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Thanks to one of the reporters behind ReporTwitters, I learned about the free live blogging software, Coveritlive.
Also, ReporTwitters, which currently has 80 plus reporters posting news via Twitter, is seeking more people to join their forces. Check out their blog.
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Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine receives pithy commentary from various journalists on the topic, “A diploma and a blog. The topic broadens to journalism job applicants who write blogs.
Jarvis, an associate professor and director of the interactive journalism program at the City University of New York’s new Graduate School of Journalism, has an interesting and […]

Founder and CEO of Technorati, David Sifry, created Hoosgot, a handy resource for all needs relating to blogs.
Sifry says, “Hoosgot (pronounced “who’s got…”) is a simple way to ask (other bloggers) who’s got what you’re looking for. … It’s meant to give you a place to send the requests for all of those things […]

I’m really liking the website, topix, which gathers national, world and “hyperlocal” news.

Topix is considered an aggregator and relies on bot-aggregating software and real-live human editors when it can. The more they can rely on human editors, the better their local pages will be. They are seeking editors.
Here’s an example of

This week I received the latest, “Design” magazine, the Society of News Design’s quarterly journal, though July 6 SND posted an entry about their cover story, “The Industry Issue.”
This series of articles gives a sober, yet solid, and reassuring take on print journalism’s future, beginning with a wonderful opening note from Scott Goldman, SND president […]

Since taking on this blog project – which has been enjoyable – I feel like I’m spending more time coming up with a daily post and not enough time learning about/experimenting with new interactive, practical online applications.
What does this mean for this blog?
It might mean that I will post less frequently – something […]

My husband and I are going on vacation starting tomorrow. I’m hoping to get some posts in while we’re gone, but one never knows how this will go. Also, I’m hoping to have a guest columnist or two. Thanks to everyone who follows these daily posts. annieo (aka Nancy)
Here’s something terribly old, yet quite lovely […]

For any U.S. citizen posting their personal writing (illustrations, photographs, videos, audios) on the internet, it’s great to know what your freedoms are according to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Just found this great resource, First Amendment Center.
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After a few months working on this blog,
it seems apparent that I would like to revise its focus my mission statement.
Just a bit.
This blog has always been about journalism and how this field is, and needs, to continue moving to the internet to maintain readership, at the minimum. Readership has become more important with the […]

For awhile now, I’ve wanted to write about Gothamist, an online news community focusing only on what’s pertinent to its geographical location, New York City.
Gothamist has been online since 2002 and has grown from a two-person operation focusing on NYC to a much larger group with affiliate online communities focusing on local news in big […]