4 Minute Roundup: Editorial Layer at Wikipedia; NYT-ProPublica Story
Here’s the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week’s edition, I look at the recent move by Wikipedia…
Newspaper Editors Want Clear Credit When Bloggers Link to Them
If only every blogger could link to stories the way Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit does. The libertarian blogger, with his…
Magazines Need to Embrace Multimedia Storytelling in Digital Age
Jim Gaines This is one in an occasional series on MediaShift where I discuss issues in-depth with thought leaders in…
How Citizen Journalists Can Learn from Work of ‘Citizen Scientists’
Last week I visited Carnegie Mellon University’s website for the first time as an alumnus. The front page, often dedicated…
The Importance and Challenges of Universal Media Literacy Education
Elizabeth Thoman, the godmother of the “media literacy” movement recently told me that the Internet has endowed her field with…
Blogging Positively Guide Encourages Open Conversations About HIV/AIDS
Rising Voices is pleased to announce the release of “Blogging Positively,” a collection of case studies, interviews, and best practices…
Adrian Holovaty Talks about EveryBlock Sale to MSNBC.com
The big news last week was that Knight-funded startup EveryBlock was bought by MSNBC.com for an undisclosed sum. EveryBlock founder…
Was Twitter Document Theft, and Publication by TechCrunch, Legal?
In June of this year, the personal email account of a Twitter employee was accessed, apparently as a result of…
Top 5 Aug. 25 2009
Wikipedia adds editing Increased oversight of articles tested on German site News Corp. consortium Wants to bring publishers together to…
Social Fresh
Location: Charlotte, NC This is an event featuring business leaders and innovators speaking on the future of social media technology…