links for 2008-01-11
Posted on January 11, 2008, 9:18 pm, by James, under
Links.
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The prerequisite for Journalism 1.0 was a deep sense of curiosity and some comfort with risk. Journalism 2.0 still needs those two ingredients, plus some comfort with technology.
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As news editor of the Slough Observer from 1947 to 1970, Leslie Tunks, who has died of cancer aged 92, was a teacher of a journalism whose work could never be replicated in today’s media classrooms.
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Polestar has today announced its intention to stop printing at Polestar Greaves in Scarborough. A period of consultation will commence with local union representatives and officials.
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Newspapers will remain major media players because they are designed to report on popular local topics that just don’t fit well into electronic outlets. Chief among these are obituaries, letters-to-the-editor, town happenings and high school sports.
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Introducing “Ask AP,” a Q&A column where The Associated Press answers your questions about the news — anything from “What’s a subprime mortgage?”ato “How does a reporter prepare to be embedded with the military in Iraq?”
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FriendFeed pulls in any update you make on your blog, del.icio.us, Digg, Flickr, Google Reader, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube and other sites into one “FriendFeed” feed. You can then share this feed with other people and check out other users’
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John Ridding: ” I think it’s a slightly bizarre notion sometimes, this idea that news should be free.”
