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WFYI denies any link to TV production company approaching local nonprofits

Dru — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:20:00 +0000

WFYI in Indianapolis is warning local organizations that it has no ties to Vision Media Television, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based company that says it can produce informational segments about the groups to appear on public tele...

Daily Must Reads, Feb. 22, 2012

MediaShift — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:15:36 +0000

The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.

1. Anonymous inundates WSJ's Facebook pages to protest story (FishbowlNY)

2. Republican presidential candidates duke it out on Twitter. Who's winning? (AllTwitter)

3. Storify for the iPad unveiled (Storify)

4. Google to launch pilot pay-TV program in Kansas City (New York Post)

5. Condé Nast seeks to unite magazine production for tablet, mobile (PaidContent)

6. How 'Grammar Girl' turned a hobby podcast into a robust media company (Nieman Lab)

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"Downton" helps PBS SoCal reach beyond typical PBS audience

Dru — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0000

The massive popularity of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Classic "couldn't have come at a better time" for KOCE, the new PBS primary station in the Los Angeles market now known as PBS SoCal, writes TV Guide's Michael Schneider at his blog, Franklin Avenu...

University of Toledo Orders Campus Buses to Play Non-Offensive Radio

Jennifer Waits — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:00:34 +0000

Sometimes when you are the passenger in a car, bus, or taxi you don’t have much choice about what the driver tunes into on the radio. I’ve been on airport shuttles and have heard an array of sounds, from obnoxious … finish reading University of Toledo Orders Campus Buses to Play Non-Offensive Radio

Remembering WJWJ

Dru — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:48:00 +0000

The recent announcement that South Carolina ETV was closing WJWJ in Beaufort County due to budget woes prompted this rich reminiscence in the Beaufort Gazette by the paper's former longtime editor, Pete Pillow, who also spent five years as a producer a...

Twitter Hits 500 Million Users, At Least According To Third-Party Site

Jessica Roy — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:03:02 +0000

From a small microblogging site skeptics toted as a place for narcissists to share their breakfasts, to the behemoth of news and information (and yes, pictures of food) it is today, there’s no doubt that Twitter has come a long way since its in...

Why Esquire Created a Trailer for the Zanesville Animal Escape Story

MediaShift — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:31 +0000

Lights, camera ... magazine article? Esquire recently released a 46-second video trailer for a story in its March print edition, available on newsstands yesterday: "Animals," by Chris Jones, a feature about the escape and eventual killing of zoo anima...

The Difference Between a ‘Pivot’ and a ‘Reboot’

tom@stroome.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:30 +0000

Two and a half years ago, I co-founded Stroome, a collaborative online video editing and publishing platform and 2010 Knight News Challenge winner. But the site you see today is very different than what was initially developed at USC Annenberg's pionee...

Gannett Latest Newspaper Chain To Put Up Paywalls

Meranda Watling — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:36:31 +0000

R.I.P. unlimited free online news. Possibly for real this time (at least from newspapers). The nation’s largest newspaper chain is said to be planning a roll out of its paid model by the end of this year. Forbes is reporting Gannett, the larges...

Storify Launches iPad App To Bring Storytelling To Your Fingertips

Elana Zak — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:03:24 +0000

Storify, the popular drag-and-drop storytelling tool, is coming to an iPad near you in the form of a brand new, free app, the company announced today. The iPad application makes Storify available on mobile devices for the first time. “Users hav...

News Director Jim Asendio gone from WAMU, staffers told in memo

Dru — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:36:00 +0000

WAMU News Director Jim Asendio has left the station, according to an internal station memo posted by the Washington Post. Mark McDonald, program director at the American University licensee in Washington, D.C., told staffers: "Jim has left WAMU. We wis...

What Do You Think Is Storify’s Big News?

Elana Zak — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:12:57 +0000

In case you haven’t heard, Storify is set to reveal some really big news tonight at midnight PST. We have a big announcement to make at midnight PST. Stay tuned. #feb22 #storify — Storify (@Storify) February 21, 2012 What’s your predicti...

All the narrative edification you need: our 2012 conference roundup

Andrea Pitzer — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:25:36 +0000

It’s time for our annual almost-spring listing of 2012 writing events and conferences. From California to Texas and Boston, there are options to work on your writing or storytelling skills coast to coast. Whether you want to sharpen up your scene-setting, peek into the world of multimedia, or just network with others who are [...]

FCC TV incentive spectrum auctions (updated) What does it mean for broadcasters? #pubmedia

Dennis Haarsager — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:24:16 +0000

Attorney David Oxenford of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has a good overview of what procedures broadcasters might expect from the FCC in the matter of repacking and auctioning of television broadcast spectrum. Link: Broadcast Law Blog. Trackback (posted 20 Feb....

