Interesting stuff I saw online from Aug. 19 to Sep. 5
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Aug. 19 through Sep. 5:
- Knight Foundation announces third year of the Knight News Challenge - The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced the >third year of its , which will give out up to $5 million for new ideas for 'digital experiments to transform community news and information exchange'.
- Tribune Interactive Assembles New Content Team - Saying it wanted to increase its search engine optimization and "help build more intriguing content" for Tribune Co. sites, Tribune Interactive (TI) named new appointments to a restructured content team.
- Michael Moore to release free documentary on Web | Technology | Reuters - "This is being done entirely as a gift to my fans," Moore said in a statement. And punishment to his foes?
- Montana Shield Law Protects Anonymous Commenters | Citizen Media Law Project - Favorable ruling for our sister paper: "Montana's shield law does not explicitly encompass online media, but it is hardly surprising that The Billings Gazette qualifies as a protected news organization. Less traditional online platforms like forums or ordinary blogs might not fit so easily within the protections offered by Montana's shield law. The more exciting aspect of the ruling is the court's willingness to equate online commenters with traditional journalistic 'sources.'"
- GoogleCreep: From News Aggregator to News Channel? - When GoogleNews provided live streaming coverage of the Republican convention this week, wasn’t that original content that competed directly for viewers who might have otherwise turned to TV news outlets? Or was that not considered competitive because it was offered in CSPAN style, sans reporters?
- The gatekeeper model is dead (or, "Etaoin Shrdlu: Götterdämmerung is both twilight and a dawn") - Yes, yes, yes! "Nowadays editors can stand at the gate if they want, but the fences are down and all the people are standing over yonder."
- Linking from Trib to Sun-Times? One-stop news…from a newspaper? - But to Meyerson's delight a third reader responded, "I love the fact that you refer to other publications…very classy…reminds me of 'Miracle on 42nd Street'!"