Pandora: Betting On Radio’s Failure. Why radio shouldn’t remain cocky.
From Radio Ink Publisher Eric Rhoads. *** The opening bell clanged as executives Tim Westergren and Joe Kennedy and investors stood high atop the stock market floor for the IPO launch of Pandora. It’s an exciting day. As one who was an early player in the Internet radio space (RadioCentral Networks), I exited the Internet … Read more
Palin emails let old media test new media methods
MIKE BAKER, AP The analysis of Sarah Palin’s emails over the past few days may end up teaching us more about the future of journalism than about the former Alaska governor’s past. Drawing on methods used by both Wikileaks and social networks, traditional news organizations such as The New York Times and The Washington Post … Read more
FCC move to close program access loophole upheld
JOELLE TESSLER, AP WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal court on Friday upheld a recent decision by government regulators to close a loophole that had allowed cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming from satellite TV providers and other rivals. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed most … Read more
French Ban ‘Twitter’ & ‘Facebook’ From TV, Radio News
**** Here’s an interesting piece of video from NEWSY.COM complementing this “French Ban ‘Twitter’ & ‘Facebook’ From TV, Radio News” story. Just follow this link: NEWSY.COM *** By Ryan G. Murphy, RTDNA Digital Media Editor In a move that will hinder news organizations’ ability to reach their audiences via social media in the digital age, France … Read more
Hackers report breach of US-based FBI affiliate
RAPHAEL G. SATTER LONDON (AP) – Nearly 180 passwords belonging to members of a Georgia-based FBI affiliate have been stolen and leaked to the Internet, hacking group Lulz Security claims, capping a busy week for the previously obscure group. Lulz Security said the passwords belonged to members of the Atlanta chapter of Infragard, a public-private … Read more
China calls US culprit in global ‘Internet war’
BEIJING (AP) – The Chinese military accused the U.S. on Friday of launching a global “Internet war” to bring down Arab and other governments, redirecting the spotlight away from allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating in China. The accusations Friday by Chinese military academy scholars, and their urging of tougher policing of … Read more
Study: Web users worry about snooping businesses
BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – It’s not Big Brother, but “big business” that Internet users are more worried about. A new survey found that nearly half of Internet-connected Americans age 16 and older worry about businesses checking what they do online. By comparison, 38 percent worry about the government doing so. Not … Read more
What’s at Stake in the Georgia State Copyright Case
The Chronicle of Higher Education A closely watched trial in federal court in Atlanta, Cambridge University Press et al. v. Patton et al., is pitting faculty, libraries, and publishers against one another in a case that could clarify the nature of copyright and define the meaning of fair use in the digital age. Under copyright … Read more
