CMLP Completes Launch of Online Guide to Media Law
Today, we are launching the final sections of the Citizen Media Law Project’s online guide to media law covering the…
NBC’s Penguin Story Goes from Web to ‘Nightly News’
Tim Peek Starting this week, MediaShift will be running reports from “embeds” at various media outlets and educational institutions. The…
The Blogosphere Needs to Mature — But How?
I’m leaving Chicago, physically tired but mentally invigorated. 1. I was inspired by the loft and good natured vibe of…
Can Bloggers Shape Health Care Policy?
M.D. Leaves Profession to Blog Last week one of the most emailed stories on the New York Times website was…
A Mix of Skepticism and Hope on ‘Propoganda Tour 2008’
Elle Moxley Elle Moxley is a journalism student at the University of Missouri who is a media volunteer for the…
Use Ready-to-Wear to Avoid the Custom CMS Albatross
It’s always tempting to be cutting edge by building custom web publishing tools for a new web site (See Ryan…
Changing Our Contractor
I have a few news about our project. We were working with the development team at Pine Tech, the Johnson…
It’s Time for a Revenue Revolution
In Chicago this week, I had a conversation with fellow News Challenge winner David Cohn (creator of the very cool…
Is There a Marketplace for Local Storytelling?
I recently took another look at Organic City, a project launched in 2006 to provide residents of Oakland, California with…
How a Hyperlocal Site Can Sway Elections
Every political campaign, whether local, state or national, is a battle of competing narratives. The role of the media in…