Midway through the first breakout session of BloggerCon III -- "podcasting" led by pied piper Adam Curry -- I realized that covering this "unconference" would be akin to trying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon. Five days later I'm still trying to sort through the myriad ideas, the intense emotions and the amazing flow of information. I'll probably be at it five weeks from now and even five...
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) the global organisation of journalists, representing over 500,000 journalists worldwide, has today condemned the brutal murder of an Oriya language newspaper editor in India. The horrific murder of 45-year-old Dilip Mohapatra, editor of Aji Kagaj, on Tuesday, 9 November, is believed to be the 100th murder of a journalist killed worldwide in 2004...
By all accounts, Internet advertising is finally clicking on all cylinders with total sales in the second quarter reaching a record $2.37 billion, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau. That financial quarter marks the seventh consecutive quarter for growth in online ads. But then we hear that pioneering sites and services such as MarketWatch, Slate and DoubleClick -- who are all reaping...
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) the global organisation of journalists, representing over 500,000 journalists worldwide is concerned over the recent violence directed towards journalists and media workers in Kerala, India. "It is unacceptable for journalists to be attacked in attempts to intimidate or censor reports," said IFJ President Christopher Warren today. "Journalists must...
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the global organisation of journalists representing over 500,000 journalists worldwide, is concerned over the recent violence directed towards journalists and media workers in Kerala, India. "It is unacceptable for journalists to be attacked in attempts to intimidate or censor reports," said IFJ President Christopher Warren today. "Journalists...
The dirty secret of most news Web sites is that their biggest viewership comes during the day, when people are at work and should be working. On Election Day in the U.S., you can't blame people for spending their work hours hunting around online for exit poll numbers, the supposedly closely guarded numbers that came this year from the National Election Pool, a group effort created by ABC, the...
It's no secret that Bengalis simply adore Durga Puja and everything associated with the celebrations. Therefore, it's little wonder that the Anandabazar Patrika Puja website, anandautsav.com has been a major hit with this community; the website pocketed a cool 10 million hits in only 15 days. Between October 15 and October 25, about 1 lakh Internet users from across the world had visited this...
Among the many changes the Internet has brought to the production and consumption of media has been the growth of a new group of strong and vital voices that have significantly expanded reader options for getting information. Independent publishers of newsletters and Web logs have been able to inexpensively distribute their knowledge, research and reporting, and even to gain a following. And the...
The Thomson Foundation is working with Indian and European television producers to produce a series of documentaries related to conflict resolution. Ian Masters, Thomson broadcasting controller, and consultant Arwel Ellis Owen both traveled to India in October to conduct a course on making TV documentaries. They plan to return to India in November for a second session. Thomson reports that the...
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the global organisation representing over 500,000 journalists worldwide, has today condemned the imprisonment of an investigative journalist in India. "Penalising whistle blowers for their truth telling is a curtailment of press freedom that must be resisted," said IFJ President Christopher Warren. According to information received by the IFJ...
