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- Vlog: Earthday 2005
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 09:16:00 -0500
Here's my first attempt at video for the web (possibly vlogging, we'll see). I shot this yesterday, April 24, at the Columbia, MO Earth Day celebrations (click on image to play video):
- The State of the First Amendment
Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:28:00 -0500
(Click on title for audio from "Protecting Your Right to Know: The First Amendment.")
Below is the press release from the school of journalism.
Columbia, Mo. (April 12, 2005) -- Area citizens are invited to join USA TODAY Editor Ken Paulson, BJ '75, in an upcoming town hall meeting about the First Amendment.
"We're looking forward to a candid conversation about America's most fundamental freedoms, including a look at the role of the news media in a free society," said Paulson.
"Protecting Your Right to Know: The First Amendment" will begin at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, in 204 Neff on the University of Missouri campus.
The event will provide an opportunity for those whom the press serves to join the discussion about freedom of speech issues.
Joining Paulson will be Gene Policinski, executive director of the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University. Policinski will share results of the recent State of the First Amendment Survey, detailing American's views about the freedoms of speech, press and religion, along with the rights of petition and assembly.
"At the core of our democracy is each person's liberty to say what one pleases, without being censored by the government," said Charles Davis, chair of the news-editorial department and advisor to the student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). "The concept is integral to a free society and worth protecting at all costs."
Paulson, an MU graduate who earned his bachelor's degree here, is a veteran journalist, lawyer and expert on First Amendment freedoms. Prior to joining USA TODAY as editor, Paulson was executive director of the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University. In his role there, he drew on his background as both a journalist and lawyer to promote greater understanding of the First Amendment. His syndicated column, "Inside the First Amendment," appeared in newspapers nationwide. Paulson also hosted "Speaking Freely," a weekly half-hour television program about the First Amendment and the arts.
The event is sponsored by SPJ, The Missouri School of Journalism, the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, USA TODAY and the First Amendment Center.
The town hall meeting will be the first of several designed by SPJ's Project Watchdog Committee to initiate a national dialogue on First Amendment issues and the role of a free press in democratic society. - Smoke watching ends
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:08:00 -0500
(BBC picture taken yesterday.)
Is the smoke white? Is it black? No, I think it's white. But yesterday it was black and we thought it was white. The bells, though, are tolling (but it's also 6 p.m.). Wait, wait, a new pope has been elected (and they have three sets of vestments waiting...one for a small man, one a medium and one a large). They probably only have a hat, though, for someone with a very large head. Regardless, its amazing how much research goes on behind the scenes to stretch out all of the speculation and non-news.
Update: CNN quote: "Could be the person we've all been talking about....I don't want even to say the name, because it could be wrong." Since when was there any guilt about speculation. You have to credit Wolf Blitzer, though, who's been trying to control his correspondents on the ground, without much success, from getting too out of control. - BlackEye
Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:10:00 -0500
CHICAGO The first academic study of the free Chicago dailies RedEye and Red Streak suggests they may be succeeding in their goal of building newspaper readership among young adults.
Nearly half of the Chicago college students surveyed rated the papers as having a "high" or "medium" value as sources of news and advertising. Recognition of the papers was high, and about a quarter of the students read the papers daily.
"The papers did better than I expected," said the study's author, John K. Hartman, professor of journalism in Central Michigan University's College of Communications and Fine Arts.
Via Media Bistro. - The end of a good thing is a start of another
Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:12:00 -0500
This can't be good for Meetup's future:Everyone asks "How does Meetup.com pay its bills?" That question is even more important as we plan new ways for you to grow your group and have better Meetups. To get there together, we are introducing a required small monthly Group Fee to be paid by Organizers....The regular Group Fee is $19/month, but Organizers of current groups get a special 2005 rate of $9/month if they pay now.
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As Steve Yelvington this offers a tremendous opportunity to local news sites, especially the growing number of citizen media sites, but at the same time I can't help but be sad for those lonely knitters. After all, it will be the small groups that are most affected, while those who get the most out of Meetup, like politicians and other more organized interests, continue to get a bargain. I don't know what it says about this site that the are out to stump on the little guy. They should have instituted a sliding scale, and still let many of the groups operate for free. But this is a GREAT opportunity at the same time, but of course Craig's list or Google or some other big player will likely be quicker to the draw than slow moving local sties. - Corruption has met it's foe
Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:04:00 -0500
Jim Dwyer of the New York Times writes about how amature videos (and outtakes from police videos that were carefully edited to build a false case)are challenging the cop shop's twisted stories of events surrounding the Republican convention this past summer in New York City. This is the future of citizen media. - Spammer sentenced to 9 years
Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:41:00 -0500
I am not sure how I feel about this. Seems a bit excessive, and I am sure that the sentence will be reduced, if not overturned, on appeal. For now, though, let's hope this will scare some spammers and we'll have less unwanted email in our inboxes:
Judge To Spammer: You've Got Nine Years
By Chris Richardson - Staff Writer, Web Pro News
A Loudoun County Circuit Judge sentenced Jeremy Jaynes, who was
convicted of sending unsolicited emails, to nine years in prison in
the nation's first felony prosecution resulting from a spam-related
case.
However, according to ABCNews, the sentence is being delayed while
Jaynes appeals the court's ruling. The article goes on to say:
Judge Thomas Horne said that because the law targeting bulk e-mail
distribution is new and raises constitutional questions, it was
appropriate to defer the prison time until appeals courts rule.
Jaynes, who was convicted in November, was found guilty of send
massive amounts of spam, which offered bogus products. One such
product was a non-existent "FedEx refund processor."
