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This video is a bit on the wonky side - but the potential of this new technique is incredible. The process - called “seam carving,” allows images to be expanded and contracted in a way I’ve never seen before. The ethical questions it may raise for journalists (especially of the online flavor) could spark interesting debate.
4 comments August 27th, 2007
Forbes breaks down the latest 10-K filing for News Corp., and comes up with a raft of fun nuggets.
- News would have to pay a $165 million termination fee if the DJ deal falls apart
- Google’s MySpace deal is worth an astounding $900 million to News Corp. through 2010
- Rupert Murdoch’s wife Wendi makes about $100,000 per year on the company’s MySpace China joint venture.
- NBCU and News Corp. split off a 10% piece of the “NewCo” joint venture for Providence Equity Partners. The price? A $100 million investment in the upcoming video site. I’ll let you do the math…
1 comment August 27th, 2007
Earlier today Cory apologized for a Google AdSense display ad appearing here on LR. These two items on Romensko today should make all of us in Lost Remote Nation feel better (since someone other than a machine has control of the following ad placements)
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution put an ad for Showtime’s “Weeds” and “Californication” next to the “News for Kids” section last week
- Charlotte’s News & Observer has readers fired up over the placement of a cigarette ad next to a “back to school” section
1 comment August 27th, 2007
The online news operations for CBS News and the Washington Post will begin an online partnership to cover the 2008 presidential race, according to the AP. There is a big difference between this deal, and the one between NBC and the NY Times that we told you about back in July. This deal is online only, no traditional media. The partnership will include the sharing of stories and videos, and interactive chats with reporters.
1 comment August 27th, 2007
Celebrity gossip blog (don’t pretend you don’t care) TMZ has added audio comments beneath some of its blog entries. Users can record their comments via a little interface, and then the site posts them right next to the traditional text comments. TMZ is filtering the audio comments, which are about the quality you would expect on a story about Britney’s parenting ability (this must be what Satan’s answering machine sounds like). Still - neat tech. (Not a single comment has been approved in the Michael Vick case as of this writing.)
2 comments August 27th, 2007
CNN.com announced today that Reggie Aqui is joining its online anchor team. Aqui has been a freelance reporter for CNN in Chicago, and prior to that he worked for KHOU. No offense to Reggie, but my favorite CNN.com anchor will remain Nicole Lapin, who even has her own unofficial fan site. (Did you see her photo in Wired Magazine a couple months ago? Wow.) Nicole speaks five languages, is addicted to her Blackberry and happens to be one of CNN’s youngest anchors ever.
Not the new guy. (From NicoleLapin.net)
11 comments August 27th, 2007
One of those stupid Bill O’Reilly “Is Fox Fair and Balanced Ads” keeps serving via Google on the home page today. I hate it as much as you do, but I can’t opt out of it. Sheesh.
7 comments August 27th, 2007
Fox rounds out the long list of media companies jumping into high school sports with today’s official launch of FoxHiLites.com in 23 markets. The site encourages sports fans to upload video which may appear on TV. “Whether they’re interested in sports, the arts or showing school spirit, FoxHiLites.com offers a robust online platform where they can showcase their videos and talent,” said Fox Stations V.P. of Digital Media Ron Stitt.
So let’s recap the other recent high school sports launches in local markets:
- Cox stations are rolling out new high school sections. Check out KIROtv.com’s here.
- Hearst-Argyle markets are launching HighSchoolPlaybook.com.
- Belo has soft-launched HSGameTime.com in all of its newspaper and TV markets.
- Emmis has teamed up with Indiana’s athletic association on IHSAASports.org.
- CBS recently bought MaxPreps, so you can expect local integration there.
- And don’t forget Yahoo just bought Rivals and Time bought Takkle.
Ok, keeping in mind many of these are still rolling out, which local site is the best so far? (Full disclosure: I work for KING5.com, which is part of Belo. Michael works for Hearst-Argyle. Don works for KTVB.com, which is also Belo. But you won’t hurt any of our feelings if you pick someone else’s site. Besides, Safran will set us all straight anyway.)
7 comments August 27th, 2007
From Editor and Publisher, an article that certainly won’t help things. “Web Editors Reveal Online Flops and Failures,” while it certainly carries some good warnings about taking care when executing projects online, will likely reinforce the conservative attitudes too many people in the industry have toward the web. A list of 12 essentially negative lessons? I can come up with positives for many - if not most - of these. There are some decent points here - e.g. podcasts should be chosen carefully - but the LR Faithful know better than to fear things like open comments and reader reaction. What we need right now are more articles about successes.
3 comments August 27th, 2007
