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links for 2008-07-07
Aspenitis “It’s a place where wealthy people talk unironically about the problems of the world, while lobbying frantically to ensure that they stay several thousand miles away.” (tags: Aspen wealth) Swimming Lessons for Journalists | MediaShift Idea Lab journalists need to start leaping en masse from the sinking ship of the newsroom and start working…
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Open Justice
My contribution to the Government website with suggestions for opening up data is here. Probably not quite what they had in mind…
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The secret of great talk radio
Rush Limbaugh, the Beethoven of American talk radio, explains his success in the NYT: “Do you know what bought me all this?” [Limbaugh] asked, waving his hand in the general direction of his prosperity. “Not my political ideas. Conservatism didn’t buy this house. First and foremost I’m a businessman. My first goal is to attract…
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links for 2008-07-05
Journalism 101 at the Islamic University of Gaza | Menassat “The majority of professors are just academic, and they lack professional expertise in the actual marketplace, which makes things even more difficult for a freshly graduated journalist trying to get a job.” (tags: j-school journalism gaza middle-east) Ageism | Madame Arcati “Journalism is run by…