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Posted by Taran Rampersad on June 15, 2005 at 01:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Pac-Man turns 25

... "Holy crap, " as my wife said in an IM to me. I mention Pac-Man turning the corner and heading ever closer to the big 30 because I think it's a good reminder that nearly everyone graduating this spring (from high school AND college) never knew a world without the hungry yellow circle. A good thing to keep in mind as media companies weigh what innovations to embrace as they try to steer clear of the ghosts that loom around every turn.

Posted by Chad Capellman on June 14, 2005 at 05:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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China's Free Speech Crackdown - WIth A Little Help from Microsoft

To all those holier-than-thou journalists and MSM defenders who dismiss bloggers as nothing more than amateur rumor-mongers and babblers, please take note of what's happening in China today - and don't just sit there. Apply YOUR free speech: report, expose, shine the light of day on repression. And note not only the policies of control, but the engineers. In this case, they include Microsoft.

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Posted by Andrew Nachison on June 14, 2005 at 11:11 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Memo to MSM: Where RU? Answer: Neverland

More than a month after London�s Sunday Times published the Downing Street memo, MSM-US had produced barely a trickle of reports -- mostly coverage about the lack of coverage. Many news organizations have ignored the story entirely; others have belittled its significance, rebuffing requests for meaningful reporting.

The memo, authenticated despite denials from the White House, bolsters the strongest assertions that Bush and Blair deceived and conspired to wage a war they otherwise could not justify.

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Posted by Dale Peskin on June 14, 2005 at 09:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Monday, June 13, 2005
Do Googlezon masterminds really think it'll happen?

We asked our friend Matt Thompson and his creative partner Robin Sloan to talk to us about EPIC, their anxiety-inducing vision of the mediacentric future. We asked them to share some of their experiences and thoughts since EPIC took on a life of its own on the Internet. They said, "Sure, why not?" Here it is:

Matt: One of the first questions people always ask after they see EPIC 2014 is, "Do you really think this is going to happen?"

Nah, we usually say. Google didn't even buy TiVo in 2004 (fixed in the 2015 version). Clearly they can't take over the world now.

Lately, I've begun giving a different answer. It already has happened. It is happening.

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Posted by Gloria Pan on June 13, 2005 at 02:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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No 'Net for Nats? Hardly.

I'm one of the many who have been caught up in Washington Nationals fever. I'm proud to say that I bought my gear all the way back in December of 2004, and even have the speeding ticket I got on the way to RFK Stadium as proof.

So this morning I'm reading a story on page A1 of The Washington Post "Beguiled by the Boys of Summer" that talks about the Nats' improbable 10-game winning streak and how the team now departs for the West coast with its hometown fans falling head over heels after decades without baseball in D.C.

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Posted by Chad Capellman on June 13, 2005 at 09:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Saturday, June 11, 2005
Where do you find your news?

I wake up every morning and read a newspaper online. I start with the Washington Post, New York Times, Seattle Times and Seattle-PI.  From there I look through the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune.  I also look at CNN, ESPN, a couple of dozen blogs, etc.  I go from one to the next to the next, looking for headlines that seem most interesting, tracking down sports scores, or trolling for the next Big Thing.

Simply put, I am an information consumer -- all kinds, all types, all the time. And apparently, I am not alone!

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Posted by Brian Reich on June 11, 2005 at 11:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Mobility or bust

You have a cell phone, right? More than 180 million Americans use cell phones daily, so the answer is probably yes. Did you know that you can be socially active on that phone? 

Government, non-profit and even media organizations are beginning to experiment with SMS communications. A few examples:

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Posted by Brian Reich on June 11, 2005 at 10:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Friday, June 10, 2005
The Digital Divide Expansion Act. Seriously.

Another example of the war between closed and open media systems: a new plan to STOP broadband wireless expansion in the U.S.

Big US telecom companies, recognizing the inefficiency of trying to crush their competition one city or state at a time, have come up with a plan to outlaw municipal wireless initiatives nationwide.

Links:

Free Press : Community Internet

Muniwireless: Federal ban on municipal broadband proposed by Texas congressman

Posted by Andrew Nachison on June 10, 2005 at 03:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Like it or not, a force for change: Google News

My friend George Brock at the Times of London has aptly cut through the quibbling about how Google News works, which was discussed last week with Google News creator Krishna Bharat in a session I chaired at the World Editor's Forum in Seoul.

Brock:

There was a vigorous disagreement at the conference between Bharat and US and Japanese speakers over Google�s reluctance to reveal exactly what sources it uses and how it adds or subtracts from the list.

But those arguments only go to show that Google News is a force for change, like it or not.

Links:

Can Google News robot rival the newspapermen? - Industry sectors - Times Online.

Google, Reveal Thy Bias

Posted by Andrew Nachison on June 10, 2005 at 09:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Thursday, June 09, 2005
Garden State of Mind

So I've been hanging out with my new bestest friend, Zach Braff, all week. Man, what a funny guy. Well, ok, it's only been online. And ok, full disclosure, he has no idea who I am. But I certainly have gotten to know him in ways that just a few years ago would have been impossible for a working stiff like me.

I recently rented the film Braff wrote, directed and starred in, 'Garden State'. This is now easily one of my favorite movies ever, and in my opinion could be considered 'The Graduate' of my generation.

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Posted by Chad Capellman on June 9, 2005 at 10:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Correcting a title

In a post from the World Newspaper Congress in Seoul, I misidentified Dae-Whan Chang. He's the chairman and publisher of Maeil business newspaper and television. Thanks to Roger Parkinson for pointing out the error.

Posted by Dale Peskin on June 9, 2005 at 12:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Hype over Tyson and others leaves some fighting mad

ESPN.com's Tim Keown takes the media to task for the hype surrounding the upcoming Mike Tyson fight, though he never calls anyone out individually, instead writing "I must have seen 25 different media reports � print and broadcast � in the last few days, and every one of them mentions the same reason for the disproportionate coverage of an overdone fighter's final gasps: Tyson's inexplicable hold on the public."

He goes on to explain that the only people still carrying an interest in Tyson are in the media.

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Posted by Chad Capellman on June 7, 2005 at 02:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Monday, June 06, 2005
All newspapers are kind of f***ed

I didn't say it - it's a quote attributed to Kurt Andersen in a site about journalism and blogs produced by students at New York University. The site includes interviews with Andersen, Bill Grueskin, Craig Newmark, Jim Romenesko, Lockhart Steele, Jacob Weisberg, and others.

Produced by the Digital Journalism class at New York University in Spring 2005. Instructor: Patrick Phillips, editor/founder of I Want Media (iwantmedia.com).

Link: This Is Not a Blog : Exploring online journalism and, yes, blogging.

Posted by Andrew Nachison on June 6, 2005 at 12:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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