Here are the links for the videos we watched in class today:
J. Edgar Hoover
This is taken from the A&E Biography J. Edgar Hoover: Personal and Confidential
The Church Committee
The full 1.5 hr C-SPAN program is here.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Cell-Phones and Privacy
Interesting news in the past few days about an iPhone gps tracking file hidden in the iOS 4.0 operating system. No word from Apple yet as to what it's for.
Here's an article from the Guardian.uk newspaper website.
A tech blogger discovered this file last year but didn't look into it in depth. Here's his description of how to access it:
Another recent story dealing with cell phones and privacy has to do with the Michigan State Police using the CelleBrite UFED device to download the contents of cell phones. The ACLU has asked for some information as to how often they use this device and the Michigan State Police responded with a request for $500,000 in exchange!
Here's an article from the Guardian.uk newspaper website.
A tech blogger discovered this file last year but didn't look into it in depth. Here's his description of how to access it:
This database is also not available for the average user. To access this database a user will need to have a forensic tool, jailbreak their device, or access the backups stored on their computer.
Another recent story dealing with cell phones and privacy has to do with the Michigan State Police using the CelleBrite UFED device to download the contents of cell phones. The ACLU has asked for some information as to how often they use this device and the Michigan State Police responded with a request for $500,000 in exchange!
ACLU learned that the police had acquired the cell phone scanning devices and in August 2008 filed an official request for records on the program, including logs of how the devices were used. The state police responded by saying they would provide the information only in return for a payment of $544,680. The ACLU found the charge outrageous...
A US Department of Justice test of the CelleBrite UFED used by Michigan police found the device could grab all of the photos and video off of an iPhone within one-and-a-half minutes. The device works with 3000 different phone models and can even defeat password protections.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Felix Salmon on Blogging
Felix Salmon is a blogging editor for Reuters news service. His background is mainly in financial reporting for news wire services and magazines. He has an interesting Q&A blog post about the differences between print and online journalism.
How Blogs Have Changed Journalism
How Blogs Have Changed Journalism
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Newspaper Industry and New Media
The newspaper industry is struggling to regain lost readership.
Here's a link to another graph at theawl.com
GROUP #1
Explore some of former reporter Dan Conover's thoughts about the issue. His blog posts are very dense with links. Click through on a at least a few of the links to read some of the background information. Here are links to his blog posts.
10 reasons why newspapers won't reinvent the news
The paid on-line subscription pipedream
Another post about the difficulties of the newspaper business
Here is another former reporter's thoughts about the issue
Seven reasons charging for content won't work
When did newspaper circulation begin to decline? Why?
How did newspapers respond? Were they successful?
These links are a few years old, but things haven't changed that much.
Here's a more recent link that considers the impact that the iPad will have on newspapers
This is an article that examines the issue of the New York Times recent implementation of a paywall. Here is another.
I found some interesting articles about the New York Times new paywall which just started this past month.
From the Christian Science Monitor
From PC Magazine
GROUP #2
Listed below are some political web sites and celebrity gossip sites.
Feel free to find others yourself....
Here's a link to another graph at theawl.com
GROUP #1
Explore some of former reporter Dan Conover's thoughts about the issue. His blog posts are very dense with links. Click through on a at least a few of the links to read some of the background information. Here are links to his blog posts.
10 reasons why newspapers won't reinvent the news
The paid on-line subscription pipedream
Another post about the difficulties of the newspaper business
Here is another former reporter's thoughts about the issue
Seven reasons charging for content won't work
When did newspaper circulation begin to decline? Why?
How did newspapers respond? Were they successful?
These links are a few years old, but things haven't changed that much.
Here's a more recent link that considers the impact that the iPad will have on newspapers
This is an article that examines the issue of the New York Times recent implementation of a paywall. Here is another.
I found some interesting articles about the New York Times new paywall which just started this past month.
From the Christian Science Monitor
From PC Magazine
GROUP #2
Listed below are some political web sites and celebrity gossip sites.
Feel free to find others yourself....
americablog.com
redstate.com
talkingpointsmemo.com
politico.com
huffingtonpost.com
drudgereport.com
Celebrity Gossip Sites
Gawker
tmz.com
What audience is the website addressing?
Is there advertising on the site? What kinds of ads?
How big is the staff? Is there a masthead? Who is listed there as being in charge?
What kind of print media do you think this is comparable to?
GROUP #3
Check out some of these local media sites:
St. Louis Beacon
MinnPost
Voice of San Diego
West Seattle Blog
Eastern Iowa News
The Batavian
Feel free to find others yourself....
What audience is the website addressing?
Is there advertising on the site? What kinds of ads?
How big is the staff? Is there a masthead? Who is listed there as being in charge?
What kind of print media do you think this is comparable to?
redstate.com
talkingpointsmemo.com
politico.com
huffingtonpost.com
drudgereport.com
Celebrity Gossip Sites
Gawker
tmz.com
What audience is the website addressing?
Is there advertising on the site? What kinds of ads?
How big is the staff? Is there a masthead? Who is listed there as being in charge?
What kind of print media do you think this is comparable to?
GROUP #3
Check out some of these local media sites:
St. Louis Beacon
MinnPost
Voice of San Diego
West Seattle Blog
Eastern Iowa News
The Batavian
Feel free to find others yourself....
What audience is the website addressing?
Is there advertising on the site? What kinds of ads?
How big is the staff? Is there a masthead? Who is listed there as being in charge?
What kind of print media do you think this is comparable to?
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Topics from Friday
Journalism Ethics
http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp
http://www.concernedjournalists.org/what-are-elements-journalism
http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/president/?p=370
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/everyday-ethics/talk-about-ethics/1750/ask-these-10-questions-to-make-good-ethical-decisions/
Twitter Wikileaks Tunisia Egypt
http://mapsof.net/uploads/static-maps/north_africa_map.png
Former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak had been in power for 30 years and was preparing to install his son Gamal Mubarak to follow him in office.
http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp
http://www.concernedjournalists.org/what-are-elements-journalism
http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/president/?p=370
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/everyday-ethics/talk-about-ethics/1750/ask-these-10-questions-to-make-good-ethical-decisions/
Twitter Wikileaks Tunisia Egypt
http://mapsof.net/uploads/static-maps/north_africa_map.png
Former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak had been in power for 30 years and was preparing to install his son Gamal Mubarak to follow him in office.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Newspapers and Digital Media
"When a 14 year old kid can blow up your business in his spare time, not because he hates you but because he loves you, then you got a problem."
-Gordy Thompson, retired Internet services manager for the New York Times
Thompson was referring to the fact that a 14-year old who was a big fan of the writer Dave Barry was posting Barry's columns on usenet and violating the syndication agreements that had been established in the era of print media.
-Gordy Thompson, retired Internet services manager for the New York Times
Thompson was referring to the fact that a 14-year old who was a big fan of the writer Dave Barry was posting Barry's columns on usenet and violating the syndication agreements that had been established in the era of print media.
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