January 2010
The 5 Most Eco Friendly Cities of Tomorrow: from purpose built cities to old innovators http://bit.ly/azSh6m @gosner @Urbanverse
“Objectivity isn’t truthful - it’s pathological,” great post from @joshkorr http://bit.ly/beVLZy via @stevebuttry
Jim Brady: iPad scares me. I don’t want us to think ‘We’re going to put the newspaper back together again’ #innonews via @kimfox @mathewi
RT @mathewi: Jim Brady says he follows job applicants on Twitter, to see how they use it, & if they don’t use it “that’s a problem”
Journalism is the “what it means business.” says Ellen Goodman. http://bit.ly/bQXqWh via RT @Brizzyc
Claudio Santini’s beautiful architctural photographs “explains less but make you dream more” http://bit.ly/9GKYLK
Great intro primer for theory courses: @markcoddington on meaning & origins of key new media catch phrases http://3.ly/BNlb via @zseward
Why Alex Payne is disturbed by the iPad: “a attractive, thoughtfully designed, deeply cynical thing”. http://bit.ly/drBatv
Good how to on natural sound stories: Some strong stories rely exclusively on pics & sound & no reporter track http://bit.ly/9P7g58
The Meme That Will Never Die: Hitler Debunks The iPad http://tcrn.ch/bn3aU0)
European Fire festivals: Crazy Scotts & Spaniards pretend to be Vikings, & ride horses through fires. Great pictures. http://bit.ly/9Ysq2C
US Navy: Gamers ‘10 to 20%’ better at fighting terror http://bit.ly/9AHMfN
The “tonal meta-message”: the candidate’s manner has to be as reassuring as his message is conservative. http://bit.ly/98jAr5
Excellent BBC State of the Union Interactive: Search video/transcript with analysis from BBC experts http://bit.ly/9BRICN via @AlexGubbay
“I wanted students 2 leave my classes not just better informed, but more prepared 2 relinquish the safety of silence” http://bit.ly/aZ4oYj
The Tablet Day News Dump: What else don’t you know about because it happened on St. Jobs’ Day? http://bit.ly/amP4Uo via @palafo
Guardian Ed attacks paywalls. Shutting newspaper industry off from openness of web risks ‘sleepwalk into oblivion’ http://bit.ly/6cUYwB
“US agents ordered to be on lookout for female suicide bombers who may try to enter the country” WTF does that mean? http://bit.ly/6oyqmJ
“If corporations are persons, can they get the death penalty?” Jodi Dean on the Supremes. http://bit.ly/7Mbbef via @ballardian
Interesting research article: The competing ideals of objectivity and dialogue in American journalism http://bit.ly/92aqP0
The mixed, meandering style of journalist, essayist, environmentalist, historian, and art critic Rebecca Solnit http://bit.ly/4E6GF6
Weird and interesting: Is the NYT meter really a navigation fee? http://bit.ly/6HgCKd via @RobinJP
Some simple, good advice on long form video storytelling: http://bit.ly/6iOT4u via @Brizzyc
Very cool: better spell check and new collaborative editing/corrections apps http://bit.ly/8ob5mF via @ljthornton @CraigSilverman
More good advice and great primer for students: 8 Things to Avoid When Building a Community http://bit.ly/71o0c9 via @Brizzyc
The great cosmic Ouroboros: Exquisite NASA image of last week’s Millennium Annular Solar Eclipse http://is.gd/6Pk65 via @brainpicker
No more tax exempt science-fiction. Scientology critics up the anti in Oz. http://bit.ly/8O0Nhw
The war on science took an absurd turn this week. Good analysis of IPCC glacier fiasco by SMH’s Ben Cubby. http://bit.ly/8eLBPS
Through the rabbit hole. Ghost train alley. The tunnel house: Crazy fun architectural installation http://bit.ly/86Z4z3 via @inveve
Sundance opens w/ interesting hybrid doco recreation feature on Ginsberg’s Howl http://bit.ly/90Wr7b Gets mixed review http://bit.ly/8KL1Ys
NYT article reflects on two visions of gay & lesbian cinema: as consciousness raising, & as radical personal art http://bit.ly/6g9QNm
Excellent questions from @chanders: What thoughts about metered paywalls say about journalism, the public, & the NYTs http://bit.ly/6Gj21A
NYT: Fantastic piece of multimedia gathering the feel & memories of Sugar Hill a historic Harlem neighbourhood. via @nytjim
Tweeps give advice to journos using Twitter. @stevebuttry tweetsourced these great tips. Brilliant intro 4 students. http://bit.ly/73Zktn
The eyes of determination and pain: Faces of Haiti. Portraits of survivors & rescuers, heartbreaking & extraordinary. http://bit.ly/5b8DBp
A park that works: unique urban habitat helps fireflies light up Okayama, Japan http://is.gd/6AKQZ (RT @tweetmeme) via @creative_cities
Apparently, it is quite difficult to craft a Tweet that fits the US legal requirements for defamation http://bit.ly/8YJ9em via @Bodhipaksa
FCC invites comments on “Reboot/Future of Media” program. http://bit.ly/5BT2vY via @macloo @lostremote @michelemclellan
Very interesting interview on collaborative reporting between poets and multimedia journalists http://bit.ly/7p969G via @niemanstory
This is extraordinary and very different multimedia reporting: HIV in Jamaica. Poetry. Photography. Articles. Voices. http://bit.ly/7e1l08
Harpers: new evidence may entangle Obama’s young admin w/ cover-up of possible homicides of 3 prisoners at Guantánamo http://bit.ly/7xBnPq
Ilovethatphoto magazine: eye-catching variety from photo practitioners and enthusiasts http://bit.ly/747crG via@flavorpill
RT @Brizzyc: Thanks to @stevebuttry - I use an adapted version of his interviewing tips in my reporting class :) http://bit.ly/83kccb
One of most valuable & untapped assets of a news org: deep knowledge of their communities..rarely published or shared http://bit.ly/6fYKNO
iPhone saves trapped Haiti survivor: first-aid app taught him to treat wounds. Alarm kept him awake. http://bit.ly/8NPMhH via@brainpicker
Checking out Andrew Haeg’s Profile on The Future of News: http://ning.it/8r8VGa
Great for lost landscape effect. 40 beautiful infrared images and how-tos: http://bit.ly/4JCncf via @2morrowknight @amazingpics
“NYT makes clear that the only thing which seems to matter here is money, as opposed to brand value” http://bit.ly/922fJP via @jayrosen_nyu
RIP Kate. Rufus Wainright sings with his mother ♫ http://blip.fm/~jgxxk
Doing the math on the NYT paywall: no net gain probably just replaces 2009 drop in online revenue http://bit.ly/79StRj