Posted in multiplatform, progressive media on May 13th, 2008
I’m happy to announce that the amazing Laura Flanders debuted her new DAILY show yesterday, Grit TV. You can find it on Free Speech TV (DISH Network ch. 9415) AND watch clips with their new online partner FireDogLake.
I’m super pleased that this show:
a) has a great, progressive host who is an extremely smart journalist (not [...]
Posted in what we're reading on May 13th, 2008
Community Media Scan | Benton Foundation
(tags: csm researchers beyondbroadcast)
Posted in what we're reading on May 12th, 2008
That Pundit on Fox News? An Upstart Named Rove - New York Times
Not about progressive media, but the state of our media in general. “We have now reached a point particularly in 24/7 cable where it is not the journalist who is the preferred participant, but the politician, the political activist, the Karl Rove [...]
Posted in what we're reading on May 12th, 2008
“Grand Theft Auto IV” is a dark urban masterpiece - Machinist - Salon.com
“As you pass through the city, you learn about the end of reading as a pastime, or the new market in selling babies over the Internet, or the extremely elevated terrorist threat — “Liberty City is now officially on Charcoal 8 Alert, more [...]
Posted in what we're reading on May 11th, 2008
Obama in 30 Seconds
(tags: csm buildtheecho election)
Cusack on Kos re. BNF’s $3 Trillion Challenge
(tags: buildtheecho impact)
The Next Right
The Next Right is the place for wired activists to build a new Republican Party and conservative movement. As a community-driven grassroots action website for the right, we’ll feature in-depth political analysis, on-the-ground reports, and strategic discu
(tags: buildtheecho [...]
Posted in what we're reading on May 10th, 2008
Our Media Have Been So Wrong for So Long | War on Iraq | AlterNet
(tags: buildtheecho)
America’s War on Journalists | War on Iraq | AlterNet
Targeting journalists, the Bush administration has engaged in direct assault, intimidation, imprisonment and information blackouts to limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs. The principal target these past seven [...]
Posted in what we're reading on May 8th, 2008
How to get your site into Google News
The solutions? First, invest your time in original content, not just setting up more wire feeds. (See inclusion criterion number one, above.) Second, “edit more,” Meredith said. Don’t just stream out a new story with every altered keystroke. Take a moment
(tags: buildtheecho marketing)
Posted in what we're reading on May 7th, 2008
Map the Candidates - Slate Magazine
(tags: election beyondbroadcast cool_maps)
blogviz | Mapping the dynamics of Information Diffusion in Blogspace
(tags: csm media_maps)
Posted in what we're reading on May 5th, 2008
WNYC - Crowdsourcing Map: Are You Being Gouged?
(tags: csm cool_maps)
New Media Business models for news
(tags: media_maps)
Posted in what we're reading on May 4th, 2008
User-Generated Censorship | MediaCulture | AlterNet
“Now that anyone with access to a computer and a network connection can post almost anything they want online for free, it’s also increasingly the case that anyone with computer access and a few friends can remove anything they want online.”
(tags: buildtheecho csm web_20)
Link TV’s “Dear American Voter”
(tags: csm [...]