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Category Archives: Media Workers
labor issues and working conditions, censorship and citizen journalism
Rules of the Road: Ethics and Local On-Line Journalism
Report that collates experiences from several online local journalism sites around the country. Among the survey respondents are the Voice of San Diego, baristanet and the local Berkeleyside website. Put out by J-Lab at American University, a project of the Knight Foundation.
BAVC: Impact Playbook: Best Practices for Understanding the Impact of Media
Some of you that make movies and videos might be interested in this new toolkit on metrics for evaluating the impact of media pieces put out by the Bay Area Video Coalition.
University of Minnesota Study on Online Piracy
Univ of Minnesota study on the impact of online piracy on international box office sales. News flash: there isn’t much of one.
A Guide to Digital Copyright
Report: On-Line Engagement for News Sites
Surveyed outlets include Urban Milwaukee, the Twin Cities Daily Planet and the Great Lakes Echo in this J-Lab report.
Rise of the Renter Nation
Solutions to the housing affordability crisis from the Right To The City Alliance
Tim Redmond Sacked from Bay Guardian After 30 Years
After 30 years as the voice of progressive San Francisco, new Bay Guardian owners have sacked the editor of the publication. Continue reading Tim Redmond Sacked from Bay Guardian After 30 Years