Reuters’ Mobile Journalism the Wave of Future?
Reuters has been experimenting with mobile journalism, testing out a way for reporters to file stories from the field using…
FCC’s Short-Notice Localism Hearing
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced the upcoming hearing on localism with less than a week notice. Though there’s still time…
News Games
Some interesting work being done interactive games for use by the news media. For example, ImpactGames (makers of Peacemaker), is…
Surprise! Students Resistant to New Media
I’m currently attending the College Media Conference in Washington, D.C. And what I’ve been hearing from college media advisers this…
Curley’s New Directions in New Media
One of my heroes in new media is Rob Curley, vice president of new products at The Washington Post who…
Importance of Knowing Local Laws: The Phoenix New Times Arrests
There’s been extensive coverage (here, here, here, and here) in the last week of the arrest and subsequent dismissal of…
California Wildfire Coverage by Local Media, Blogs, Twitter, Maps and More
NASA satellite image of fires The last few days have shown that online resources, social media, and collaboration on the…
MarketWatch Turns 10, But Can It Evolve for Another 10?
As the financial news site MarketWatch celebrates its 10th anniversary next week, the stalwart Web 1.0 company stands on the…
Southern California Fire Updates on Twitter
One of the more interesting and practical uses of Twitter (a mobile phone text message service that allows you to…
Educate: Journalism and Teaching Technologies
Many who spoke at the Online News Association conference in Toronto defined education (of the public) as an important part…