Citizen Journalism
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It has come to my attention that people attend conferences about blogging. The whole thing reminds me of journalism conventions and conferences, which are mostly about getting away from the wife for the purpose of doing things you don’t want you wife to know about. In addition to the fees necessary to attend... »
‘How to Create a High Quality Blog’
Via Dan Blank: Focus on just one or two blogs. Speak to CRITICAL needs of your audience. Create a team, not just a blog. Content of the highest quality is content that HELPS. Create a schedule and content types. Create a marketing plan. Involve your audience. Set goals and measure your performance. Have a strategy. These tips... »
Bad news for print, good news for hyperlocal
From the Inquisitr: Hyperlocal Websites will Boom in 2009 as Community Newspapers Fold Community newspapers will fold in 2009 as owners are no longer able to turn a profit, or sustain losses any longer. The killer will be costs: even a small town newspaper could have a staff of 6 or 10 or more (usually... »
Some citizen journalism/online news org sites of note
Here is some interesting reading for all you citizen journalists out there (and those who fund them): Here is Windy Citizen, a group blog site based in Chicago. Media Mouse, based in Grand Rapids, Mich. MinnPost, a well known online news organization. The Citizen Media Law Project is dedicated to preserving the rights of CitJo’s. Chi-Town Daily News is... »
‘How to be a citizen journalist’
Sometime soon, I plan to add a section to the front page that lets people browse through some citizen journalism-related videos. http://www.youtube.com/v/xdMPAocnu2E »
OJR.com closes its digital doors
NOTE: The following was sent to me by Rich Miller, and is of interest to those interested in online journalism: After a decade, the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication has decided to cease publication of OJR.org. The archives will remain online, but there will be no new articles. One of OJR’s goals over... »
AP is spoiling for a fight with bloggers that they will lose
For those who don’t know, the Associated Press is telling bloggers that they are violating copyright laws when the reprint any part of an Associated Press article. It’s BS of course, because fair use laws allow for the reprint of small parts of an overall article. It’s been an established part of communication law... »
THIS is what I wanted to do with Blog Peoria
From New Voices: Ten innovative citizen media projects have been selected as this year’s New Voices grant winners and will each receive up to $17,000 in start-up funding. Many of this year’s winners focus on special-interest communities as well as geographic locales. One grantee will create a new model for regional news coverage in Ohio and... »
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In All Things #5 (Gabrielle)
Today I am thankful for birthday parties, which is a good thing because they can be a snootful of work. Sometimes when we're gearing up for a party I start wishing it was just over. I keep thinking that there's just too much work and there'll be too many people and I just don't feel like doing it. BThe Weather is Here, I Wish You Were Beautiful
Get outside and enjoy the weekend! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ4zHdggGWM[/youtube] He worked hard all year, just wanted a few weeks alone But his old ladys into modelin', she can't get away from a phone Besides she bitches about the mosquitoes She says, down there there is notStarhawk's Winter Calendar
Starhawk's Winter Calendar--Online Course, talks, workshops, Earth Activist Training I was pleasantly surprised to find that Starhawk is a member of the Pagan Permaculture list that I joined this week. On her website, Starhawk describes herself as the "author of many works celebrating the Godde
The library had a book sale and I went and spent five bucks and got lots of books. So today I'm also thankful for book sales and the libraries that put them on.
Today I am thankful for leftover oatmeal. Not just because it makes breakfast the next day so much simpler, but because it gives me a reason to feel creative and thrifty. So today I opened up two containers of oatmeal that were the leftovers from two different days. I put them in a pot and added
I am SO not into the 2012, End of the Mayan Calendar, boo-hoo-hoo, but this came across on the email group that I just joined. Som parts of this are just common sense and the rest comes from somebody who's been staring at the sun for too long: THE 2012 MANIFESTO HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE COMING
Last night I was super tired. Wednesday Night Dinner can be a lot of work and often when it's over I'll be dead-tired and really wound up. Sometimes, like last night, my legs will be aching and my body will just be worn out, but I'll be too wound up to go to sleep. It could make for a hard time goin
The Azeroth Chronicals - Book II, The Return of the Kingdoms
To start things off, this is a work of fiction based on the characters and content of the World of Warcraft. There is no intention by the author to to steal copyrighted material or abuse it in anyway whatsoever. This is only to tell a story of a direction that I would take the game if I had the
Today I made a superhero for medical terminology class. We're supposed to make up twelve medical terms, using real medical term parts, and draw a cartoon character who has all of those conditions. So I drew up Epiguy who has exacidoptysis (spitting out acid) and anamyomegaly (excessive enlargement o
Today I am thankful for bananas. Those crazy yellow fruits are so versatile and yummy. You can cut them up into cereal for a breakfast treat; you can smother them in peanut butter for a snack; you can mush them up to feed to the baby and, of course, you can throw them at each other hoping they will
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RE: Keeping anyone from crossing the Mexico/US border in Nevada. That must be one hell of a tunnel. (More)
Oh Julia, I don't remember the dentists name, but we went to him to. What a quack. Don't think he knew what a cleaning or filling was. He just loved to pull teeth. Or maybe our parents just couldn't dental prevention, so it was an extraction or nothing. Yes that's where they located. Didn't re (More)
Hey Raquel! You're writing is so entertaining. I'm really enjoying perusing the blog. Hope you are having a very blessed week! (More)
Glad you're enjoying it. Go ahead, cut it to ribbons, it's what she would want. (More)
Amen and Amen! (More)
When I was a student, there were a few times that we got to draw also. I have fond memories of these projects. For me, it always felt cathartic to take a break from my typical homework and complete something in crayon. If I was writing a compilation of blog posts on giving thanks, I'd definitel (More)