links for 2007-07-17

Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 13:21

• The New York Times: The Washington Post to Trade in Hyperlocal News on the Web
  More news on the Washington Post’s hyperlocal project, LoudonExtra.
  (tags: washingtonpost hyperlocal loudounextra)
• I Want Media: Perez Hilton - ‘I’m a Journalist and Entertainer’
  “The leading celebrity gossip blogger and soon-to-be VH1 star says he’s helped change the way people consume celebrity news.”
  (tags: journalism blogging celebrity)
• Washington Post: In Push for Local Readers, Post Unleashes LoudounExtra.com
  Some LoudonExtra details: “users will be able to download the site’s restaurant guide onto their iPods and use their cellphones to find restaurants open late at night.” Searchable public records databases are key to hyperlocal sites.
  (tags: hyperlocal washingtonpost loudounextra mobile ipod data)
• E-Media Tidbits: LoudounExtra.com and the Pointless Embargo
  Why the pointlessly embargoed press release on LoudonExtra? Much has been known about the site since at least 4 June.
  (tags: washingtonpost pr)
• Croydon Advertiser: Ian Carter Blog: Staffing
  “The lines between daily, weekly, paid-for and free newspapers are becoming increasingly blurred with the advances in new media, and every journalist now needs to be able to file stories faster than may have been the case in the past so they can go up onl
  (tags: newspaper regional multimedia online)
• mediabistro.com: FishbowlDC: National Journal and InTrade Launch Interactive Prediction Market
  “Intrade will supply its leading prediction market technology to National Journal Group, allowing readers and users of NationalJournal.com to predict and trade on political news and events from the 2008 election.”
  (tags: nationaljournal predictionmarkets intrade)
• Publishing 2.0: Washington Post’s LoudounExtra.com Isn’t Yet Hyperlocal Enough
  Loudoun county resident Scott Karp: “hyperlocal is most meaningful at community level — even the county level is too big.”
  (tags: washingtonpost loudounextra hyperlocal)
• William M. Hartnett: Don’t let it go without saying: Reporting skill still matters, always will
  “Yes, you should study up on audio, video and, if you’re so inclined, a bit of code, while you’re at it. But please don’t think those skills replace more traditional knowledge.”
  (tags: journalism multimedia education)
• International Herald Tribune: About our redesign
  Michael Oreskes: “Our editors will now have more layout and photo options so we can highlight the relative importance of stories. We hope you will find this design even more readable and usable than before.”
  (tags: iht)
• Media Week: New Emap launch is for digital eyes only
  Media Week: Emap’s “consumer media arm has drafted in Geoff Campbell, the former executive publishing director of Emap Australia’s men’s division, to work on a fashion-based online project.”
  (tags: emap online)

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