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From NCMR: Ideas for a media advocacy group for Boston
BOSTON -- About 30 people gathered at the National Conference for Media Reform to consider forming a media-reform group focused on the Boston area. The breakout session was co-convened by Jason Pramas of Open Media Boston and Libby Reinish of FreePress.net. One agreement -- a next meeting will be Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m. at a location in Boston to be determined. The breakout session was entitled "Building a Media Reform Network in Boston: A Roundtable Discussion." Here are rough notes from the discussion;
Moderating blog comments: Best practices from the Journalism That Matters community
The following comments were sent to the Journalism That Matters list as the result of a query April 8, 2010 by Bill Densmore, who wrote: "Can I ask for you please to contribute a little crowdsourced wisdom for to share tomorrow? I'm going to be participating in a one-day event at the Berkman Institute at Harvard Law School on cyberlaw topics. See: http://www.omln.org/conference/agenda " The are edited and used by permission.
TWO CASES TO CONSIDER: The first involving the Cleveland Plain Dealer is elevating once again the challenge of managing anonymous comments:
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/04/cuyahoga_county_judge_shirley.html
ALSO: KY. NEWSPAPER COMMENTER TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS FOR NOWHowever, Madison Circuit Judge Jean Logue adopts multipart test that allows for Web poster to be identified if certain criteria are met.http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=22822
NEWSOUT: What happens when newsroom lights dim -- NENF symposium March 21 at Boston Univ.
BOSTON, Mass. - Dramatic declines in the quantity or quality of local news, and the impact on participatory democracy in New England communities were topics at a daylong collaboration among some 45 public officials, journalists and concerned citizens Sat., March 21.
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"Newsout: Options and strategies for New England communities when the newsroom lights dim," was a one-day participatory conference co-sponsored by the New England News Forum (NENF) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Boston University College of Communication and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism.
The conference ran from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Boston University's College of Communication.
"Sharing the News" symposium draws 45 to UMass-Lowell, Alumni Library
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Some 45 New England college journalism educators, high-school newspaper advisors, editors, news directors, citizen journalists, bloggers
The New(s) England Revolution: From Politics to Courtroom to Classroom
"The New(s) England Revolution: From Politics to Courtroom to Classroom," a one day gathering, Saturday, April 7, 2007 -- Univ. of Mass. at Lowell. A kickoff event for the New England News Forum which aism to assist journalists and the public in broadening civic engagement and studying media change. Designed for teachers, journalists, local and political bloggers, community videographers and active citizens. Keynote speaker: Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas. For details go to the conference home page. Topics include blog coverage of the New Hampshire presidential primary; bloggers in courts and jail; shield laws; how news can advance civic education in schools; and the changing press-public relationship.
OPINION: Does NYTimes faceoff with Boston Globe employees threaten regional press freedom?
Tom Mashberg former union official at the Boston Herald has commented on the current Boston Globe owners threat to shut down the newspaper. Mashberg offers advice to both Globe managers and union members as he had to deal with a similar desperation in 2005 to allegedly keep the struggling Boston Herald afloat. His comments appear to be sincere and I would like to take them as such.
BLOGGER OPINION
It is common knowledge that Herald employees that are still employed have made many sacrifices to keep the publication alive and breathing. However, an interesting point to what appears to be different from what is going on with the Globe and Employee Unions is an apparently lack of candor on the part of the New York owners. This only adds fuel to an increasing bonfire of credibility.
NEWSOUT: What happens when newsroom lights dim -- NENF symposium March 21 at Boston Univ.
"Newsout: Options and strategies for New England communities when the newsroom lights dim," is a one-day participatory conference co-sponsored by the New England News Forum (NENF) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Boston University College of Communication and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism. The conference will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Boston University's College of Communication, 640 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, on Sat., March 21, 2009. A $45 registration fee includes a box lunch. A $45 registration fee includes a box lunch and one-year membership in the NENF.
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