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Welcome back, my friends, to the argument that never ends (Scott rosenberg, 4/4/06)
“Until quite recently, it was the newspaper’s editors who nearly always got to say, “This argument is at an end.” Gone are the familiar rhythms — last week’s chatter about Andy Card is replaced by this week’s chatter about Tom DeLay.” (tags: media+evolution habits conversation conversational+media control journalism news+biz newspapers problems tidbits+fodder)

Finding Prominent Blogs » The Bivings Report
“Many people from political orgs and congressional staffers asked about how one can find prominent blogs. Panelists suggested Google Blog Search and Technorati, among other blog search engines, as places to get a general idea about different blogs.” (tags: mycomments politics organizations blogs authority influence popularity resources tips)

CNN to stop using Reuters news service | Reuters
“The CNN cable television news network said on Thursday it would stop using the Reuters news service, ending a 27-year relationship, to contain costs and invest in its own news gathering operations.” (tags: news+biz TV business economics tidbits+fodder)

…My heart’s in Accra » Arx Americana
A different kind of communication in today’s world — the architecture of US embassies is sending important and highly mixed messages abroad. Excellent essay by Ethan Zuckerman(tags: world architecture government perceptions problems)

Scott Rosenberg’s Wordyard » Blog Archive » Tracking the newsroom bug-tracking idea (Jan 2005)
“My idea:provide a structure & channel for reader dissatisfaction. A form for readers to enter complaints that requires them to present details. Post the complaint publicly as soon as it’s entered, and record the publication’s response promptly.” (tags: news+biz journalism accountability accuracy tools solutions tidbits+fodder newspapers)

Beth’s Blog: Cyber Cambodian Session – Cambodian Bloggers Summit
Beth Kanter is liveblogging a conference in Cambodia! No kidding! “This session is in Khmer. Lux Mean is on my right and someone I don’t know is on my left side. They are translatingfor as I transcribe what they are saying. ” (tags: Cambodia Asia world liveblogging events)

Knowledge Jolt with Jack: Ross Dawson gives eight steps to thriving on information overload
“Rather than fussing about the fact of information overload, Ross Dawson suggests that maybe it is something to thrive on, if managed properly. Turns out that he wrote about this issue ten years ago” (tags: overload management stress creativity tools tips)

matthewbuckland.com » Facebook, the Web 2.0 killer
“The existence of Facebook, the smash-hit social-networking site, may unwittingly kill off a host of other Web 2.0 start-ups. This is mainly because of Facebook’s inclusive and all-encompassing nature.” (tags: social+networks business web2.0 trends competition)

LexBlog Blog : RSS feeds going mainstream : Time for journalism industry to wake up
“The journalism industry needs to work with Google’s FeedBurner to develop improved ad models with full text RSS feeds. Defying ease of use for the public which is now consuming RSS feeds in mass is a dead end. ” (tags: media+evolution feeds problems business advertising mycoverage AmyGahran)