Media matters

A note: The GMLc Blog banner is in a stage of deconstruction and reconstruction.

Geoff pointed out this take by journalism prof and columnist Bill Thompson posted on the BBC:

Net gains and pains for journalism

Meanwhile, GMLc the other day had a few words to say about The Webbys. Although I wrote that I'd give up my newspaper when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers, I do way more newspaper reading online than in hand.

The Guardian in the U.K. won't be the last newspaper to have a great Web site and oh-by-the-way also a dead trees edition. The New York Times comes to mind. I love my Sunday Times, the fat, $5, dead trees edition with the Dell computer ad supplement that falls out and dirty ink that gets all over your hands. This week, the Times online, however, posted this very funny and telling profile of MSNBC's Chris Matthews in advance of Sunday magazine publication. Why'd they post it so early?  Because parts of it were leaking out anyway -- might as well. See the comments on the story.

Internet Week in New York is a festival I'd like to go to. It's a week of events surrounding New York's Internet industry "and the many talented companies, organizations and innovators creating the future of online media!" as they say on the site. Internet Week New York is produced by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences in cooperation with the City of New York and the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting. It's June 3-10 which is smack-dab in the middle of our own Old World Festival ...
Spoleto.

Last fall, journalist Ken Doctor asked if locial (local plus social) is the Next Wave in online journalism.

A note on politics: I'm not a fan of the gotcha political maneuvers that plague such a long, long campaign process. I can't keep up with 'em for one thing, and I really just don't care for another. I assume that campaigns are lying, manipulation (words and images), false advertising and so forth. As comedian Lewis Black says, "I'm used to my government lying to me. I've gotten comfortable with that." But if you want to check on the accuracy of the mud being slung, don't forget about FactCheck.org.

Comments

[Heather]

I would love to go to Internet Week if I could convince someone to pay my way.