Jun 11th, 2007
by Dan Gillmor.
The center has received new financial support from charitable organizations affiliated with two of America’s great journalism companies. They are:
The Philip L. Graham Fund, founded in 1963 and named after late Washington Post publisher and president of the Washington Post Company. The funds will go, in part, toward citizen media workshops and lectures, as well [...]
Jun 11th, 2007
by Dan Gillmor.
At Poynter.org, Steve Klein discusses deals by niche sports sites YourMTB.com and YourCycling.com, which “have developed an innovative program to provide coverage for cycling races and events that allows competitors and/or spectators to blog, take photograph and shoot video.”
Klein calls this “yet another lost opportunity for mainstream media, which simply lacks the resources to make [...]
Jun 11th, 2007
by Dan Gillmor.
Louisville Courier-Journal: Courier-Journal reporter ejected from U of L game. A Courier-Journal sports reporter had his media credential revoked and was ordered to leave the press box during the NCAA baseball super-regional yesterday because of what the NCAA alleged was a violation of its policies prohibiting live Internet updates from its championship events. Gene [...]