links for 2007-06-13

“Brian Stelter, the 21-year-old blogger behind TVNewser.com, graduated from Towson University last month. Next, he’s joining The New York Times. Mr. Stelter is going to be a staff reporter for the Times business section”

“Why do I need two social networks when one (Facebook) is clearly superior to the other (MySpace)? The answer for me is: you don’t.”

“While the media has been abuzz about Second Life and adult virtual worlds, a bevy of virtual worlds for kids have been even more popular than their adult counterparts.”

“Editors’ World is a new service to help journalists better localize international stories for their communities. It’s inviting working journalists to test its beta site.”

Jeff Jarvis on TVNewser Brian Stelter’s job at the New York TImes: “Pay attention, journalism students: When I suggest that you blog, this is what I’m talking about.”

I hope Iain’s right: “David Maclean’s controversial Bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act is likey to collapse tomorrow unless he can find a Peer willint to sponsor it. So far he has failed.”

By Baroness Kingsmill, former deputy chairman of the Competition Com­mission.

A new must-read blog for magazine types.

“Eighteen Baltimore Sun photojournalists launched a byline strike today protesting Tribune Co.’s move to force reporters to become photographers and videographers as a way to cut costs, according to a press release sent to E&P today by the Washington-Ba