Interesting research about how the left and the right use blogs differently, from the Berkman Center at Harvard: In this paper, we revisit [previous] findings by comparing the practices of discursive production and participation among top … [Read more...]
Alex Beam on the Future
I always love it when Emily Rooney, on WGBH's "Beat the Press," contemplates the demise of print journalism. She gets an expression on her face that the French call a "moue," sort of halfway between a pout and a frown. … [Read more...]
Policy proposed to define independent bloggers out of “the news media”
Of course the sticky wicket is that if there are no rules as to who can be defined as 'news media', then there is no way to distinguished who can sit in on the meeting and who can't. Clearly the original rule was intended to … [Read more...]
McCain’s Reward Points for Astro-Turf
continuing with the article: That, in essence, is the McCain campaign's pitch to supporters to join its new online effort, one that combines the features of "AstroTurf" campaigning with the sort of customer-loyalty programs offered by … [Read more...]
Associated Pric – I Mean Press
The AP's clamping down on writers using AP content on their blogs. Well, "clamping down" is putting it conservatively, I'd go as far as to say they're trying to stop blog quoting altogether. Basically, they're trying to bully blogs … [Read more...]
Serious Netroots Reform
Just like you can't cure the cold with antibiotics, we can't cure the problem of unaccountable commenters at newspapers if the population at large thinks it's 'the blogs.' While people are calling for a fix in 'the blogs,' newspapers have … [Read more...]
Hating on bloggers
Lincoln-Sudbury superintendent John Ritchie took the occasion of a high school commencement address to jump ugly on bloggers, particularly those who post and comment on wickedlocal.com community blogs. The irony of course is that this … [Read more...]
Casino Lobbyist Blog Plant?
On the other hand, in the same thread, someone named "cbrillo" backs up proudlib's attack on Rep. Bosley. "cbrillo" created their account on Feb 6th, and has commented exactly twice - once on proudlib's "infantile" anti-Bosley post, and … [Read more...]
Should there be a place for bloggers at this “Summit?”
The only problem is that you have to register to attend, and you have three choices. You can register as a corporate participant for $1,000; as a member of a nonprofit, academic, or government organization for $500; or as a … [Read more...]
Civil Rights Next Door
Last spring, Avery Doninger, junior class secretary at Lewis Mills High School in Burlington, CT was working hard to organize an annual battle of the bands at her high school. There had been complications around the venue to be … [Read more...]