Jay Rosen notes that the title of Rebecca Blood's weblog he has always loved: What's in Rebecca's Pocket? What's in PressThink's Pocket? Citizen Journalism!
The Blog, The Press, The Media: Shouldn't You Know? What future blogging?
Why is it suddenly hot for news to be cool?
The big question is whether blogs, short for weblogs, have the staying power to become more than just online diaries. Will bloggers upend the mainstream media? What legal protections should bloggers have? Is there a blogger business model? While no definitive answers exist just yet, experts at Wharton advise questioners to be patient. Blogging, they note, will be around for a long time.
• Blogs, Everyone? Weblogs Are Here to Stay, but Where Are They Headed? [via Trevor Cook ; original courtesy of Hidden Persuader]
• · Interview with Griff Wigley, blogging coach ; Trevor Cook: 1,000 posts and still blogging
• · · Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting IRE 2004 Awards ; The Special Minister of State, Senator Eric Abetz, today released a new search service on the australia.gov.au website allowing Australians to easily find Government online information and services. Senator Abetz said that with the new search service on the site, users of australia.gov.au will have fast, comprehensive and up-to-date government information at their fingertips. It provides 2000 links to information and services from 700 Australian Government websites. Australia
• · · · NEWS Limited CEO John Hartigan yesterday announced the appointment of David Penberthy as editor of The Daily Telegraph David Penberthy ; A 35-year-old journalist will be the new editor of Sydney's highest-selling newspaper, The Daily Telegraph
• · · · · Look at moie, look at moie' - the blog as attention seeking device and Sophie Masson Look at Naomi ; Seeking Asylum Down Under Mark Thomson and his new blog
• · · · · · Local hero ; Now before all you rabid bloggers start firing off e-mails - wait one minute, please. Blog Off