Journalism, Technology, History

I thought I'd share this

The informal agreement among several Tennessee newspapers to share content as well as some ideas on how to carry it beyond that is getting a good bit of attention. Editor & Publisher also is coming out with a “major feature”...

A totally intriguing "What if"

The news about a content sharing agreement between Tennessee’s four largest newspapers brought some fascinating Twitter comments from Jay Rosen, the influential New York University journalism professor, and Kent Flanagan, now at Middle Tennessee State University, but formerly the Associated...

Newspapers sharing content in Tennessee

There hasn’t been much buzz on this, but the Memphis Flyer has a story. This expands upon the content sharing newspapers have done through the Associated Press for years. While still very early in the arrangement, the timing … er...

The magic number is 22

Ken Doctor said earlier this week: And the envelope, please: How many people does it take to run an online-only metro news site? The answer appears to be 22.

DIY blueprint: Creating a media venture in a weekend

Great behind-the-scenes piece from search engine expert Danny Sullivan on the launch of laid-off newspaperman Greg Hernandez’s Greg in Hollywood blog. Basically a tool-kit for doing it yourself.

Carl Malamud for Public Printer of the U.S.

I can’t think of anyone more qualified in the Digital Age to be the government’s head printer than Carl Malamud. Find out about his campaign to become the federal government’s printer and why that would change America. Malamud, who was...

Journalism is not a federal earmark

Dave Winer, a guy who loves news and, who among his many pioneering achievements, put the New York Times into RSS, says the newsroom curmudgeons who bitterly opine “those bloggers are killing journalism; who’ll do reporting then” just have it...

Records behind bars

SPJ has joined an open records battle in Tennessee. INDIANAPOLIS - The Society of Professional Journalists has joined an amicus brief written by the Tennessee ACLU supporting a magazine that won an open records battle in its quest to cover...

Reading is fundamental

Read The Bill from Sunlight Foundation on Vimeo. It’s not a novel, but it would be novel to read legislation before it’s voted on. There’s a petition you can sign.

What would Silence Dogood say?

Some of the react to the effort to have a judge order news media Web sites to remove comments or force commenters to use their real names. Updated: March 1, 8:33 a.m. [Judge In Knoxville Case Questions Media Intent NewsTechZilla](https://www.newstechzilla.com/2009/02/judge-in-knoxville-case-questions-media-intent/)...
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