links for 2006-12-15

Friday, 15 December 2006, 12:32

• Guardian: Newspapers that used illegal information listed
  David Leigh and Rob Evans report on the Information Commissioner’s report into newspapers’ use of personal data illegally obtained by private detectives.
  (tags: dpa privacy informationcommissioner journalism newspapers daily_mail pcc)
• The Bivings Report: Chris Anderson Calls for “Radical Transparency” in Media
  Wired editor and The Long Tail author Chris Anderson has published a two-part blog post outlining his vision for “radical transparency” in media.
  (tags: wired longtail long_tail transparency magazines journalism publishing)
• SMS Text News: Ilana Fox, UGC Princess, is joining The Sun
  Illana Fox is leaving Associated Northcliffe Digital to join News Group Digital as Community Editor.
  (tags: newsgroup andigital mysun the_sun ugc community)
• MediaGuardian.co.uk: AOL UK votes for strike
  National Union of Journalists members at AOL UK have unanimously voted to strike over … what they claim is a lack of consultation at the tech company.
  (tags: nuj journalism aol)
• Virtual Economics: Beyond the words
  Seamus McCauley: “Craigslist has done nothing more sinister than given the (ex) readers of the Philadelphia Daily News more choice. That they’ve chosen not to keep reading the paper is an indictment of the journalists writing there, not Craig.”
  (tags: newspapers craigslist)
• Open Secrets: Three further comments on DCA plans
  The BBC’s Martin Rosenabaum has three important questions about the Department of Constitutional Affairs consultation about proposed changes to Freedom of Information Act fees.
  (tags: foia dca bbc)
• FT: VNU Business Media Europe set For €320m sale to 3i
  VNU was last night “close to agreeing a €320m-plus sale of a group of European business magazines, websites and trade shows to 3i, the private equity group.”
  (tags: vnu 3i magazines)
• Teaching Online Journalism: Why people post content (when it’s not their job)
  Mindy McAdams rounds up some very valuable resources about what to pay attention to when setting up a site that encourages users to share their stuff.
  (tags: community ugc citizenjournalism)
• Guido Fawkes: Get Your Own Blogs
  With his suddenly huge readership, political blogger Guido Fawkes is growing tired of cleaning up after the crazies increasingly populating his comments.
  (tags: blogs blogging comments community loons fuckwit_theory dunbars_number)
• OJR: Top mistakes made by new online publishers
  Robert Niles presents the top mistakes made by publishers who think there is no original reporting online or that blogs are just egos and spam. Such pessimism is repeated by those who “don’t know what they’re talking about and [are] frustrated with the We
  (tags: business economics journalism online onlinejournalism)
• The Daily Record: Schools results go online
  Exam results from every secondary school in Scotland were published by the Executive yesterday. … Education spokesman Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: “Had it not been for the Freedom of Information Act these figures would not be available at all.”
  (tags: foia foisa education scotland)

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