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Why Don’t Lawyers Use Social Media
For those of us who are early and eager adopters of new communication platforms, it’s easy to forget that the rest of the world may not “get” Twitter or talk about their RSS reader of choice while socializing with friends … Continue reading
KCTS Partners With InvestigateWest
KCTS 9 and InvestigateWest have partnered to bring a unique brand of journalism to the Pacific Northwest. It may seem like an unlikely union: an old-guard public television station paired with a small, online journalism start-up. However, the two share … Continue reading
The making of Into Port au Prince: interview with Zach Seward of the WSJ
Zach Seward is Outreach Editor at The Wall Street Journal, former assistant editor of the Nieman Journalism Lab and 2010 Mirror Award finalist. He spoke with me on April 7 about the Journal’s “Into Port-au-Prince: Finding Marc’s Family,” a series … Continue reading
In Other Local News: Print Dies Another Death
Over the past 13 years, Eat the State! (ETS) has provided Western Washington with left-leaning political commentary as a free bimonthly print journal. However, the weak economy has forced the paper to rethink its business model, and many other small publications … Continue reading
The New York Times may charge for content
Update: The New York Times announced on January 20 that they will indeed begin to meter content, starting in 2011. Read the Times’ statement here. Bloggers’ reactions? Mashable predicts that the number of sites linking to the Times will decrease, … Continue reading
Rock Art Brewery Trumps Monster with Social Media
A legal brouhaha — or in this case, brew-haha, — is over, thanks to the power of social media. On Sept. 14, Matt Nadeau, owner of Rock Art Brewery in Morrisville, Vt., received a cease and desist letter from a … Continue reading
Bloggers Beware- The FTC is Watching for Blogger Payola
Bloggers have long faced repercussions for lacking transparency, but now they could face monetary penalties as well. In a unanimous vote earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to revise its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and … Continue reading
When Does Internet Activity Become an Addiction?
A new addiction treatment program unlike any other in the country opened recently outside Redmond. This new program, reSTART, aims to heal a malady created by the digital age: Internet addiction. Though similar centers exist in Asia and online, reSTART … Continue reading
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