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What Matters Most in Magazine and Newspaper iPad Apps? Quality, Report Says

Updated: 2011-10-31 08:28:23

Publishers, don't start skimping on your iPad editions now. Magazine and newspaper apps' quality seems to be the most important factor in their success with consumers, according to the first annual "The State of the App" report from McPheters & Company's iMonitor service, drawing on iMonitor's evaluations of 3,000 apps from publishers around the world. Continue reading on Ad Age Mediaworks

6 reasons journalists should 'show your work' while learning & creating

Updated: 2011-10-31 08:22:26

by Matt ThompsonIn a busy corner of the metajournalism world, a crowd of journalists is assembling what amounts to a public, open-source curriculum on how to do hacker journalism. In blogs, tweets, Git repositories, meetups and slide decks, they're sharing code snippets, tutorials, data sets, How To's and more, in ways that are often engaging and accessible to non-geeks.If I lost you at "Git repositories," let me back up a step.Continue reading on Poynter

Appeals Court Heeds EFF's Advice to Revisit Case That Makes Terms of Service Violations A Crime

Updated: 2011-10-28 21:55:06

Skip to main content Electronic Frontier Foundation Defending your rights in the digital world Search form Search Main menu Home About Our Work Deeplinks Blog Press Room Take Action Shop October 28, 2011 1:55pm By Hanni Fakhoury Appeals Court Heeds EFF's Advice to Revisit Case That Makes Terms of Service Violations A Crime In June , we filed an amicus brief urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the troubling decision of a three judge panel in United States v . Nosal which ruled that employees commit a crime anytime they use a work computer for purposes that violate a company's computer use . policy We're happy to report that the entire Ninth Circuit listened to us , and agreed to rehear the case PDF the week of December 12. Over the years we've repeatedly criticized

Wilson: Paywalls boon or bane?

Updated: 2011-10-28 10:24:50

The great debate in newspaper circles these days involves paywalls and metering.It wasn't that long ago that the mantra in newspapers was "Internet first" and involved 24-by-7 newsrooms that posted news to the Web first, regardless of print newspaper deadlines.While at many newspaper companies Internet revenues increased, they didn't rise fast enough to replace declining print advertising and circulation revenues. The spreadsheet dilemma became: "Can print dollars be replaced with Internet dimes?"So far, the answer has been no.Continue reading on News & Tech

Meet Scroll, a new tool that wants to de-templatize the news web

Updated: 2011-10-28 10:15:14

, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers News World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN Events WAN Reports World Editors Forum Press Freedom Young Readers Programme Shaping the Future of the Newspaper The Editors Weblog Arab Media African Media World Editors Forum WEF Homepage Annual WEF Conference Study Tours WEF Webinars E-consulting for editors Trends in Newsrooms Report The Newsroom Barometer All news feed Industry Trends feed Mobile feed Advertising feed Employment feed Circulation Readership feed Printing Production feed Ownership Regulations feed Print Data feed Financials feed Launches Closures feed Archives Meet Scroll , a new tool that wants to de-templatize the news web Posted by Anton Jolkovski on October 28, 2011 at 3:15 AM The 2010 version of the

Free FreeBieber.org! Fight for the Future Faces Bogus Legal Threats

Updated: 2011-10-27 21:04:49

Skip to main content Electronic Frontier Foundation Defending your rights in the digital world Search form Search Main menu Home About Our Work Deeplinks Blog Press Room Take Action Shop October 27, 2011 1:04pm By Julie Samuels Free FreeBieber.org Fight for the Future Faces Bogus Legal Threats Americans have a long history of using parodies and satire in their political and social debates . Whether it’s the Daily Show , the Onion , or books like The Wind Done Gone , humor and poking fun can have a powerful political impact and are plainly protected by law . So what’s with Justin Bieber trying to take down the website freebieber.org In case you missed this one : Fight For the Future is worried that some pending legislation commonly called the illegal streaming bill which EFF is also

