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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