blogs

An Altered BP Photo Leads the Blogosphere

Stevie Converse — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:59 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
Last week, the two most popular stories among bloggers highlighted the roles of—and differences between—traditional journalism and digital media in a rapidly changing news universe. For the week of July 19-23, 22 percent of the news links on blogs were about a Washington Post report on the photo that made the BP crisis center look busier than it was.

Now in Blogs, Product Placement

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:57:59 -0400

Full article: New York Times
J. David Goodman
As blogs take their place alongside traditional media, their writers must grapple with how to take advantage of moneymaking opportunities, steer clear of federal regulations -- and remain their ornery independent selves.

'Climate-Gate' Re-ignites the Blogosphere Debate

Stevie Converse — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:31:56 -0500

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
The blogosphere last week once again fixated on one of its most popular topics, global warming. The second-largest subject on the blogs last week was a proposal by a state senator in Utah to cut the 12th grade as a way to save money amidst a budget crisis.

Tweets and Blogs: Social Media as a Voice for the Voiceless

Jordan Berg — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:25:04 -0500

Start: 01/28/2010 - 12:00

End: 01/28/2010 - 14:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Tweets and Blogs: Social Media as a Voice for the Voiceless with David Johnson of the Journalism Professor at School of Communication, Matthew Wood who is Associate Director of Media Access Project and Emily Jacobi, Co-Founder and Director of Digital Democracy.

To RSVP to kslc@american.edu by Wednesday, January 27th

Ad Shift Throws Blogs a Business Lifeline

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:58:16 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Claire Cain Miller
Blogs, with their unpredictable and sometimes edgy content, can be frightening to advertisers, but blog networks are less risky. Blog networks also make it easier for advertisers, who do not have time to sift through the millions of blogs on the Web, to reach a big blog audience.

Marc Andreessen's Burgeoning Blogging Empire: Invests in Talking Points Memo

Stevie Converse — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:01:32 -0400

Full article: Tech Crunch
Michael Arrington
After the launch of his new $300 million fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andresseen he is leading a round of financing for TPM Media, better known as the TalkingPointsMemo blog. This comes just a little over a month after Andreessen invested in another blog network, Alley Insider.

The Myth of the Parasitical Bloggers

Stevie Converse — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:24:07 -0400

Full article: Salon
Glenn Greenwald
One of the favorite accusations of many journalists is that bloggers and other online writers are "parasites" on their work. But traditional media outlets often take stories, ideas and research they find online and pass it off as their own. In other words -- to use their phraseology -- they act parasitically on blogs and bloggers.

Tea Parties and Somali Pirates Fuel the Blogosophere

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:32:01 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
Unlike many previous weeks, the two stories generating the most interest in the blogosphere were among those that also received significant attention in the traditional press. Both the pirate hostage saga and the Tea Parties spurred passionate and visceral online commentary.

Researchers Working on Blog Credibility Ranking Systems

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:35:27 -0400

Full article: Ars Technica
Jacqui Cheng
Sometimes it's hard to determine if some blogs that are read are full of malarky. Researchers are working on ways to let readers know automatically whether a site is credible or not, but such a system isn't likely to go over well among those who write online.

Tossup on Future Print, But Relevant Today

Stevie Converse — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:54:50 -0400

Full article: Media Post
Jack Loechner
A new survey of American readers about the state of current and future media, found that nearly 80 percent of respondents still subscribe to magazines and 83 percent find that daily newspapers are still relevant. But the future of print is is not so clear, with only 45 percent saying that that newspapers and magazines will exist in 10 years, and another 40 percent were uncertain.