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Web Sites That Dig for News Rise as Watchdogs

As America’s newspapers shrink and broadcast news outlets struggle, The New York Times reports that a new kind of Web-based news operation has arisen in several cities, forcing the papers to follow the stories they uncover. … [visit site to read more]

What Newsrooms Could Learn About Mobile from the Obama Campaign

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama campaign’s use of text messaging and mobile offers some valuable lessons for newspaper journalists, the digital development director for Gannett New Jersey says in his blog on the Courier-Post’s Web site, according to E&P.

How Industries Survive Change. If They Do.

For some businesses, the current economic downturn is a bit problematic. For industries already facing fundamental threats — like newspapers and American auto makers — the current economic downturn could accelerate the path to what, it has been said, might be death. The New York Times looks at how industries, like bicycle manufacturers, when faced [...]

Is Wikipedia in the Newsroom?

While the line “according to Wikipedia” pops up occasionally in news stories, it’s relatively rare to see the user-created online encyclopedia cited as a source. But some journalists find it very valuable as a road map to troves of valuable … [visit site to read more]

Study: Unlicensed stories reel in Internet readers

The Associated Press reports that the audience reading unauthorized online copies of newspaper and magazine articles is nearly 1.5 times larger, on average, than the readership on their own Web sites, according to a study released Thursday. … [visit site to read more]

Don’t Count Matt Drudge Out

Jack Shafer says Matt Drudge’s demise is greatly exaggerated. … [visit site to read more]

Innovation: Twitter and Current TV founders discuss the future of news at the Web 2.0 Summit

Here is video and summary from Chris O’Brien of “The Media Business: New Approaches.” panel at the Web 2.o summit, which was moderated by Ken Auletta of the New Yorker and included Evan Williams of Twitter and Joel Hyatt of Current TV. … [visit site to read more]

Internet freedom in Egypt

Here is a short video that explains how blogs are being used in Egypt to expose human rights abuses, how Facebook and Twitter have been used to organize demos and strikes. … [visit site to read more]

Glamour.com redesigns

Glamour.com has launched a redesign, featuring more video, blogs, expanded editorial coverage and more interaction between high-profile editors and their readers, The Guardian reports. … [visit site to read more]

The Transformation of NPR

Long defined by its radio programming, National Public Radio is reinventing itself as a multiplatform … [visit site to read more]