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Recently there's been a boatload of articles, reports, and posts about journalism and journalists. Many of these stories predict various "deaths" (the death of the newspaper is a common theme).
Not too long ago, the only way for corporations to influence news was for their PR people to issue a press release (intended for reporters only) or hit the phones to talk up friendly journalists.
In a fascinating legal case that has far-reaching ramifications for the future of the news business, French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) is suing Google Inc. for the way that Google News displays AFP stories and photos.
We find it interesting that the Associated Press, in what Editor & Publisher Magazine calls "a break with tradition" will now offer its newspaper members two different leads for certain news stories.
Here at Newstex, we're focused exclusively on delivering premium newsfeeds. We don't build end-user applications and we aren't a publisher of original content.
In an amazing story breaking in the past 24 hours which many are calling a "scandal," a reporter from the obscure conservative Web site Talon News, who had been using a false name, obtained highly coveted White House press credentials.
In a fascinating and well-researched analysis Why corporate boards should blog on IR Web Report, authors Dominic Jones and Pam Agnew argue, "we are convinced that the technology offers a highly attractive opportunity for forward-thinking directors and boards.
A broad-ranging group of 1,200 respected technology experts, scholars, industry officials, and social analysts were asked by thePew Internet & American Life Project for their opinions and thoughts about the future of the Internet.
Today I had one of our first demos of the back office admin system that NewsEngine has been building for us.
I love Typepad, the ASP service we use to write and publish this Blog. One of the "cool" features is Domain Mapping. This allows us to change the URL from http://newstex.typepad.com to http://www.newstexblog.com.
Angus Robertson agreed to join our Board of Advisors. I'll post his bio soon on the website and share it here on the Blog.
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