Monthly Archives: August 2009

A useful set of standards for bloggers

By Julie Starr | Published: August 24, 2009
The Media Bloggers Association describes itself as “a nonpartisan non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, protecting and educating its members; supporting the development of “blogging” or “citizen journalism” as a distinct form of media; and helping to extend the power of the press, with all the rights and responsibilities that entails, to every citizen.” Its founding [...]
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How to make money from content: ‘You can’t.’

By Julie Starr | Published: August 24, 2009
Paul Bradshaw does a very nice job here making a couple of simple points, simply. Making Money from content online View more presentations from Paul Bradshaw.
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Thoughts on blogging for journalists

By Julie Starr | Published: August 24, 2009
A few thoughts on blogging for journalists in this slide show posted by Andy Dickinson. So you have been given a blog View more presentations from Andy Dickinson.
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Wrap: News Corp, Journalism Online, Kindle

By Julie Starr | Published: August 23, 2009
News Corp look for consortium partners on paid content From LA Times: News Corp. executives have been meeting in recent weeks with publishers about forming a consortium that would charge for news distributed online and on portable devices — and potentially stem the rising tide of red ink. Chief Digital Officer Jonathan Miller has positioned [...]
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Why I’m sponsoring Open Govt Data Bar Camp

By Julie Starr | Published: August 23, 2009
First of all, what’s Open Govt Data Bar Camp? “The New Zealand Open Government Bar Camp is an “unconference” for people who are interested in making government-held data more freely available for others to re-use. An “unconference” is an alternative participant-driven event, that avoids aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees and sponsored [...]
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