Alex Miroshnichenko
Freelance photojournalist Alex Miroshnichenko is offering great fire coverage (and smart marketing of his skills) with Creative Commons-licensed photos on Flickr.
For the last few days at Poynter’s E-Media Tidbits, I’ve been blogging examples of innovative ways that online media is being used to cover the Southern CA wildfires. It’s been astonishing. There have been [...]
If I haven’t said it before, I’m saying it now: CommonCraft’s video tutorials ROCK! This is a company whose “product is explanation.” They have a distinctive style that is uniquely charming and effective because they capitalize on making it look low-tech with paper cut-outs. Don’t let that fool you, they really know what they’re [...]
Twitter/KPBS
At last, a really helpful use for Twitter!
Hypergene MediaBlog » Twitter used by news outlets and emergency services during California fires
At last, a good use for Twitter! “As the fires in Southern California rage out of control, the LA Times and KPBS - even the Los Angeles Fire Department – have started posting real-time updates [...]
Jurvetson, via Flickr (CC license)
Services like Pay Per Post present a common ethical quandary for bloggers.
“What’s Your View: The Ethics of Sponsored Blogging?” from The Intuitive Life Business Blog
Dave Taylor: “Is It Okay to Get Paid to Blog? It might surprise you but my general answer to this question is yes, it is okay to [...]
maps.google.com
The L.A. Times wildfire map shows updated info.
Google Maps: Southern CA fires
Great Google Map from the LA times showing updated information on the Southern CA wildfires. Red fires are burning, green are contained. Click on flame icons for the latest overview info. (tags: maps disaster community tools local interactive tidbits+fodder journalism journogeek)
Comcast Blocks Some Internet [...]
Knight Digital Media Center
Me waving to the internet from the stage at USC.
As I mentioned earlier, on Oct. 1, I helped moderate an excellent panel discussion at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism in Los Angeles called It’s a Conversation, Stupid! Blogs, Wikis, Social Networking, UGC meet Journalism. This was part of an intriguing [...]
GivePeasAChance, via Flickr (CC license)
Blast from the past.
On one discussion group I belong to, the question recently came up about whether members of the group had abandoned “landline” telephones entirely in their homes.
Actually, right now I’m in the process of trying out a VOIP service — and if it works to my satisfaction for a [...]
Giraffe Forum » Government website survey: from organization-centric to citizen-centric
“Too many govt sites [inflict upon us a] tsunami of policies, procedures and publications in meaningless language. Govt web professionals know this and are struggling to convince their senior managers that the web is not the nirvana of vanity publishing.”
(tags: government content+style content+strategy problems meaning research [...]
MediaBerkman
Drew Clark discusses the Center for Public Integrity’s Well Connected project, which tracks players in telecom, media, and technology.
MediaBerkman : Drew Clark on the Politics of Telecom, Media and Technology
Just listened to this — Wow! If you want to be amazed at what kinds of information can be gathered and made public and searchable on [...]
The Onion
Life imitates art.
Serious journalism hits Naperville :: Naperville Sun :: News
“Famous Onion Jan. 17, 2001 headline, right after Bush was elected: ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over.’” Hanson said, “It either speaks something good about us, or something terrible about everything else in the world.” (tags: humor journalism [...]
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