September 2009
201 posts
Richard Sambrook: Transparency is the new... →
I came across this post by Mercedes Bunz in the Guardian about a talk given by Richard Sambrook at the Oxford Social Media Convention. Sambrook is the head of the BBC Global News Division.
On the…
How social networking is changing journalism →
A summary of comments by Richard Sambrook, head of the BBC Global News Division, on the relationship between transparency and objectivity and between journalists and the Internet. Annotated link…
RT @bozchron: Anyone have photos from the scene of controlled burn near the Cat’s Paw? E-mail them to becker@dailychronicle.com
Why Reporters Should Twitter (A Little Shop Talk) →
Rob Pegoraro from the Washington Post comments on the paper’s recent social networking policy flareup and then discusses why it’s a good idea for reporters to be on Twitter. Annotated link…
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-28 →
Working to get my computer set up and ready to go at the new job. #
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-27 →
RT @Hergett: Fire up Bridger Canyon moving fast… staging at Olson Creek. #
RT @bozchron: Watch for more info as it comes in. Fire up Bridger Canyon moving fast… staging at Olson Creek. …
Working to get my computer set up and ready to go at the new job.
Using social networks as reporting tools →
Amanda Maurer lists a few Twitter search sites that reporters can use to find sources through the site.
Online Database of Social Media Policies →
An online database of social media policies.
Foley: “We will witness the collective suicide of... →
I missed this back in August, but it’s worth a look even now. Stephen Foley writes in The Independent that newspapers that follow Rupert Murdoch’s lead and try to charge for their content may be…
I see @google is 11, officially a tween. I wonder if it likes Miley Cyrus? Oh, wait. It does. http://bit.ly/4x6MR7
Stephen Foley: Nice try - but you're wrong, Mr... →
Newspapers will be committing collective suicide if they try to put their content behind paywalls without first making that content into something people want to pay for.
Most readers would find a free alternative if... →
This is worth pondering.
More results from the Paid Content UK and Harris survey here.
The Web-centric newsroom http://post.ly/6Q3L
Anybody get any photos of the fire near Bridger Bowl? #bozeman
Michelle Wolfe on Facebook: Evac. of residents 5 mi north and south of Bridger Bowl. Bridger Canyon Rd closed. Fire moving north #bozeman
Unconfirmed report that the fire near #bozeman is at Bridger Bowl turnoff; crews trying to save propane tanks there. http://bit.ly/4EN9p2
Read about half of Robert Sawyer’s Flashforward tonight. Fascinating premise.
RT @bozchron: Doug Wales with Bridger Bowl said the fire has not reached the ski area. Snow machines are blowing water towards the blaze.
PCUK/Harris Poll: Only Five Percent Of Readers... →
A PaidContent.org poll shows that 74 percent of users would find a free alternative if their paper started charging for content.
RT @bozchron: Watch for more info as it comes in. Fire up Bridger Canyon moving fast… staging at Olson Creek.
RT @Hergett: Fire up Bridger Canyon moving fast… staging at Olson Creek.
Notes on Nicholas Carr →
I just caught up with an older Nicholas Carr post from February on the possibility that micropayments might save the business side of journalism. Carr says that, as things are now, micropayments…
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-26 →
Just finished a news video for MSU. It’s not great, but I think it’ll be decent. #
@Hergett just one notebook? Slacker! in reply to Hergett #
@Hergett zing in reply to Hergett
The New Case For Micropayments →
Marc Glasberg’s argument for micropayments, especially ones that use his company’s system. He’s all about something called “microsubscriptions.” Annotated link…
What Both Sides Are Missing in the Pay Wall Debate →
Martin Moore suggests that paywall supporters and opponents are focusing too much on rhetoric and forgetting what they’re fighting for: journalism. Annotated link…
NPR: Wireless Carriers Resist Open-Internet Stance - More at http://bit.ly/3ZylO5
Just finished a news video for MSU. It’s not great, but I think it’ll be decent.
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-25 →
RT @BozReporter: You can read both lawsuits filed against NW Energy in fatal Bozeman explosion @KBZK exclusive http://bit.ly/19A0ti #
@kbzk reports that a 2nd lawsuit has been aimed…
Had to use a Vista computer for a while yesterday. Good god, how many times can an OS ask you for your password to complete one action?
RT @susanandrus: RT @jessicabenner It’s National Punctuation Day. Let’s get shitfaced! Or is it shit-faced?
Metaprinter – Interview With Loren Widrick →
An interview with TownNews regional manager Loren Widrick about the Blox CMS.
RT @BozReporter: You can read both lawsuits filed against NW Energy in fatal Bozeman explosion @KBZK exclusive http://bit.ly/19A0ti
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-24 →
A friend of mine has an extra ticket to the Jason Mraz / G. Love concert tonight. If you’re interested, DM me for his cell number. #
I should mention: no random tweeple. The offer’s only good…
NPR: Tracking Stimulus Dollars: Dot-Com Vs. Dot-Gov - More at http://bit.ly/DZ8iB
The American Scholar - The Decline of the English Department http://instapaper.com/z6utya6d
Why it’s bad to cite iTunes as proof that... →
Forgive me for posting Patrick Thornton’s whole paragraph without much in the way of comment, but I don’t think it needs much.
Yes, Apple makes money off of micro transactions on the iTunes store…
Downloading a @cshirky lecture from @niemanlab to listen to in the morning, from http://bit.ly/Uaa2S
On a personal note, the 100 pushups program, week four, kicked my ass tonight.
I should mention: no random tweeple. The offer’s only good for my regular tweeps.
A friend of mine has an extra ticket to the Jason Mraz / G. Love concert tonight. If you’re interested, DM me for his cell number.
RT @KRTV: Great Falls police investigating — two dead bodies found near downtown: http://bit.ly/3R3nXt
» Thoughts on why micropayments are a dangerous... →
The title says it all. Patrick Thornton thinks micropayments are destined for failure and provides a few reasons why.
Paul Graham and ‘post-medium’ publishing →
The notion that customers pay for the medium itself and not the content contained therein is not a new idea, but programmer Paul Graham has posted a nice essay that lays the whole idea out for us…
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-22 →
RT @Hergett: Beatles songs/covers until 3 p.m. On KGLT.net! #
@KBZK Is that a new Twitter avatar you’ve got there? in reply to KBZK #
@hergett Have you played a cover of Day…
I have completed my first week of the 100 pushups program. Now I think I’ll start the 200 sit-ups program http://www.twohundredsitups.com
Okay grammarians, which one is right in this sentence fragment: “Depends who/whom you ask.” I have my answer. How about you?
Post-Medium Publishing →
Paul Graham reminds us that it’s the medium that’s for sale, not the content contained in it. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.paulgraham.com%2Fpublishing.html
A social networking cautionary tale, courtesy of a passionate, loud-mouthed Washington Redskins rookie — http://bit.ly/qE9YK
RT @susanandrus: @codegard yay! Big bang!