This is a little late, but it looks as though CBS News has created a somewhat independent ombudsman position in the form of a blog called “The Public Eye.” The hopes are that the blog will: create a candid and robust dialogue between CBS News journalists and the public [through the moderation by] veteran reporter …
August has been a traveling month for me: the AEJMC conference in San Antonio and also a family trip to Washington DC. I had hoped to blog about both trips, but unfortunately wireless access is difficult to come by in many American cities. Even a search for free access points in San Antonio didn’t offer …
Apple just opened an iTunes music store in Japan. As I said in a previous post, this is awesome. Now if I could only purchase some of this great, non-American music. Guess they don’t want my money.
John is a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He studies the social impact of media technology law and policy, with a special emphasis on copyright. He also is an instructional technology consultant for DoIT-Academic Technology.
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