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Crowdfunding Journalism

November 13, 2008 21:51

Mark Glaser: MediaShift . Can Crowdfunding Help Save the Journalism Business? Bands do it. Filmmakers do it. President-elect Barack Obama made an artform out of it. “It” is crowdfunding, getting micro-donations through the Internet to help fund a venture. The question is whether...

Happy Anniversary to Talking Points Memo

November 13, 2008 17:56

Josh Marshall observes the 8th birthday of Talking Points Memo today and suggests there’s even better to come. TPM is one of the great examples of how new media can work. Marshall is one of the best journalists of our time, helping to reinvent our craft. He deserves our continued support and...

Press Institute Closes Doors, Again

November 12, 2008 18:41

Editor & Publisher: API Hosting ‘Crisis Summit’ for Newspaper Industry. The American Press Institute (API) will host an invitation-only, closed-door “summit conference” Nov. 13 in which 50 CEO-level executives will ponder ways to revive the newspaper business. The...

Spot.us Launches

November 10, 2008 21:49

David Cohn, one of the bright lights among new journalists, has launched Spot.us, a site that aims to persuade people from communities to send money to support excellent journalism about specific issues. I’m an advisor to this project and believe strongly that he’s onto something...

BlogBoat 1.0, Gent

November 09, 2008 13:43

This is the BlogBoat, site of a small gathering this afternoon in Gent, Belgium, where I’m speaking with a group of journalists, bloggers and others in new media. The topic, “Citizen Journalism: Scenarios for the Future,” is as it sounds: a forward-looking conversation aiming to...

These Anonymous Critics ARE Cowards

November 09, 2008 08:57

The AP reports, “Palin derides anonymous critics on Fox as cowards,” a reference to a recent Fox News segment in which a correspondent relayed a variety of negative attacks from, he said, members of the McCain campaign staff against Sarah Palin. No matter what you think about Palin in...

Google Removes 2001 Search

November 07, 2008 21:28

I know is was supposed to be up there just for a month, but the great Google Search 2001 page now returns: 404 - Page Not Found. What a shame — this was an invaluable feature.I know is was supposed to be up there just for a month, but the great Google Search 2001 page now returns: 404 - Page...

PBS Chat Today…

November 04, 2008 22:09

I’m joining Mark Glaser and a cast of folks in an online PBS chat today and this evening. It’s here.I’m joining Mark Glaser and a cast of folks in an online PBS chat today and this evening. It’s here.

BlogBoat 1.0 Next Sunday

November 02, 2008 17:49

Looking forward to BlogBoat 1.0 on Sunday, Nov. 9 in Ghent, Belgium. The “Meeting of Minds” gathering will explore citizen media and, among other things, its relationship to traditional journalism.Looking forward to BlogBoat 1.0 on Sunday, Nov. 9 in Ghent, Belgium. The “Meeting of...

CItizen Media and Elections

October 31, 2008 20:58

David Ardia at the Citizen Media Law Project has a terrific post, “The Role of Citizen Media in Ensuring Fair Elections,” with a long list of valuable resources. Don’t miss this.David Ardia at the Citizen Media Law Project has a terrific post, “The Role of Citizen Media in...