Comments for The Future of News http://thefutureofnews.com A Vision of the Future + Commentary on Developments Sat, 17 May 2008 09:53:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on ProPublica: The best and the brightest come-up with the worst and dumbest idea to save journalism yet by Window on the Media » Spot.us : Une nouvelle dimension du journalisme participatif http://thefutureofnews.com/2008/02/13/propublica-the-best-and-the-brightest-come-up-with-the-worst-and-dumbest-idea-to-save-journalism-yet/#comment-1583 Window on the Media » Spot.us : Une nouvelle dimension du journalisme participatif Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:28 +0000 http://thefutureofnews.com/?p=380#comment-1583 [...] Spot.us reprend une partie du concept des ProPublica, un projet de journalisme d’investigation financé par des fondations. A ceci près que le journalisme financé par les boîtes du Dow Jones, ça n’inspire pas franchement confiance. [...] [...] Spot.us reprend une partie du concept des ProPublica, un projet de journalisme d’investigation financé par des fondations. A ceci près que le journalisme financé par les boîtes du Dow Jones, ça n’inspire pas franchement confiance. [...]

]]> Comment on Cablevision-Newsday deal would advance our “multitude media” future, while Murdoch was about our mass media past by D Han http://thefutureofnews.com/2008/05/11/cablevision-newsday-deal-would-advance-our-multitude-media-future-while-murdoch-was-about-our-mass-media-past/#comment-1581 D Han Tue, 13 May 2008 23:32:13 +0000 http://futurenews.wordpress.com/?p=481#comment-1581 Essentially we want information on things which effect our lives, the more directly the better. But we also want information which enables us to make good decisions, to the extent that mass media culture has not diminished our ability to do so with disinformation and eye candy that provides sensation but no substance. Purveyors like MySpace and Facebook provide personalized information, but not necessarily information which empowers us. if you believe that localized, personalized news is the wave of the future, then you also have to ask what such news is really providing. It is not news in the sense that the NYTs is news. If it is empowerment that you are looking for, then activist networks such as ZCom which provide information, perspective and networking are far more useful than sites like Facebook. But the real question is, "what is news?" The secondary question is, "do we really want news anymore, and if not, why is that?" Murdoch is about promoting a worldview which promotes the interests of his megacorporations, empowering some and diverting the rest. The public its various packages is, of course, the commodity sold to advertisers. Cablevision seems to have less of an agenda than Murdoch and is more interested in the form of information, perhaps making it more of an entertainment company. Is either trend healthy for the future of news? Essentially we want information on things which effect our lives, the more directly the better. But we also want information which enables us to make good decisions, to the extent that mass media culture has not diminished our ability to do so with disinformation and eye candy that provides sensation but no substance. Purveyors like MySpace and Facebook provide personalized information, but not necessarily information which empowers us. if you believe that localized, personalized news is the wave of the future, then you also have to ask what such news is really providing. It is not news in the sense that the NYTs is news. If it is empowerment that you are looking for, then activist networks such as ZCom which provide information, perspective and networking are far more useful than sites like Facebook. But the real question is, “what is news?” The secondary question is, “do we really want news anymore, and if not, why is that?”
Murdoch is about promoting a worldview which promotes the interests of his megacorporations, empowering some and diverting the rest. The public its various packages is, of course, the commodity sold to advertisers. Cablevision seems to have less of an agenda than Murdoch and is more interested in the form of information, perhaps making it more of an entertainment company. Is either trend healthy for the future of news?

]]> Comment on Pew’s journalism center is right to take comedian Jon Stewart’s Daily Show seriously by Noel http://thefutureofnews.com/2008/05/08/pews-journalism-center-is-right-to-take-comedian-jon-stewarts-daily-show-seriously/#comment-1540 Noel Fri, 09 May 2008 23:55:07 +0000 http://futurenews.wordpress.com/?p=478#comment-1540 I find the Jon Stewart show to be a healthy release after watching Fox and almost wanting to smash the TV screen. When your economy is on the ropes, your involved in a never ending war, all Fox can go on about is whether someone is wearing a pin. I loved the way his offsider had a skit on FOX and he imitated O'Reilly style of interrupting, finger pointing over guests he disagreed with. People want to hear the opinions of the guests not the boring twaddle O'Reilly is displaying I find the Jon Stewart show to be a healthy release after watching Fox and almost wanting to smash the TV screen. When your economy is on the ropes, your involved in a never ending war, all Fox can go on about is whether someone is wearing a pin.
I loved the way his offsider had a skit on FOX and he imitated O’Reilly style of interrupting, finger pointing over guests he disagreed with. People want to hear the opinions of the guests not the boring twaddle O’Reilly is displaying

