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Nerdy Usage
So wtf… is it “Internet” or “internet”? I’m one of those people who those people who can’t let the little red and green squiggles trail behind my cursor. Well it turns out that Microsoft Word is right to go into convulsions when you fail to capitalize Internet. According to the Chicago Manual of Style, this [...] -
Media Notes…
What: Crappy Journalists Getting It Who they Are, What’s Being Done to them, by Whom: (Flickr User: Blue$treak) Matt Smith from SF Weekly, Called an “unfair, unbalanced, malfeasant journalist,” by a variety of San Francisco publications but most eloquently by SFAppeal We expect our local reporters to have opinions; that’s what makes them flavorful. And [...] -
Twitter Round Up (Part 3): Mayor Gavin Newsom VS The SFBG
“My Social Network on Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, and MyLogBlog.” Photo Credit Flickr User: luc legay In the last couple of posts I’ve been discussing how recent popularity of Twitter shows some of the benefits and pitfalls of the rising tide/juggernaut that is social networking. I thought I’d take a small case study to look at [...] -
Twitter Round Up (Part 2): Good Twitter, Bad Twitter
“annoying” Photo Credit: Flickr User scriptingnews Though initially skeptical of Twitter, I’ve not only enjoyed using it, I’ve seen it do some amazing things. Taking the example of how to use Twitter for journalism and how not to, let’s look at who’s doing it well and who isn’t. Two examples: John Meyers, Sacramento Bureau Chief [...] -
Twitter Round Up (Part 1): The Upsurge of a New Framework?
“Twitter User Overload Picture.” Image credit Flickr user: RenaissanceChambara As you can tell from my whale friend above, Twitter has recently seen a huge upsurge in popularity. For a slightly more scientific demonstration check out this Google Trends graph: In a couple of posts over the next few days I’m going to make the argument [...] -
Misc Round Up: Phil Spector, Journalism Layoffs, Oakland Murders, Marijuana.
I Heart Phil Spector’s License Plate. Flickr: cgkinla Popping Mad: Legendary Pop Music Producer’s second murder trial ended last week. According to the LA Times, he may have to wait a long time for his verdict. While he waits, someone can let him know that looking like a homicidal maniac doesn’t help your case. Oakland [...] -
Mighty Public Radio
KQED Exterior Sign. Flickr: TimShoesUnited Despite the recent layoffs at public radio stations across the country, NPR (and public radio by extension) has actually weathered the storm on modern journalism. This article in Fast Company has interesting analysis on why the comparatively low-fidelity NPR has seen a huge increase in listeners while newspapers and TV [...] -
The Guardian on Saving the Chronicle
San Francisco Bay Guardian. Flickr: Thomas Hawk The Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle has found an unlikely (totally self-righteous) ally in the San Francisco Guardian. In short, Guardian editors feel the the pain of struggling newspapers, but also suggest that the Chronicle and Hearst could do a better job. Instead of throwing up their arms Hearst [...] -
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer: R.I.P. (2)
It’s in the P-I. Flicker: GlenFleishman I never read the Post-Intelligencer, but regardless, it’s a sad day for journalism. An article in Time Magazine presented the issues fairly clearly. The problems in the newspaper industry are well known. I won’t dwell on it. Declining print readership means declining revenue from advertising sales. Tough economic times [...] -
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer R.I.P.
Sun Sets on the P-I. Flickr: Csaila Today marks the final edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. From the paper itself: The Hearst Corp. announced Monday that it would stop publishing the 146-year old newspaper, Seattle’s oldest business, and cease delivery to more than 117,600 weekday readers. The company, however, said it would maintain seattlepi.com, making [...]