New York University journalism professor Jay Rosen harangues Mother Jones, the left-leaning investigatory magazine, for its feature package titled "Politics 2.0" in which it basically asks, "Are we entering a new era of digital democracy-or just being conned by a bunch of smooth-talking geeks?"
Rosen, an open source advocate, accuses that "The Mother Jones editors had a great story about politics and the web within their grasp,...
Continue ReadingAs we noted a few weeks ago, CNN launched a new beta site to test its features for its forthcoming relaunch scheduled for next week on July 1st. The beta site is now off-line. Senior Vice President and Senior Executive Producer Mitch Gelman explains on the beta site's blog that:
We've absorbed and dissected that feedback so we can evolve and craft a CNN.com that works for you....
Continue ReadingIs BBC News going platform agnostic?
The British journalism trade publication Press Gazette reports that BBC reporter Ben Hammersley will report through several social networks from four cities in Turkey in the two weeks prior to the country's general elections in July. He'll also appear on BBC World, the World Service,...
Continue ReadingMark Glaser over at PBS Mediashift has pointed out a couple of interesting articles from the San Francisco Chronicle. Published just a week apart, these articles take opposing sides in the controversy over the value of new media and its affect on newspapers and traditional outlets. Neil Henry 's article,...
Continue ReadingToday Cyberjournalist points to a feature on the Washington Post website called Local Explorer. Cyberjournalist summarizes:
You can map information on recent area home sales, crime incidents, schools, fire and police stations, restaurants, bars, hospitals, movie theaters and more. Local Explorer also has facts and figures,...
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