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links for 2010-09-30

• Mervin Block on TV News scriptwriting
  Diane Sawyer - bottom of the class...
  (tags: TV news journalism media ABC mblock usa)

links for 2010-09-29

• FT.com / Comment / Analysis - Brazil: Great expectations
  Great expectations for Brazil but many challenges as well in a country that is still starkly unequal http://bit.ly/b9YKdl – Gary Duffy (Duffygary) http://twitter.com/Duffygary/statuses/25868817429
  (tags: via:packrati.us)
• Twitter’s Impact On News Traffic Is Tiny | paidContent:UK
  Twitter in Europe is a very weak driver to news-sites: http://mzan.si/ka2D #amlc10 – Guy Berger (guyberger) http://twitter.com/guyberger/statuses/25868792311
  (tags: amlc10 via:packrati.us)

links for 2010-09-28

• Hossein Derakhshan sentenced to 19.5 years in prison | cyrusfarivar.com
  RT @rmack: RT @cfarivar: Hossein Derakhshan sentenced to 19.5 years in prison http://bit.ly/9qiWHp #hoder #netfreedom #iran
  (tags: hoder iran via:packrati.us netfreedom)
• France Telecom to build new Africa cable | TechCentral
  "Sub-Saharan Africa will soon be drowning in international bandwidth." (France Telecom cable!) http://mzan.si/8gOs #amlc10 – Guy Berger (guyberger) http://twitter.com/guyberger/statuses/25762450801
  (tags: amlc10 via:packrati.us)
• Britain in the 1970s: Worst of times, best of times | The Economist
  Britain in the 1970s Worst of times, best of times http://econ.st/9Zuu0Y – The Economist (TheEconomist) http://twitter.com/TheEconomist/statuses/25761753596
  (tags: via:packrati.us)
• The Most Powerful People in New York - How Gawker Media Head Nick ...
  Denton himself has become more of a mainstream media baron than he admits. These days, Gawker Media’s blogs net up to 17.5 million U.S. visitors per month, making the company America’s 45th most popular online property, well ahead of nytimes.com (55) or TMZ.com (59).
  (tags: USA gawker media blogs NYT ndenton business)

links for 2010-09-25

• Nick Davies: Data, crowdsourcing and the ‘immeasurable confusion’ around Julian Assange | Journalism.co.uk Editors' Blog
  Journalism.co.uk | Nick Davies: Data, crowdsourcing and the ‘immeasurable confusion’ around Julian Assange: Invest... http://bit.ly/bUMhTU – reporterer (reporterer) http://twitter.com/reporterer/statuses/25413727307
  (tags: via:packrati.us)
• Wired 14.08: The Sleazy Life and Nasty Death of Russias Spam King
  The sleazy life and nasty death of Russian spam king Vardan Kushnir, from @wired: http://is.gd/fqv5P – If You Only... (IfYouOnly) http://twitter.com/IfYouOnly/statuses/25413701368
  (tags: via:packrati.us)

links for 2010-09-21

• A warning to nonprofit news organizations: Government funding may not boost the bottom line much » Nieman Journalism Lab
  A warning to nonprofit news organizations: Government funding may not boost the bottom line much http://eqent.me/9rqprn – FutureofNews Eqentia (thefutureofnews) http://twitter.com/thefutureofnews/statuses/25045271663
  (tags: via:packrati.us)
• In a hamster-wheel world, is there room for journalistic creativity? Evidence from The New York Times » Nieman Journalism Lab
  In a hamster-wheel world, is there room for journalistic creativity? Evidence from The New York Times http://eqent.me/bq2qRZ – FutureofNews Eqentia (thefutureofnews) http://twitter.com/thefutureofnews/statuses/25045268555
  (tags: via:packrati.us)

links for 2010-09-19

• TwitLonger: Aleks Krotoski : [NPOX10] The Cult of Me: a primer for broadcasters http://alekskrotoski.com/post/np
  Aleks Krotoski : [NPOX10] The Cult of Me: a primer for broadcasters (cont) http://tl.gd/6405fr
  (tags: via:packrati.us)
• Six Reasons Why I’m Not On Facebook, By Wired UK’s Editor | Epicenter | Wired.com
  Important Read: Six Reasons Why I’m Not On Facebook, By Wired UK’s Editor @iRowan http://bit.ly/aMjbM8 via @nahumg @louisgray – joshua fouts (josholalia) http://twitter.com/josholalia/statuses/24926182353
  (tags: via:packrati.us)
• Kim Andrew Elliott reporting on International Broadcasting
  CNBC Africa "has produced 500,000 minutes of Africa content." http://bit.ly/9v66Nx – Kim Andrew Elliott (kaedotcom) http://twitter.com/kaedotcom/statuses/24846624329
  (tags: via:packrati.us)

links for 2010-09-18

• BBC World Service - News - Newshour
  Just been on BBC World Service's Newshour discussing future of Foreign Correspondents http://tinyurl.com/dxynam
  (tags: via:packrati.us)

links for 2010-09-17

• Is it time newspapers waved farewell to foreign correspondents? | Media | guardian.co.uk
  This heretic statement has been the subject of a debate in the US among writers at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.
  (tags: nieman guardian foreigncorrespondents globalaffairs risj news journalism future futureofnews)
• working in /Public Relations - WSJ.com
  It's a profession that requires you to be proficient with cutting edge technologies. But you should also be grounded in written and verbal communication. The success of a client's business – and your own – depends on your clarity, precision and style.
  (tags: wsj pr)

links for 2010-09-16

• YouView
  RT @diane1859: RT @billt: RT @tim: Project Canvas is now officially http://www.youview.com/
  (tags: via:packrati.us)
• “Strategic Communication: Getting Back to Basics” by Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Force Quarterly
  “There has been a certain arrogance to our ‘strat comm’ efforts. We’ve come to believe that messages are something we can launch downrange like a rocket, something we can fire for effect. They are not. Good communication runs both ways. It’s not about telling our story. We must also be better listeners.”
  (tags: mullen usa publicdiplomacy communication pr)
• Poynter Online - Top Stories
  Great Rafat Ali quote on the transformation of the media: "There's more talk about the talk than actual action." http://tinyurl.com/2ej9ct9 – PaulBrannan (PaulBrannan) http://twitter.com/PaulBrannan/statuses/24605430378
  (tags: via:packrati.us)

links for 2010-09-15

• BBC - Mark Easton's UK: Has the credit crunch left us poorer... but happier?
  The surprising finding is that, despite the economic gloom, Britain remains remarkably chipper. If anything, we are a bit happier now than we were before the credit crunch.
  (tags: society politics economics happiness index easton bbc polls)