]]> Comment on Will there be a USA Today tomorrow? My chat with their senior editor and VP of news was not encouraging by Kibbles ‘n Bits | Today’s List ‘o Links http://thefutureofnews.com/2008/04/02/will-there-be-a-usa-today-tomorrow-my-chat-with-their-senior-editor-and-vp-of-news-was-not-encouraging/#comment-1539 Kibbles ‘n Bits | Today’s List ‘o Links Fri, 09 May 2008 21:50:09 +0000 http://thefutureofnews.com/?p=430#comment-1539 [...] Will there be a USA Today tomorrow? (Future of News) [...] [...] Will there be a USA Today tomorrow? (Future of News) [...]

]]> Comment on Politicians and lawyers are poised to destroy Internet’s unprecedented opportunity for free speech. U.K. suffers serious setback, U.S. is next. by Yasie is researching Internet based defamation and online libel http://thefutureofnews.com/2007/09/25/politicians-and-lawyers-are-poised-to-destroy-internets-unprecedented-opportunity-for-free-speech-uk-suffers-serious-setback-us-is-next/#comment-1529 Yasie is researching Internet based defamation and online libel Thu, 08 May 2008 11:06:48 +0000 http://thefutureofnews.com/2007/09/25/politicians-and-lawyers-are-poised-to-destroy-internets-unprecedented-opportunity-for-free-speech-uk-suffers-serious-setback-us-is-next/#comment-1529 How to remove Internet based defamation and online libel I am currently researching the evolution of internet based defamation and online libel and its financial, emotional and commercial impact. I am also studying the world’s legal systems attempts to keep up with the internet explosion as it pertains to freedom of speech. I will appreciate if lawyers, free speech enthusiasts and technology people who have valid comments contact me with their thoughts. Also, please send me links to any good reference material that you know of. Based on my research, “winners” in court are far and few between. But online slander, libel & defamation is obviously a significant problem. These guys make a living out of getting online libel removed with out-of-court solutions, but they also assist attorneys in investigations: www.rexxfield.com . They do pro bono for victims that can’t get work due to libel. Seeking case studies: • Please help me if you know of real life examples of the following: • Suicides or attempted suicide due to online libel or internet defamation • Bankruptcy due to online defamation or internet based libel • Divorce due to online libel or internet defamation • Termination of employment due to online defamation or web based libel • Physical assaults due to online libel or internet defamation • Successful litigation against online libel or internet defamation activities If there is someone else undertaking a similar study wishing to collaborate, I’d love to hear from you. The internet is a big place, there is much to sift through. Thank you very much, Yasmin yaaawnn [at] gmail [d0t] com (that is G M A I L in case it doesn’t appear ) Keyw0rds only: • Internet libel • Online libel • Web based libel • Internet defamation • Online defamation • Web based defamation • Internet slander • Online slander • Web based slander How to remove Internet based defamation and online libel
I am currently researching the evolution of internet based defamation and online libel and its financial, emotional and commercial impact. I am also studying the world’s legal systems attempts to keep up with the internet explosion as it pertains to freedom of speech.
I will appreciate if lawyers, free speech enthusiasts and technology people who have valid comments contact me with their thoughts. Also, please send me links to any good reference material that you know of.
Based on my research, “winners” in court are far and few between. But online slander, libel & defamation is obviously a significant problem. These guys make a living out of getting online libel removed with out-of-court solutions, but they also assist attorneys in investigations: http://www.rexxfield.com . They do pro bono for victims that can’t get work due to libel.
Seeking case studies:
• Please help me if you know of real life examples of the following:
• Suicides or attempted suicide due to online libel or internet defamation
• Bankruptcy due to online defamation or internet based libel
• Divorce due to online libel or internet defamation
• Termination of employment due to online defamation or web based libel
• Physical assaults due to online libel or internet defamation
• Successful litigation against online libel or internet defamation activities
If there is someone else undertaking a similar study wishing to collaborate, I’d love to hear from you. The internet is a big place, there is much to sift through.
Thank you very much,
Yasmin
yaaawnn [at] gmail [d0t] com (that is G M A I L in case it doesn’t appear )
Keyw0rds only:
• Internet libel
• Online libel
• Web based libel
• Internet defamation
• Online defamation
• Web based defamation
• Internet slander
• Online slander
• Web based slander