Bloggers Under Fire

Updated: 2011-10-27 18:28:45

Skip to main content Electronic Frontier Foundation Defending your rights in the digital world Search form Search Main menu Home About Our Work Deeplinks Blog Press Room Take Action Shop October 27, 2011 10:28am By Jillian C . York Bloggers Under Fire One of the most grave threats to free expression in many countries these days is the intimidation and persecution of bloggers and online journalists . nbsp The effects are often far-reaching as bloggers are scared into silence . nbsp While the Arab Spring has brought about many positive changes throughout the region , several Middle Eastern countries continue to take measures to silence bloggers . nbsp This issue is not , of course , limited to the Middle East . nbsp In Thailand , web editor Jiew still faces up to fifteen years in prison ,

Kudos and Concerns for Google

Updated: 2011-10-27 15:06:39

Earlier this week, Google published an update of its Transparency Report, which among other things discloses the number of government requests received for user information as well as requests to remove content. The latest report contains more granular data than...

The newsonomics of Piano Media

Updated: 2011-10-27 09:40:46

World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers News World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN Events WAN Reports World Editors Forum Press Freedom Young Readers Programme Shaping the Future of the Newspaper The Editors Weblog Arab Media African Media World Editors Forum WEF Homepage Annual WEF Conference Study Tours WEF Webinars E-consulting for editors Trends in Newsrooms Report The Newsroom Barometer All news feed Industry Trends feed Mobile feed Advertising feed Employment feed Circulation Readership feed Printing Production feed Ownership Regulations feed Print Data feed Financials feed Launches Closures feed Archives The newsonomics of Piano Media Posted by Anton Jolkovski on October 27, 2011 at 2:40 AM Physical construction may be down across the Western World ,

Swabbing the Decks of the Titanic: Why You Should Learn Programming

Updated: 2011-10-27 09:30:53

Last week journalism professor Matt Waite wrote a blog post worrying about the typical defeatist reaction of journalism students when faced with a coding challenge, whether in HTML, JavaScript, or other language: "I can't do this," they tell him. "This is impossible. I'll never get this." When I tweeted a link to the article, I wrote ""Journos: If you fear coding, you fear the future."That prompted a response from a practicing trade journalist and former colleague, who asked "I can see why knowing things like HTML and CSS can be helpful but do most journos need more than that?"Continue reading on B2B Memes

BART Considers a Cell Phone Shutdown Policy

Updated: 2011-10-27 03:28:22

Skip to main content Electronic Frontier Foundation Defending your rights in the digital world Search form Search Main menu Home About Our Work Deeplinks Blog Press Room Take Action Shop October 26, 2011 7:28pm By Eva Galperin BART Considers a Cell Phone Shutdown Policy This summer , decision-makers at Bay Area Rapid Transit BART garnered considerable criticism not to mention the ire of Anonymous and days of protests after they chose to shut down cell phone access to four BART stations in downtown San Francisco based on rumors of an upcoming protest . Now BART’s Board Directors has drafted a Cell Phone Interruption Policy , which they will consider at an upcoming meeting on October . 27th EFF applauds the BART for taking the time to develop a policy whose intent is to clarify the

Disastrous IP Legislation Is Back – And It’s Worse than Ever

Updated: 2011-10-27 00:08:13

Skip to main content Electronic Frontier Foundation Defending your rights in the digital world Search form Search Main menu Home About Our Work Deeplinks Blog Press Room Take Action Shop October 26, 2011 4:08pm By Corynne McSherry Disastrous IP Legislation Is Back And It’s Worse than Ever We've reported here often on efforts to ram through Congress legislation that would authorize massive interference with the Internet , nbsp all in the name of a fruitless quest to stamp out all infringement online . Today Representative Lamar upped the ante , introducing legislation , called the Stop Online Piracy Act , or SOPA , that would not only sabotage the domain name system but would also threaten to effectively eliminate the DMCA safe harbors that , while imperfect , have spurred much economic

Iraq, Finally Learning to Ride Its Bike

Updated: 2011-10-26 22:31:12

Richard Engel on NBC Nightly News (10/21/11), speaking about the end of the Iraq War: The training wheels off, Iraq will have to succeed or fail without American troops on the ground to guide the way. That's quite a metaphor--invading and occupying a country for eight years as "training wheels." Engel's report includes this reference to the death [...]

EFF Sues for Answers About PATRIOT Act on Law's 10th Anniversary

Updated: 2011-10-26 17:53:48

Skip to main content Electronic Frontier Foundation Defending your rights in the digital world Search form Search Main menu Home About Our Work Deeplinks Blog Press Room Take Action Shop Press Releases EFF in the News Press Contact Press Materials October 26, 2011 EFF Sues for Answers About PATRIOT Act on Law's 10th Anniversary Secret Interpretations' Raise Questions from Lawmakers , Public San Francisco The Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF sued the Department of Justice DOJ today for answers about secret interpretations of the USA PATRIOT Act , signed into law ten years ago . today Several senators have warned that the DOJ is using Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act to support what government attorneys call a sensitive collection program that may be targeting large numbers of Americans .

How accessible do journalists really want to be?

Updated: 2011-10-26 10:54:25

by Mallary Jean TenoreSocial networks have helped make journalists more accessible by breaking down barriers between the public and the media. But there's a disconnect between journalists' accessibility on social networks and their accessibility on news sites.As a media reporter, I've often been frustrated by how hard I have to look for journalists' contact information on news sites -- and by how few usable results I get. I sometimes find nothing more than a generic email address, or a list of emails for departments instead of people.Continue reading on Poynter

Don't listen to the silly burghers - town centre offices are not essential

Updated: 2011-10-26 10:06:20

by Roy GreensladeShould a local newspaper have its office in the centre of the town, city or borough where it circulates? In an ideal (aka former) world, yes.Should a local council advertise all its public notices, planning applications and job recruitment opportunities in the local paper (or papers)? In an ideal (aka former) world, yes.Clearly, by qualifying the "ideal" with "former", my questions are loaded.Continue reading on Greenslade Blog

Google Blog Manager Karen Wickre Heads To Twitter

Updated: 2011-10-26 02:28:20

After nine years with Google Karen Wickre, the blog manager who helped start and manage Google blogs has flown the coup for a position at social network Twitter. Google’s senior media liason for the Google blog platform was not only responsible for Google’s blogging efforts but also helped foreshadow her new position after personally overseeing [...]

Facebook Partners With U.S. Labor Market, Hopes To Find People Jobs

Updated: 2011-10-24 22:01:37

During the recent Web 2.0 Summit LinkedIn Chariman Reid Hoffman suggested that Facebook can’t compete with his company’s business model but now it’s being reported that the world’s largest social network has partnered with the U.S. Labor Department for that very reason. At this time it’s still unclear exactly how Facebook will integrate new employee/employer [...]

Don't think of it as a newspaper -- it's a data platform

Updated: 2011-10-24 17:36:23

World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers News World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN Events WAN Reports World Editors Forum Press Freedom Young Readers Programme Shaping the Future of the Newspaper The Editors Weblog Arab Media African Media World Editors Forum WEF Homepage Annual WEF Conference Study Tours WEF Webinars E-consulting for editors Trends in Newsrooms Report The Newsroom Barometer All news feed Industry Trends feed Mobile feed Advertising feed Employment feed Circulation Readership feed Printing Production feed Ownership Regulations feed Print Data feed Financials feed Launches Closures feed Archives Don't think of it as a newspaper it's a data platform Posted by Anton Jolkovski on October 24, 2011 at 10:36 AM Many newspapers and other traditional

Why Apple's virtual Newsstand is driving a surge in magazine, newspaper iPad app subscriptions

Updated: 2011-10-24 17:22:04

, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers News World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN Events WAN Reports World Editors Forum Press Freedom Young Readers Programme Shaping the Future of the Newspaper The Editors Weblog Arab Media African Media World Editors Forum WEF Homepage Annual WEF Conference Study Tours WEF Webinars E-consulting for editors Trends in Newsrooms Report The Newsroom Barometer All news feed Industry Trends feed Mobile feed Advertising feed Employment feed Circulation Readership feed Printing Production feed Ownership Regulations feed Print Data feed Financials feed Launches Closures feed Archives Why Apple's virtual Newsstand is driving a surge in magazine , newspaper iPad app subscriptions Posted by Anton Jolkovski on October 24, 2011 at

Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012

Updated: 2011-10-24 10:31:42

World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers News World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN Events WAN Reports World Editors Forum Press Freedom Young Readers Programme Shaping the Future of the Newspaper The Editors Weblog Arab Media African Media World Editors Forum WEF Homepage Annual WEF Conference Study Tours WEF Webinars E-consulting for editors Trends in Newsrooms Report The Newsroom Barometer All news feed Industry Trends feed Mobile feed Advertising feed Employment feed Circulation Readership feed Printing Production feed Ownership Regulations feed Print Data feed Financials feed Launches Closures feed Archives Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012 Posted by Anton Jolkovski on October 24, 2011 at 3:31 AM Orlando , Fla . October 18,

Ringier goes after app business

Updated: 2011-10-24 10:22:31

World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers News World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN Events WAN Reports World Editors Forum Press Freedom Young Readers Programme Shaping the Future of the Newspaper The Editors Weblog Arab Media African Media World Editors Forum WEF Homepage Annual WEF Conference Study Tours WEF Webinars E-consulting for editors Trends in Newsrooms Report The Newsroom Barometer All news feed Industry Trends feed Mobile feed Advertising feed Employment feed Circulation Readership feed Printing Production feed Ownership Regulations feed Print Data feed Financials feed Launches Closures feed Archives Ringier goes after app business Posted by Anton Jolkovski on October 24, 2011 at 3:22 AM by Dean Roper Béla Papp , publishing director of Ringier

Germany: The Berlin (pay)wall

Updated: 2011-10-21 09:39:41

by Dean Roper"When we decided to put our content behind the wall, our newsroom was horrified," says Dirk Nolde, managing editor of the Berliner Morgenpost, during Saturday's World Editors Forum session on paywalls."Fortunately," he says, "our readers are indeed willing to pay, and we think it is because they believe there is quality content and it is OK to pay for that."Continue reading on the 18th World Editors Forum Blog

USA: NYTimes: Paywall allows us to invest in journalism

Updated: 2011-10-21 09:28:41

: : World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers News World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN Events WAN Reports World Editors Forum Press Freedom Young Readers Programme Shaping the Future of the Newspaper The Editors Weblog Arab Media African Media World Editors Forum WEF Homepage Annual WEF Conference Study Tours WEF Webinars E-consulting for editors Trends in Newsrooms Report The Newsroom Barometer All news feed Industry Trends feed Mobile feed Advertising feed Employment feed Circulation Readership feed Printing Production feed Ownership Regulations feed Print Data feed Financials feed Launches Closures feed Archives USA : NYTimes : Paywall allows us to invest in journalism Posted by Anton Jolkovski on October 21, 2011 at 2:28 AM by Alexandra Waldhorn When the

Twitter Users Who Follow Brands Are More Likely To Buy Products [Study]

Updated: 2011-10-21 02:05:44

Company’s who develop a strong Twitter following online have a better chance at increasing sales according to a recent study conducted by Constant Contact and research firm Chadwick Martin Bailey. Studying the buying habits of 1,491 consumers ages 18 and older in the United States the study found that people who followed specific brands were [...]

Fact-checking and the Truth-O-Meter

Updated: 2011-10-20 11:16:39

World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers News World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN Events WAN Reports World Editors Forum Press Freedom Young Readers Programme Shaping the Future of the Newspaper The Editors Weblog Arab Media African Media World Editors Forum WEF Homepage Annual WEF Conference Study Tours WEF Webinars E-consulting for editors Trends in Newsrooms Report The Newsroom Barometer All news feed Industry Trends feed Mobile feed Advertising feed Employment feed Circulation Readership feed Printing Production feed Ownership Regulations feed Print Data feed Financials feed Launches Closures feed Archives Fact-checking and the Truth-O-Meter Posted by Anton Jolkovski on October 20, 2011 at 4:16 AM The craft of journalism has remained by and large the same

Tunisia and the Internet: A chance to get things right?

Updated: 2011-10-20 05:14:16

On Sunday, Tunisia will hold elections for the constituent assembly that will be tasked with re-writing the country's constitution. While much of the news coverage focuses on the question of how well the Islamist parties will do in relation to...

Facebook Login Gives Rdio User A Free 7-Day Trial

Updated: 2011-10-07 18:26:25

If you’ve been thinking about giving music service Rdio a try but don’t want to pay the $4.99 per month desktop fee or the $9.99 fee for unlimited desktop and mobile access then you’re in luck. Rdio has begun rolling out a free 7-day trial offer to anyone who syncs their Facebook account to the [...]