Newspapers to Use Links to Rivals on Web Sites
July 31, 2006
The Washington Post, The New York Sun and The Daily Oklahoman, have partnered with online news aggregator Inform.com to post links to related stories from other news sites on articles on their own sites, The New York Times reports.
Online news sites boost papers’ subscriptions
July 31, 2006
The latest Pew news consumption survey says the web serves mostly as a supplement to other sources rather than a primary source of news. Those who use the web for news still spend more time getting news from other sources than they do getting news online.
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CNN launches citizen media site
July 31, 2006
CNN.com has launched a new section called CNN Exchange that solicits and posts user video, photos and comments (called “I-Reports”).
“CNN Exchange invites YOU to connect with the news: Share your stories, your pictures, your videos wherever you see the I-Report logo. Weigh in on the blogs. Click your way through QuickVotes and more.”
SAJA Award winners
July 31, 2006
Here are the winners of the South Asian Journalists Association 2006 journalism award winners.
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Joseloff Suggests CBS News Look To Its Past To Map The Future
July 30, 2006
In an essay for CBSNews.com’s Public Eye, Gordon Joseloff — a former CBS News correspondent, producer and Moscow and Tokyo bureau chief and the publisher and founding editor of WestportNow.com — says news division standards of 30 years ago remain pertinent today and CBS News should look to its alumni for wisdom and guidance.
“I’m not suggesting a return to the past — just that we occasionally review from where we came with those who remember.”
WeatherBug launches citizen video site
July 30, 2006
WeatherBug has launched a beta test of a new community video site in which anyone can upload weather videos.
New media making deals with `old’ news providers
July 30, 2006
Recently completed deals, which include arrangements in which media organizations such as the Associated Press will be compensated on a pay-per-click basis, could herald a major shift in the relationship between the old media and new Internet gatekeepers, The San Jose Mercury News reports.
How Wikipedia really works
July 30, 2006
Here’s an interesting interview with three Wikipedia contributors, who say that the bulk of the best content is written by a small group of people…
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NEWS.com.au redesigns
July 30, 2006
NEWS.com.au has launched a redesign, including more video in a new video player powered by Roo; plus more interactive graphics and audio slideshows.
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Time.com hires former Wonkette blogger
July 29, 2006
Former political blogger Ana Marie Cox, better known as Wonkette, will rejoin the so-called mainstream media as the new Washington editor for Time magazine’s Time.com Web site later this month.
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