]]> Comment on First Google News, now iPhone. AP is putting its own members out of business, but no one seems to notice. by Brian Fuller http://thefutureofnews.com/2008/05/06/first-google-news-now-iphone-ap-is-putting-its-own-members-out-of-business-but-no-one-seems-to-notice/#comment-1528 Brian Fuller Thu, 08 May 2008 04:46:43 +0000 http://futurenews.wordpress.com/?p=475#comment-1528 I'm no mathematician, but if the AP puts its members out of business, wouldn't it be imperiling its own future? (Said the bitter former Unipresser!) Its wire is laden with copy that is produced by reporters from its members, not its own staffers. Kill the members and you kill the goose. Google isn't in the business of supporting the AP long term...it's in the business of selling cheap ads tied to (mostly) free content and search. Secondly, there may be silver lining here: If papers get less wire copy, they have to rely on--gasp!--better local reporting to fill their dwindling pages. Something tells me that's what readers have been crying out for for more than a decade. Time will tell! I’m no mathematician, but if the AP puts its members out of business, wouldn’t it be imperiling its own future? (Said the bitter former Unipresser!)
Its wire is laden with copy that is produced by reporters from its members, not its own staffers. Kill the members and you kill the goose. Google isn’t in the business of supporting the AP long term…it’s in the business of selling cheap ads tied to (mostly) free content and search.
Secondly, there may be silver lining here: If papers get less wire copy, they have to rely on–gasp!–better local reporting to fill their dwindling pages. Something tells me that’s what readers have been crying out for for more than a decade.
Time will tell!

]]> Comment on Murdoch is not a “conservative” or “political opportunist,” but a “businessman.” And that’s good for news consumers. by chris b http://thefutureofnews.com/2008/05/06/murdoch-is-not-a-conservative-or-political-opportunist-but-a-businessman-and-thats-good-for-news-consumers/#comment-1527 chris b Wed, 07 May 2008 17:02:21 +0000 http://futurenews.wordpress.com/?p=476#comment-1527 I remember an interview with one of the major casino owners in Vegas who said that their enterprise usually gave money to both sides in an election, and then would give the winner a bonus afterward. I'll bet Murdoch does pretty much the same thing. I remember an interview with one of the major casino owners in Vegas who said that their enterprise usually gave money to both sides in an election, and then would give the winner a bonus afterward. I’ll bet Murdoch does pretty much the same thing.

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]]> Comment on Senators fighting corporate consolidation of media ownership are speeding the demise of Old Media by drudgereport http://thefutureofnews.com/2008/04/24/senators-fighting-corporate-consolidation-of-media-ownership-are-speeding-the-demise-of-old-media/#comment-1525 drudgereport Wed, 07 May 2008 11:07:03 +0000 http://futurenews.wordpress.com/?p=456#comment-1525 [...] business would already know how to succeed in that business, and have the financial resourchttp://thefutureofnews.com/2008/04/24/senators-fighting-corporate-consolidation-of-media-ownership-a...google.com to set up &quotfor-profit&quot philanthropy start-upDrudgereport.com is reporting that [...] [...] business would already know how to succeed in that business, and have the financial resourchttp://thefutureofnews.com/2008/04/24/senators-fighting-corporate-consolidation-of-media-ownership-a…google.com to set up &quotfor-profit&quot philanthropy start-upDrudgereport.com is reporting that [...]

]]> Comment on First Google News, now iPhone. AP is putting its own members out of business, but no one seems to notice. by conservatism_IS_compassion http://thefutureofnews.com/2008/05/06/first-google-news-now-iphone-ap-is-putting-its-own-members-out-of-business-but-no-one-seems-to-notice/#comment-1524 conservatism_IS_compassion Tue, 06 May 2008 15:01:16 +0000 http://futurenews.wordpress.com/?p=475#comment-1524 You are so right about the AP. When it was founded it subverted the business model of every paper which wasn't part of the AP. And now, perhaps, it is subverting the business model of those that <I>are</I>. But, as you indicate in your mission statement, the biggest change the AP made was to make the editorial page of the newspaper simply an adjunct to the AP content. The AP sells news, because delivering news from distant places is what the AP is good at. But the fact that the AP can <i>interest the public</i> in the news does not turn the news into "the public interest." You are so right about the AP. When it was founded it subverted the business model of every paper which wasn’t part of the AP. And now, perhaps, it is subverting the business model of those that are.
But, as you indicate in your mission statement, the biggest change the AP made was to make the editorial page of the newspaper simply an adjunct to the AP content. The AP sells news, because delivering news from distant places is what the AP is good at. But the fact that the AP can interest the public in the news does not turn the news into “the public interest.”

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