Schadenfreude watch: Right-wing radio host accused of hit-and-run outside Houston gay bar

Paul Riismandel — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:01:38 +0000

Life can be so tough when you’re a right-wing radio talk show host. When you’re not battling the liberal media, the homosexual agenda or hoping someone blows up the “ground zero mosque,” you’ve got to deal with folks being upset … finish reading Schadenfreude watch: Right-wing radio host accused of hit-and-run outside Houston gay bar

Special Series: Cutting the Cord to Cable TV

MediaShift — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:30:08 +0000

With rising cable and satellite bills, thrifty Americans pinched by the recession have considered cutting the cord to cable. The savings can be enormous, even if the tech know-how can be daunting when creating your new cable-free TV-watching environmen...

Editorial Integrity Code Announced

Hollis — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:23:00 +0000

After a great deal of discussion by many people from numerous organizations and institutions, public broadcasting now has a Code of Editorial Integrity for Local Public Media Organizations. In a distribution email today, Tom Thomas and Byron Knigh...

turntable.fm: now with private messaging

Matthew Lasar — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:48:15 +0000

Great news for tt.fm devotees. Now when you are in a turntable.fm room, you can gossip sotto voce with your closest buddies about the other folks around. Private messaging is up and running, the service announced in this morning’s blog … finish reading turntable.fm: now with private messaging

PRX Looks at Bullying

John — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:36:35 +0000

Our latest youth-produced special on bullying is available. All the details below. Want to get weekly station newsletters via email? Subscribe. February 21, 2012 PRX Looks at Bullying Hi friend of PRX, No jokes this week. The trial began today for the Rutgers University student charged with secretly using a webcam to watch his gay [...]

Emmons Memorial Scholarship Created

Hollis — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:31:00 +0000

When Northern Illinois University wrote about Tim Emmons receiving the Don Otto Award at the 2009 PRPD Conference in Cleveland, they quoted him as saying, "It’s a big thing for me when I can pass on something that I’ve learned."In the wake of his p...

Kate Bolick on the Writing and Rewards of The Atlantic‘s “All the Single Ladies”

Ji Hyun Park — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:20:27 +0000

Kate Bolick became something of a household name when The Atlantic published her nine-page, 12,000-plus-word cover story on the economics of dating, “All The Single Ladies,” last November. Not only did the piece score her a book and TV dea...

New Hampshire town starting new PEG channel

Dru — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0000

While the Alliance for Community Media fights to keep PEG (public, educational and government) channels on the air, there are local bright spots emerging, such as in Exeter, N.H., which is starting a new public-access channel, according to the Exeter N...

Radio Obsessive Profile #11: Paper Radio Publisher DJ Frederick

Jennifer Waits — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:10:14 +0000

It’s been over a year since I’ve profiled a Radio Obsessive for Radio Survivor and I’m glad to say that I couldn’t resist the opportunity to learn more about DJ Frederick and his Paper Radio ‘zine. According to the Paper … finish reading Radio Obsessive Profile #11: Paper Radio Publisher DJ Frederick

Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, Feb. 21, 2012

MediaShift — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:57:30 +0000

The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Baltimore Sun: Chelsea Clinton fails Journalism 101 again (Baltimore Sun) 2. Should J-schools include more entrepreneurial courses? (Digital Journal) 3. Director named for n...

Daily Must Reads, Feb. 21, 2012

MediaShift — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:51:18 +0000

The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.

1. Barnes & Noble launches new Nook tablet to compete with Kindle Fire (The Next Web)

2. Internet in Iran disrupted again one week after email and social networks were blocked (Reuters)

3. Hyperlocal news site in Chicago suspends publication (10,000 Words)

4. New Haven Independent allows comments on stories again after hiatus (Nieman Lab)

5. Twitter partners with Russian search engine Yandex for real-time search (Reuters)

6. Political-news site uses Pinterest to curate luxury hotels of Romney campaign (Think Progress)

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Setting Up A Small Recording Studio UPDATE

migrated — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:50:20 +0000

An update of one of our most popular features ever – Jeff Towne’s primer on setting up a small recording studio. It covers computer and software selection, the requisite hardware, along with equipment recommendations in various price ranges and pre...

Setting Up a Small Recording Studio UPDATE

sam — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:15:14 +0000

First-ever Prize for Civility in Public Life goes to Brooks and Shields of "PBS NewsHour"

Dru — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:04:00 +0000

The inaugural Prize for Civility in Public Life, presented by Allegheny College, a small liberal arts school in Meadville, Pa., goes to PBS NewsHour political commentators David Brooks and Mark Shields. In a column in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, colle...

OpenCourt Reboots With Changes to Live-Streaming, Staff

valwang@gmail.com — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:00:31 +0000

Loyal OpenCourt viewers, you've by this time noticed we haven't been live-streaming as often. We're sorry to disappoint you -- but very glad for your interest, as always. OpenCourt is entering a phase of transition, and our efforts have pulled us away ...

Your Guide to Cutting the Cord to Cable TV (Updated 2012 Edition)

MediaShift — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:00:01 +0000

This week MediaShift will be doing a special in-depth report on cutting the cord to cable TV -- who's doing it, why and how. For background, we're updating our special guide to cutting the cord we first published in January 2010. That post has been vie...