Media in the UK Election
The Guardian Unlimited reports that the UK’s leading tabloid newspaper, The Sun, will come out in favor of Tony Blair, for his re-election as British Prime Minister tomorrow. While not a surprise, this is a…
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RSS like sushi
BBC quotes Dave Winer on RSS news reading, likening it to choosing food from a sushi conveyor belt: "We are still waiting for the killer app though. We are still waiting for someone to produce…
In today’s newsreader
CNET: The future of bloggers – Wharton legal studies professor Dan Hunter puts blogging right up there with the printing press when it comes to sharing ideas and disseminating information. "This is not a fad,"…
Blogging from East to West
BBC: Sweeping article about the impact of blogging in China and Iran. Also covers its use in politics and the impact of blogging on the media (Rathergate etc). It’s not all MSM vs the bloggers…
Fake blog – Alastair Campbell
This has gotta be a fake blog supposedly by Tony Blair’s former press secretary, Alastair Campbell.
Charles to media: “Bloody people”
BBC: "These bloody people. I can’t bear that man. I mean, he’s so awful, he really is." Prince Charles of BBC Royal Correspondent, Nicholas Witchell.
NowPublic and OurMedia
…slurps coffee on an overcast Easter Sunday, catching up on week’s flagged news while contemplating going for a run to offset impending chocolate overload…time to check out two interesting grassroots media projects which launched this…
And more on are bloggers journalists?
Wired: Much of the news and blog coverage surrounding the Apple Computer lawsuit has centered on the rights of bloggers versus those of professional journalists. While this is certainly an issue worth exploring, and something…
More on: are bloggers journalists?
CNET: Bloggers should be classified as journalists and given First Amendment protections based on the function they perform, not the form of their transmissions. Properly understood, the First Amendment applies to all those who report…
LEWIS launches RSS feeds for clients
Quick update on what’s going on in the engine room of my agency, LEWIS. We’ve just launched a service called LEWIS Wire, which provides RSS feeds of the press releases issued for all clients. We’ve…