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May 25, 2006

Thursday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Some media-related reading as the week winds down. Harper says he’s finished with Ottawa press corps. The Canadian PM ups the stakes in the battle between his government and the press. (See yesterday’s post for more on this.) How... ›››

Category: General

Wednesday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Mid-week internet reading for media folk: Warren Buffett on the Future of Newspapers. Not-so-encouraging words on investing in newspapers from the American financier and a healthy discussion in the comments, too. Via Hypergene Media Blog. A White House Photo... ›››

Category: General

Can journalists win?

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Here’s one I’m not sure the Canadian press can win in the short term. The continuing feud between the Ottawa press gallery and the Prime Minister’s office (it’s a control of information thing) has escalated with a mass press... ›››

Category: General | JOURNALISM | ottawa | press gallery

May 22, 2006

Monday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Some internet goodness discovered on a (Canadian) holiday Monday. Dynamic news stories. Adrian Holovaty, who apparently never stops thinking up intriguing ideas for making journalism better, takes a look at possibilities for better structure of newspaper articles. Via Jay... ›››

Category: General

May 17, 2006

Then there were two

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Canwest has announced Dose, it’s nationwide, hip, free daily is no more. (CBC report here.) The title will continue as an online publication, but according to CanWest, 50 people will lose their jobs. I’m not surprised that the plug... ›››

Category: General | Newspapers | canada | dose

May 16, 2006

Len’s kickstart

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Len Witt’s paper 15 Steps to Re-Inventing Journalism is one of the must-read pieces for anyone thinking about the future of media and journalism. I’ve just finished my first read of the PDF version of the piece (about 30... ›››

Category: General | JOURNALISM | Media | public journalism | we media

Tuesday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Media-related stuff from the far reaches of the ‘net: Online magazine lessons for newspapers. An Editor’s Weblog take on what Slate is doing right and wrong as it prepares for journalism’s next decade. Photo blogs and aggregators. At Interactive... ›››

Category: General

May 15, 2006

Monday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Some light reading to start the week: Serendipitotally. David Weinberger tries to put another stake into the heart of the meme that you lose serendipity when you take to the ‘web, a myth I used to buy into until... ›››

Category: General

From my computer to your ear

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

This is big and deserves to be passed around: Skype calls to landlines free this year. Basically, in the U.S. and Canada, Skype won’t be charging for calls to landlines and cellphones. Go play. TAGS: SKYPE... ›››

Category: General | skype

May 12, 2006

How not to do PR

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

According to its website (I will not link to these folks, for reasons that will become obvious) Special Ops Media is: …and interactive agency committed to providing cutting-edge creativity, superior client service, and industry leading return on investment. “Cutting-edge... ›››

Category: General | pr | spam | special ops media

Friday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Wrapping up the work part of the week: Online Ad Rates Accelerate the Advertising Death Spiral. Not many of his commenters agree with him, but Scott Karp has another worthwhile and provocative post about the end of advertising. Get... ›››

Category: General

Thursday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Found on the internet: Pulitzer Prize to increase honors for Web-based journalism. Editors Weblog reports on the recognition of the growing reality. Newspaperese explained. Doug Fisher provides some laugh-out-loud fun by passing along a interpretive guide to phrases you’ll... ›››

Category: General

May 11, 2006

Journalism is hard

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

A link from JD Lascia’s New Media Musings took me to an EContent article titled Rich Media is Hard. In it, writer Walt Crawford makes a telling point: creating effective rich content is hard and, for the moment, that... ›››

Category: General

Wednesday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

A little multimedia to break up all that reading: Michael Geist: Our Own Creative Land. At Rabble.ca, an MP3 of a recent speech by the Canadian copyright expert on the unfolding creative landscape and the need for a made-in-Canada... ›››

Category: General

May 10, 2006

Monday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Media-related bits and pieces from the web: Newspaper Circulation Drops 2.6% On Competition From Web Sites. Not sure if the story justifies the headline, but the circulation slide continues, while newspaper web site traffic grows by eight per cent.... ›››

Category: General

Tuesday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Some reading for Tuesday: If it’s the last thing I ever do. This is fun: Jason Kottke aggregates lists of headlines that feature vows, urging, slams and blasts. There’s even a two-fer: a vow and urge in a single... ›››

Category: General

That sinking feeling

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

I couldn’t find anything about this in my local quality daily, but the Globe & Mail is reporting that Vancouver’s daily newspaper circulation continues to shrink. According to the G&M report, Vancouver Sun weekday circulation is down 4.4 per... ›››

Category: General | Newspapers | circulation | vancouver

About those ads

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

Coming up on the editorial side of things, I never paid too much attention to ads. In fact, I can still go through a newspaper without seeing the ads, unless I consciously decide to look at them. But, in... ›››

Category: Advertising | General | JOURNALISM | Media

May 07, 2006

Sunday squibs

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

I’m catching up on some long unread Poynter columns, forum postings, etc. and discovering all sorts of goodness you may find of interest. Serious Times Call for Serious News. A study of what TV news viewers wants points to... ›››

Category: General

Image capture

- Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media

The online Chi-town Daily News is connecting with readers and inexpensively illustrating its news. The citizen journalism/hyperlocal news site gets readers to tag their photos at Flickr and then hooks into the photo service to serve the results on... ›››

Category: General | Online media | Photography | chi-town daily news | flickr

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