The New York Times today carries an interesting article (registration required – free for 7 days) by Richard Siklos who says that "the new new thing in media is getting paid for the homemade". Here are some snippets (italics) along… Continue Reading
The UK Parliament is to consider regulating the moderation of interactive services as part of the proposed "Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill" (separate DfES notes)that has recently been discussed in the House of Lords. The bill provides for the creation of… Continue Reading
Reuters CEO Tom Glocer, writing for the Financial Times yesterday, suggests that "old media" needs to embrace audience generated content: "in the news industry, professional and “amateur” content combined creates a better product…" You’ll need a fully paid up membership… Continue Reading
Dan Gillmor, whose name crops up in more sentences about citizen journalism than there are ands or buts, is writing a series of articles for BBC News Online. Gillmor is author of We the Media, a book about technology and… Continue Reading
According to Journalism.co.uk, the Guardian has now recruited over 200 columnists and expert contributors for their "comment is free" project. The Guardian’s Emily Bell recently told a conference of the Online Publishers Association that "One of the strongest resources of… Continue Reading
A sheriff’s deputy in Manatee County, Florida is reportedly sueing an unnamed message board user (named "Jane Doe" in the suit) for libel. The deputy alleges that she was the victim of sex-related gossip that brought her into "public scandal… Continue Reading
Are you responsible for managing user generated content for the website of a news or media organisation in the UK or elsewhere? I’m currently doing some research on how various organisations, including the BBC, solicit, manage and use audience submissions.… Continue Reading
As soon as I started using satellite navigation, I realised how much it was going to change – no longer was a journey to a place I’d never been before a chore involving getting out a map or printing out… Continue Reading
What would you do if Wal-Mart or a big petro-chemical company approached you, asking if you’d blog positively about their products, services or corporate policies? According to a New York Times article, big corporations, including Wal-Mart, are enlisting bloggers to… Continue Reading
Like any website that attracts many thousands of teenagers, myspace also seems to have attracted the unwanted attention of sexual predators. On Monday, a man was arrested and charged in Fontana, California after a group of boys baited him with… Continue Reading