Siri vs Syria
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Rise of the Journo-Programmer
MediaShift has a good article covering J-school trends from 2011.
What happens when journalism is everywhere?
“When the Arab Spring demonstrations were under way in Egypt’s Tahrir Square and reports were streaming out through Twitter and Facebook and text messages and cellphone videos, it was easy to feel superior to the Egyptian government. How could they not realize that information can no longer be contained by blockades or even internet blackouts when everyone has the power to publish? Now the authorities in New York City and elsewhere have been getting a dose of that medicine, with the “Occupy Wall Street” protests being tweeted and live-streamed in real time. As the Associated Press learned this week to its chagrin, we all have newswires at our disposal now…” Read more » GigaOm
“… in this disheartening traditional media landscape, we find encouraging signs of independent media—in the truest sense of the phrase …” : Nieman
China Tightens Reporting Rules for Journalists
” […] In a statement posted on its Web site on Thursday, the General Administration of Press and Publications barred reporters from directly including unverified information from the Internet or mobile telephone messages in news articles.
The new rules also require journalists to produce at least two sources for any “critical” news reports and to personally conduct interviews when gathering information.
False reports must be followed by corrections and apologies, the statement said, and serious violations could lead to the suspension or even revocation of a news outlet’s government-issued license.
“False reports not only seriously hurt the interests of the parties involved, but also seriously undermine the credibility of the news media, or even seriously affect the social and economic order,” the agency stated in a question-and-answer article released by the state news agency Xinhua….”
The Mideast Youth mission is to amplify diverse and progressive voices advocating for change throughout the Middle East and North Africa using digital media. They are a grassroots not-for-profit movement that operates independently of any partisan, corporate, national or regional government, institution or organization.
Most media companies have had to bend to the market created by Apple, as 88 percent of national U.S. newspapers have an iPhone app, and most that don’t already have an iPad app are probably planning on one.
Social Media: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
20 South Florida students produced a 24-page newspaper and 23 news videos, all posted at http://thestatus.org/. (via Fred Blevens FIU)
