Who’s a Journalist These Days? “Journalists with the “Big Ego disease” often point at bloggers and other people without press passes and accuse them of not being “real journalists.” But bloggers who provide analysis about newsworthy events are journalists.” By Mark A. Phillips Continue Reading
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Bipartisan Presidential Commission to Conduct Review of Walter Reed Conditions, and Hearings on Privatization of Hospital Services
From the transcript of the President’s Radio Address, released March 2, 2007: “As we work to improve conditions at Walter Reed, we’re also taking steps to find out whether similar problems have occurred at other military and veterans hospitals. So I’m announcing that my Administration is creating a bipartisan Presidential Commission to conduct a comprehensive… Continue Reading
Free, Open Source Site Covering Congressional Bills, News, Gossip and Elected Officials
“OpenCongress brings together official government information with news and blog coverage to give you the real story behind what’s happening in Congress. Small groups of political insiders and lobbyists know what’s really going on in Congress. Now, everyone can be an insider. OpenCongress is a free, open-source, non-profit, and non-partisan web resource with a mission… Continue Reading
Site Offers Free Searching and Viewing of Major Broadcast News Videos
“The Tyndall Report monitors the weekday nightly newscasts of the three American broadcast television networks: ABC World News with Charles Gibson, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams…The Tyndall Blog monitors and comments on each night’s newscasts and links to the stories that the networks aired.” Links to a… Continue Reading
Commentary on Impact of Citizen Bloggers in Legal and News Spheres
Legal Times – free article – You Read It Here First? What’s new about blogs covering trials is also old. What’s daring is often dicey. by James McGrath Morris, Legal Times, February 26, 2007. Continue Reading
Blogs Front And Center in Presidential Fundraising Campaign Efforts
WSJ free feature today: Candidates Find A New Stump In the Blogosphere: “Candidates of both parties are already buying space on search engines, blogs and other Internet sites popular with political junkies and potential donors. With 18 candidates vying for the most open race for the White House in 80 years and front-runners on both… Continue Reading
Pew Internet Survey Tracks Increased Use of Document Tagging Online
Pew Internet & American Life Project press release: “A December 2006 survey has found that 28% of internet users have tagged or categorized content online such as photos, news stories or blog posts. On a typical day online, 7% of internet users say they tag or categorize online content.” Continue Reading
Study Focuses on Understanding the Political Influence of Blogs
Understanding the Political Influence of Blogs: A Study of the Growing Importance of the Blogosphere in the U.S. Congress, April 2006, by T. Neil Sroka. Abstract: “Using a survey of congressional offices conducted between January and March 2006, I attempt to gain a picture of the readership, usage, and opinion of blogs and blogging on… Continue Reading
Bloggers Abroad Face Government Retaliation
BBC News: Iranian bloggers on web restrictions Washington Post: Accused Egyptian Blogger Stands Trial Malaysia Newspaper Sues Two Bloggers Continue Reading
Online Journalism Review Launches New Column on News Websites
“Today OJR welcomes Nora Paul of the University of Minnesota and Laura Ruel of the University of North Carolina as contributing writers on the site. Each month, Nora and Laura will examine current research on news website user interfaces and storytelling techniques. Their articles will help news site producers and editors pick the best ways… Continue Reading
Maryland Courts Watcher Blog
Maryland Courts Watcher Blog “posts the synopses of all published opinions issued by the Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals of Maryland and synopses of all opinions that are openly available on the Internet from other courts in Maryland.” Continue Reading
Wall Street Journal Launches Redesigned Print Copy and Website
The majority of the site remains subscription only, but today’s launch, which is accompanied by an free online Reader’s Guide (8 pages, PDF) detailing all the changes, includes the following free access additions: a new, highly interactive and content rich Market Data Center, a new blog, The Wealth Report (“Robert Frank looks at the lives… Continue Reading
