May 2010
11 posts
MediaShift: PBS NewsHour Collaborations Require... →
@annashoup gives a great overview of collaboration projects between @newshour, stations and producers, and in #pubmedia overall.
From NewYorker.com: Farewell to Chronic City →
On Jonathan Lethem leaving New York, and his not-quite relationship to David Foster Wallace.
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Salon: In Defense of Women's Colleges →
This is from a Barnard alum, albeit a more recent one than me! Totally agree:
“We may not be gender segregated anymore, but that doesn’t mean we’re all treated equally and with respect. We should want to keep women’s colleges for the same reason that we want all colleges: To learn about each other and repair what injustices we can”
200 Moments that Transformed Journalism, 2000-2009 →
(via archivedigger)
The Short List: NPR →
The Atlantic: How to Save the News →
a must read! this goes into more detail about what Google is up to in news than i’ve ever read…
“Plummeting newspaper circulation, disappearing classified ads, “unbundling” of content—the list of what’s killing journalism is long. But high on that list, many would say, is Google, the biggest unbundler of them all”
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The changing typography of the Web | L.A. at Home... →
Newsweek: Money Makeovers →
I hope I look as good in 200 years!
“The iconic images of presidents–the ones printed on our money–are timeless. Or are they? Rather than staying the same, the members of America’s honorable legion look like a fine wine: better with age. They appear cleaner, sharper, and, well, nipped and tucked.”
Parting thoughts →
Signs of the times
Over the past 10 months, EconomyStory.org has featured some of the most poignant, informative and visual stories about communities coping in the ongoing crisis.
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