See no AP, speak no AP, link no AP

I kept telling myself I was way too busy to compose a long, thoughtful piece about AP’s supremely boneheaded, wrongheaded, counterproductive and just plain stupid move to threaten to sue bloggers who quote and link to AP stories but don’t pay AP. But I am never, ever too busy to vote. So please count my [...]

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Raising hell and having fun

So keep fightin’ for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don’t you forget to have fun doin’ it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. -Molly Ivins I am one lucky journo. So many times in the past 30 years I paused, looked up to the heavens, and thanked the stars that someone was actually paying me [...]

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Students out to save the news biz

Here’s the reason for my slow posts this past couple weeks, as I and other faculty herded  students from seven universities to the Online News Association conference in Toronto to present youthful and innovative visions for the future of news. First, a video of students from each of the three projects from MediaGiraffe. I’m a [...]

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