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Mainstream Media’s Death – Pending

Everyone has seen it coming but those effected by it: the mainstream media has been in a long, slow slide that will inevitably end in its death, and they have long since decried this as outrageous – ... continue

Is the FTC being used to marginalize independent bloggers?

See that line in the sand? The one that was drawn yesterday by the FTC and their new <gag> guidelines </gag> about bloggers having to disclose any and all interactions with advertisers, book ... continue

Michael Moore: In 1 to 2 years we will not have daily newspapers [Video]

You may not agree with Michael Moore regarding a lot of the things he makes films about but at a press event in Toronto for a film festival he said something that most people ... continue

Unlike their competitors the NPR rolls with change

Earlier today I wrote a post wondering if radio and newspapers joining forces could save them each from oblivion and now I just spotted this post at the New York Times about the NPR, ... continue

Would someone please give the AP the facepalm

Even within archaic systems and services there are some that are even more out of touch with reality and do everything they can to perpetuate old and outdated ways of doing things. The Associated ... continue

An Open Letter to the Publishing Industry

Dear Publishing Industry, You’re screwed, and everyone knows it - especially since you whine and moan about it on what seems like a daily basis via the very pulpits you are trying to protect. Crying over spilled milk ... continue

Newspapers really need to learn to share

Generally when blogs talk condescendingly about the newspapers moving online we like to point out how they never link out to blogs that they mention or one’s that they quote. To a point I ... continue

Myth: Reporting the news is what makes it news

If journalists don’t write about it does that mean that news doesn’t happen and if they do does that mean they have some sort of copyright over the reporting of that news? For ... continue

If Hodgman is PC does that mean Obama is Mac?

Last night saw a gathering of of radio and TV correspondents for their annual dinner. This year the big names invited to speak were John Hodgman – better known as Mr. PC, and Barak ... continue

Comic publishers living in one of their imaginary worlds

We hear a lot about the newspaper industry saying silly things about blogs and social media services like Twitter. From Associated Press wanting money for people using quotes of AP stories if the quotes ... continue

Associated Press thinking about locking up its content

As the newspaper world continues to crumble around itself it is amazing to read that a major provider of news thinks that its salvation lies in returning everything behind a paywall. Such is the case ... continue

News is free – packaging it isn’t

It’s a simple inescapable fact – news is free. It will happen at any time of the day and at any point in the world. It use to be that distance is what made ... continue