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Wall St. Journal to Make Web Site Free, Murdoch says

Update: After reports Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of the News Corporation, says he expects to make access to The Wall Street Journal’s Web site free, a top Dow Jones executive told Editor and Publisher the comments were premature.

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Nov 14, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS

'Shelby Star' launches interactive mobile newsroom

The Shelby Star (of Cleveland, N.C.) has launched a "mobile interactive newsroom" called the Star Car, the first of its kind.

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Nov 13, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS

washingtonpost.com Launches News Tracker Application on Facebook

washingtonpost.com today announced the launch of a new Facebook application, "washingtonpost.com News Tracker," that lets users create personalized news feeds, keeping them up to date on the topics most important to them.

The application compiles news from The Washington Post as well as 400 news sources from around the world. Users can customize news feeds in two ways. The application provides a list of popular feeds to subscribe to. In addition, users can receive personalized news feeds by creating their own search terms. Users can easily add or delete feeds as they choose and can share their favorite stories with friends.

If you are a Facebook user, you can check out the application by clicking here. A box will come up on the right hand side of the page asking you to "install application." After clicking that button, you can begin customizing your news feeds.

Nov 1, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS

Photoshopping the Red Sox

Rabid fan base + access to Photoshop = hours of entertainment. That's what the Boston Globe figured, at least, with this gallery of photoshopped Red Sox images. The offerings range from inspired to downright weird, and they've got 135 up (and counting?). Check out the Napoleon Dynamite tribute.

Oct 30, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS

Google News launches Facebook application

Google News has launched a Facebook application: download it here.

"This experimental application enables users to create custom sections or select from a set of pre-defined topics, then browse and share stories with their friends on Facebook," says the Google News Blog."

Oct 22, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS

PolitiFact rocks

PolitiFact.com, a project of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly, has created a video of its promotional song Gimme the Truth. The song, written by Chris Ave and directed by Adrian Phillips, features backup vocals by Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon.

Phillips tells CyberJournalist.net: "When we considered the different ways we could promote our new fact-checking site, PolitiFact.com, it seemed most appropriate that we would add our take to the ever-expanding collection of music videos that – no doubt – will be a recalled fixture of the 2008 Election. (If you look closely, you can see several references to Obama Girl, Guiliani Girl and the YouTube debate snowman, Billiam.) Produced and directed in-house by our Web staff, this effort was conceived and executed in four weeks."

(PolitiFact is a project that aims to help readers find the truth in the presidential campaign. Every day, reporters and researchers from the Times and CQ will analyze the candidates' speeches, TV ads and interviews and determine whether the claims are accurate.)

Sep 28, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS