Student journalist Lindsay Toler recently appeared before millions of viewers on Dialogue, a China Central Television news program hosted by Yang Rui, the Larry King of China. The 21-year-old Dallas resident recently marked her 30th day
Since 1980, Barbara Patton has cared for 147 children: Abused babies taken away from their parents, babies dropped off under California’s Safe Surrender law and babies with medical conditions that would intimidate the strongest of individuals. Reporter Tara Cuslidge and Photographer Ariel Zambelich traced her life for several months, ending in the adoption of her [...]
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is going to give away up to $24 million to community foundations for creative uses of media and technology to help keep communities informed and their citizens engaged. Journalists are being encouraged to contact their local community foundation and craft projectsthat may help meet the information needs [...]
Knol, Google’s new site where experts share knowledge on a variety of topics, has rekindled fears among some media companies that Google is edging in on their turf, The New York Times reports. … [visit site to read more]
News organizations are embracing content aimed at cell phones and
other mobile devices as part of their survival strategy in the digital
age, AJR reports.
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Marc Frons, chief technology officer, digital operations for The New York Times, explains why The Times uses open source software and will be releasing APIs to its content in a Q&A with readers.
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Michael Zimbalist, head of R&D at The New York Times, says the newspaper is looking at how to leverage the Semantic Web, especially to make its content device independent. … [visit site to read more]
Wired.com is looking at launching a series of widgets Editor-in-Chief Evan Hansen says could change the game for the way the site approaches content, Folio reports. … [visit site to read more]