Month: February 2006
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The J-Life
Heh – Steve Greene is talking his students into blogging. Cool. This one writes for the Daily, too. The J-Life
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An interview with John McManus of Grade the News
As promised, loyal readers (both of you), I tracked down John McManus, director of Grade the News, to follow up on a report in the Palo Alto Weekly that the five-year-old media watchdog group was in danger of losing its funding, and thus, its life. Truth be told, McManus isn’t that hard to find. He…
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Neowin’s Freeware Alternative List – Neowin.net
Long list of free software – including plenty of non-GYM products. Neowin’s Freeware Alternative List – Neowin.net
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Save Grade the News
Palo Alto Weekly is reporting that Grade the News, currently headquartered in Dwight Bentel Hall in a room just outside the photo studio/student lounge, is out of cash, and about to be out on the street. The article in the Weekly says that the content analysis watchdog group needs $180,000 — its annual budget —…
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links for 2006-02-16
Poynter Online – E-Media Tidbits – A student experiment in the new news “This summer, 40 journalism graduate students will embark on an adventure — one whose goals are to better inform the public and to experiment with new ways of presenting news and information.” (tags: college+newspapers j-school online+journalism multimedia journalism graduate+school) If Robots Ever…
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If Robots Ever Get Too Smart, He’ll Know How to Stop Them – New York Times
Fun. If Robots Ever Get Too Smart, He’ll Know How to Stop Them – New York Times
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Poynter Online – E-Media Tidbits – A student experiment in the new news
“This summer, 40 journalism graduate students will embark on an adventure — one whose goals are to better inform the public and to experiment with new ways of presenting news and information.” Poynter Online – E-Media Tidbits – A student experiment in the new news
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How to write about a lawsuit
Remember when I said I would stop linking to my own stories in the Daily? Er…um… I worked on this one for about two weeks. Lawsuit writing lesson*: He claimed to have charged, in the lawsuit, that the defendant allegedly made claims of allegations, according to the suit. The plaintiff charges that allegations were made…
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Profile writing is easy when your subject is a really nice guy
By the way, the story I wrote about Dan Goldston for yesterday’s Spartan Daily is the best thing I’ve written yet since I went back to school and started writing journalism in my classes. (Note to myself: this is one to send to Grandma.) But of course, writing a profile on someone is just WAY…
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US gold medalist uses his two minutes of fame to help Darfur
Heard this one on NPR, clock radio style, first thing this morning: Here’s the brief from npr.org… American speed skater Joey Cheek did something very unusual after winning the 500 meter race at the Winter Olympics. He announced he’s contributing his $25,000 gold medal award from the U.S. Olympic Committee to refugees from Darfur. And…