Amy Gahran did a great write up on the upcoming NYT API over at E-Media Tidbits:
I think it would be great if more news organizations and journalists could learn a different approach to presenting news — one that provides structure to information that supports both conventional storytelling and remixing, analysis, or alternate representations.
JD Lasica’s take [...]
“The WWW world consists of documents, and links.” — Tim Berners-Lee, in alt.hypertext, 1991.
red light district, by SMN
Why do newspapers publish AP articles online? Why not just link to them? David Cohen says “Stop buying Associated Press articles.”
They are called hyperlinks. They are blue. They are useful. Look Ma’ - here’s an AP [...]
The Cure for Content-Delay Syndrome — A List Apart
We have lots of “brand identity guidelines,” but not so many “style guides” (for content, at least). We have “strategists,” but no “commissioning editors,” and we more often “go live” than “publish.” Hence, we tend to first think “copywriter” when trying to get our content sorted, whereas [...]
Last week, I posted about finding and using Creative Commons-licensed content. It seemed a bit long, so I thought I’d pack the good bits about Flickr into a video. Check out the earlier post for more about how to attribute an image to an author, and other neat things you can do when [...]
Tagged Blip.tv, Creative Commons, Flickr, how toWoot! YouTube’s got a new channel for citizen journalism.
From ReadWriteWeb:
This channel will highlight the best of the citizen journalism that’s taking place on YouTube, but its ultimate goal is to become a go-to news destination on the web.
Though as Dan Gillmor points out YouTube isn’t giving much back to the community:
I hope they’re going [...]
From Gizmodo:
Not so hot on the heels of its Microsoft-built Windows-based counterpart, the Times Reader beta has been made available for all members of NYTimes.com. Although a Silverlight install is required, it’s relatively painless and a small price to pay for Reader’s efficient news presentation and olde timey typefaces. There are no subscription fees for [...]
Chinese Flowering Crabapple / 海棠(カイドウ), by TANAKA Juuyoh
In part 1, I wrote about free speech and free software for journalists. This time we’ll try something a bit easier for the less tech-savvy journo to try out: Creative Commons-licensed content.
Last month I had two stories that were dying for art — one on wetlands, one [...]
Wikis Are Now Serious Business — ReadWriteWeb
…wikis are on their way to winning a reputation as serious publishing platforms.
Democrats Launch McCainpedia, An Attack Site Masquerading As A Wiki — Threat Level
McCainpedia… is closed to the public. Only the DNC research department gets to enter information about the senator from Arizona, his policy positions and his [...]
ReadWriteWeb posted a critique of Knewsroom, a site that proposes to let users invest by proposing stories they find topical — and pay out if they’re newsworthy. Neat. But probably a bit slow:
In the end, it’s the site’s slogan that sets it up for failure…
The best news isn’t up to the minute — [...]
From the Publius Project:
Through this series of essays, we hope to generate a discussion among global stakeholders and netizens regarding rule-making and governance on the net, and in the process, to envision the net of the future. We will cast fundamental questions that will intrigue both experts and laypeople, by asking who should (or shouldn’t) [...]
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