Archive for September 12th, 2007
Steve Rubel notices that Google has only drawn about 100 comments in 30 days since it started allowing comments on stories in Google News. Why? Because only people mentioned in the stories are allowed to comment. They have to email in their comments. Then people at Google have to vet the emails. What’s the big deal? Why not just open the comments to everyone?
September 12th, 2007
CNN has already received plenty of buzz over its newsgathering technology, and now it has won two International Broadcasting Conference innovation awards for its customized field kits that combine cameras, editing and satellite and internet into a laptop-based system. “This suite of new technologies enable journalists to employ immediate live and video FTP submissions, real-time content monitoring, editing and voice communication from anywhere in the field,” explains the CNN press release, which continues below…
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TechCrunch is reporting that the News Corp-NBCU video joint venture Hulu has acquired Bejing-based startup Mojiti. Hulu will use the technology as a backbone for the new site, TechCrunch reports.
September 12th, 2007
A total of 70 finalists have been announced for Online Journalism Awards. Large sites: ESPN, NYT, Slate, WaPo and USAToday. Medium sites: DenverPost, Des Moines Register, Globe & Mail and NewsOK. And small sites: Center for Public Integrity, KING5.com, New West and Ventura County Star. A little bragging: KING5.com, which won a National Murrow this year, is the only pure local TV site among the finalists. The winners will be announced on October 18th in Toronto.
September 12th, 2007