicts with the principle of objectivity.
May 23, 2013 at 09:30 PM | Permalink
Obama: Leak Investigations 'May Chill Investigative Journalism' (Michael Calderone/The Huffington Post)
The Huffington Post :: President Obama said Thursday that he is “troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may chill the investigative journalism that holds government accountable.”
May 23, 2013 at 09:09 PM | Permalink
Twitter deepens ties to TV with media deals, ad targeting
AdAge :: Twitter's ad pitch has been consistent over the past year: advertising on Twitter in conjunction with TV makes TV ads more effective. "Our perspective is everybody in digital has it wrong; they have been going to market with an either-or proposition," said Twitter global head of revenue Adam Bain. "Twitter is a bridge to these different screens and experiences."
May 23, 2013 at 08:00 PM | Permalink
Xbox One: should TV broadcasters be afraid?
Guardian :: Microsoft focused on TV over games as it unveiled its new generation console – and it could threaten rival platforms
May 23, 2013 at 02:07 PM | Permalink
Newspaper royal charter plans are 'bizarre', says Liberty director
Guardian :: Shami Chakrabarti blasts government and press proposals for watchdog, saying they have failed to follow Leveson blueprint.
May 23, 2013 at 10:58 AM | Permalink
Real-time platform Fact Tank: Finding news in the numbers
Pew Research Center :: Fact Tank will build on the Pew Research Center’s unique brand of data journalism. For years, our teams of writers and social scientists have combined rigorous research with high-quality storytelling to provide important information on issues and trends shaping the nation and the world.
May 23, 2013 at 10:37 AM | Permalink
How publishers organize for social era
Digiday :: While social rarely provides direct revenue, publishers see social media teams as vitally important.
May 23, 2013 at 09:53 AM | Permalink
Daily Mail publisher's print revenues slide
Guardian :: DMGT hit by fall in print ad income and circulation, but digital surge is led by 61% year-on-year revenue rise at Mail Online
May 23, 2013 at 09:51 AM | Permalink
Cross-device display ad campaigns: Responsive ads are coming
Digiday :: Publishers’ sites might be responsive, but the ad units they sell are fixed dimensions, unable to adapt to the screens of smartphone and tablet devices.
May 23, 2013 at 09:44 AM | Permalink
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival 2013 is around the corner
MediaUpdate :: The 15th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival runs from Thursday, 6 to Sunday, 16 June at the Bioscope in Johannesburg and at Nu Metro V&A Waterfront and The Fugard in Cape Town.
May 23, 2013 at 09:25 AM | Permalink
Ziff Davis Buys Tech Blog Network NetShelter (Bill Mickey/Folio)
Folio :: Tech, gaming and men's lifestyle media company Ziff Davis has purchased NetShelter, a network of approximately 150 independent tech blogs, including MacRumors.com, SlashGear.com and AndroidCentral.com, from InPowered
May 23, 2013 at 09:13 AM | Permalink
New Louisiana law will jail journos for publishing gun info
Mother Jones :: A bill headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk would subject journalists to a $10,000 fine and up to six months in jail for publishing the names of concealed carry permit holders.
May 23, 2013 at 06:29 AM | Permalink
May 22, 2013
Higher security level: Twitter with login verification
Twitter Blog :: Every day, a growing number of people log in to Twitter. Usually these login attempts come from the genuine account owners, but we occasionally hear from people whose accounts have been compromised by email phishing schemes or a breach of password data elsewhere on the web
May 22, 2013 at 10:51 PM | Permalink
Tribune confirms former Yahoo exec Shashi Seth will lead Its newly-formed digital ventures unit
TechCrunch :: Shashi Seth, whose résumé includes management and executive roles at Yahoo, Aol, and Google, is joining the Tribune Company as the president of a new unit called Tribune Digital Ventures.
May 22, 2013 at 07:26 PM | Permalink
TwitCasting gets #seed #funding for social live-streaming expansion
Tech in Asia :: The startup has revealed that it now has US$640,000 in seed funding from East Ventures and various angel investors to help it grow.
May 22, 2013 at 01:08 PM | Permalink
400 positions worldwide: ESPN laying off 6 percent of workforce
MediaLife Magazin ::ESPN is slashing 6 percent of its workforce in an effort to cut back on costs, even at a time when the No. 1 cable sports network is churning out great profits.
May 22, 2013 at 01:01 PM | Permalink
DCMF condemns crackdown on Ugandan media
DCMF :: DCMF has condemned the siege of media houses in Uganda and sent an open letter to the President, Yoweri Museveni requesting clarification over recent events
May 22, 2013 at 12:56 PM | Permalink
Programmatic comes to out-of-home ads
Digiday :: Programmatic ad buying is slowly filtering down to more “traditional” channels like radio and out-of-home, too.
May 22, 2013 at 08:23 AM | Permalink
The New York Times reinvents the boring banner ad
AdWeek :: Like all of publishing, the Times is feeling the pinch of the display advertising market, where pricing has been squeezed by automated buying and clickthrough rates have fallen to a fraction of a percent, giving rise to a swell in theoretically more engaging branded content.
May 22, 2013 at 07:51 AM | Permalink
"Snow Fail": The New York Times and its misunderstanding of copyright
TechCrunch :: The New York Times spent months and had an entire team working on the creation of Snow Fall, and it shows. But what if I told you that you could recreate the same interactive experience in just about an hour? You’d like that, wouldn’t you? - Well, The New York Times wouldn’t.
May 22, 2013 at 07:34 AM | Permalink
May 21, 2013
You spend a lot of time with your mobile device at home. Even more if it's an iPad
AllThingsD :: Here’s the latest reminder, via the broadband usage report Sandvine put out earlier this month. The Internet services company says that mobile devices now account for 20 percent of traffic on home broadband networks. That’s up from 9 percent a year ago.
May 21, 2013 at 07:59 PM | Permalink
Twitter granted patent on pull-to-refresh, promises to only use it defensively
The Verge :: Can the Innovator's Patent Agreement bring peace to the patent wars?
May 21, 2013 at 07:55 PM | Permalink
Newspaper companies invest another $9m in local deal startup Wanderful Media
TechCrunch :: Wanderful Media has raised another $9 million from the long list of newspaper and media companies that were already backing the startup and its local deal service Find&Save.
May 21, 2013 at 12:38 PM | Permalink
.@photomatt: On Sunday, WordPress saw 72,000 (usually: 400-600) Tumblr posts imports/hour; no "exodus"
May 21, 2013 at 10:30 AM | Permalink
Japanese messaging app Line comes with a censorship mechanism to monitor conversations worldwide
The Next Web :: Line, a rival app developed in Japan which has 150 million users, is the next in line to pal up to the Chinese government and restrict the use of certain phrases on its service.
很好，幹你媽的我現在開始不想用LINE傳任何內容了 twitter.com/hirakujira/sta…
— Hiraku (@hirakujira) May 20, 2013
May 21, 2013 at 09:21 AM | Permalink
"One powerful newsroom" pulls back from its San Francisco roots
sfbg.com :: Locally focused journalism in San Francisco took another big hit today with the announcement that The Bay Citizen is being folded into Center for Investigative Reporting
May 21, 2013 at 07:59 AM | Permalink
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