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Did Fox News Do The Right Thing When Firing Friedman For Reviewing A Pirated Copy Of Wolverine?

Authored by Jay Baage on April 7, 2009 - 11:30am.
tags: Law | Piracy | Movies | Film | Journalism | 20%% | Wolverine |

China Lifts Internet Site Bans During The Olympics

Authored by Jay Baage on August 1, 2008 - 11:28am.
Beijing, China - Following overnight talks with the International Olympic Committee, China has lifted blocks on long-barred websites such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the BBC for journalists during the games.
tags: China | Censorship | BBC | Journalism | Publishing | The Olympics 2008 | Human Rights |

OJR: Top Mistakes Made by New Online Publishers

Authored by Robert Spears on December 14, 2006 - 8:19am.
Here is a list of mistakes often made by new online publishers as identified and explained by Robert Niles, Editor of Online Journalism Review, posted today on OJR.org:
tags: Internet | Advertising | Online Publishing | Newspapers | News | Journalism | OJR | Lists |

WSJ: 10 Disturbing Trends in Mass Media

Authored by Robert Spears on December 11, 2006 - 6:11am.
Here is a list of ten trends identified and discussed by Peter R. Kann, Chairman of Dow Jones, in his essay titled "The Media Is in the Need of Some Mending", from the editiorial pages of today’s Wall Street Journal:
tags: Online Publishing | TV | Newspapers | News | WSJ | Journalism | Publishing | Media | Lists |

CNET Editor James Kim Found Deceased in Rural Oregon

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2006 - 2:20pm.
San Francisco - The body of James Kim, an editor at technology publisher CNET who had been missing with his family in rural Oregon for 11 days, was found on Wednesday, CNET News.com reported.
tags: Internet | Online Publishing | Tech | Career | CNET | Journalism | Deaths |

Yahoo, Reuters Partner on Eyewitness News Photo/Video Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 4, 2006 - 2:44pm.
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo on Monday announced new partnerships with a number of media companies, launching an eyewitness news service project with Reuters, adding Fox Business News to its website, and syndicating Yahoo search and classifieds to Media General newspaper sites.
tags: Internet | Video | Online Publishing | Yahoo | Photos | Portals | News | Journalism | UGC | Reuters |

Backfence Launching Local News Sites for Chicago Suburbs

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 6, 2006 - 2:17pm.
Vienna, Va. - Backfence, a company building a network of community websites on which readers contribute the content, said that it has launched a new site in Evanston, Ill. -- the company's first site outside of D.C. and San Francisco. Backfence, which raised $3 million in funding last October, also said that it plans to add sites in Chicago suburbs before the end of the year. The company's sites provide localized news coverage of communities, as well as event listings, reviews and ratings of local businesses and free classifieds.
tags: Internet | Online Publishing | News | Journalism | Backfence | Citizen Journalism | UGC |

Poynter's "News University" Online Journalism School Hits 20,000 Users

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 6, 2006 - 5:18pm.
St. Petersburg, Fla. - News University, an online journalism school project of The Poynter Institute, announced on Wednesday that it now counts 20,000 registered users. Launched in April 2005, NewsU offers more than 30 free or low-cost online classes featuring contributions from more than 15 journalism organizations.
tags: Internet | Online Publishing | Newspapers | Education | News | Journalism | Poynter |

iPod Plant Defangs Lawsuit Against Chinese Journalists

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2006 - 5:47pm.
San Francisco - Following an outpouring of negative publicity, the Chinese manufacturing plant Apple hired to make its iPods has largely taken the teeth out of a defamation lawsuit it filed against two Chinese journalists who reported on alleged sweatshop conditions at the plant, CNET News.com reported.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | iPod | Apple | China | Labor | Journalism | Manufacturing | Sweatshops | Foxconn |

iPod Plant Accused of "Sweatshop" Conditions Sues Two Chinese Journalists

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 30, 2006 - 12:59pm.
Beijing - Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturing plant that makes Apple's iPods, has filed a $3.75 million defamation lawsuit against two Chinese journalists who reported on working conditions at the plant, Wired News reported.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | iPod | Apple | China | Labor | Journalism | Manufacturing | Sweatshops |

CNET News.com: Interview With 1st Jailed Blogger Josh Wolf

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 11, 2006 - 12:18pm.
San Francisco - CNET News.com on Friday published an interview with 24-year-old freelance journalist Josh Wolf, the first known blogger to be sent to prison for not cooperating with a federal prosecution.
tags: Internet | Law | Online Publishing | Blogs | Law Enforcement | Journalism | Josh Wolf |

Andrea Spiegel Named Editor-in-Chief of Freewebs.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 7, 2006 - 3:06pm.
Silver Spring, Md. - Andrea Spiegel, a former vice president at AOL, on Monday was named the new vice president of content and editor-in-chief of do-it-yourself web site publisher Freewebs.com. Spiegel spent the first half of her career at Fox Television, serving as show producer for the newsmagazine "A Current Affair."
tags: Internet | Online Publishing | Career | Moves | Journalism | UGC | Freewebs.com | Andrea Spiegel |

CNN Launches News Site Featuring Amateur Video, Images, Stories

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 31, 2006 - 12:51pm.
Atlanta - Time Warner's CNN on Monday launched CNN Exchange, a new feature on its news website that will offer user-submitted stories, pictures and video.
tags: Internet | Video | Online Publishing | TV | News | Journalism | CNN | Citizen Journalism | UGC | Blip.tv |

Justice Conrad Rushing on the Apple-Power Page Leak Case

Authored by Robert Spears on May 27, 2006 - 3:27am.
"In no relevant respect do they [bloggers] appear to differ from a reporter or editor for a traditional business-oriented periodical who solicits or otherwise comes into possession of confidential internal information about a company."

— Justice Conrad Rushing
6th District Court of Appeal

[Source: AP, May 26, 2006]
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Apple | Power Page | California | Leaks | EFF | Journalism | Trade Secrets |

AP: Apple Loses Court Bid to Identify Leak Source

Authored by Robert Spears on May 27, 2006 - 2:50am.
A California state appeals court on Friday rejected Apple's bid to identify the sources of leaked product information that appeared on the web, ruling that bloggers and online reporters are entitled to the same protections as off-line journalists.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Apple | Power Page | California | Leaks | EFF | Journalism |

New York Times Co. Cutting 190 Jobs

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 26, 2005 - 6:12am.
New York -- The New York Times Co. said on Wednesday that it plans to cut about 190 employees at The New York Times and the New England Media Group, which includes The Boston Globe. The staff reduction represents about 2% of the company's total workforce. About two-thirds of the total reduction will occur at The New York Times newspaper, with about two dozen coming from The Times' newsroom, where a voluntary reduction program will be in effect, the company said.
tags: Career | Newspapers | Layoffs | News | NYTimes | Journalism | Publishing |