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Newspapers succeeding with broadband video

A review of the web sites of the top 40 U.S. newspapers revealed that ALL but one now offer some type of broadband video.

Videos on Web widen lens on Mideast conflict

"In a matter of weeks, YouTube has become a video Dumpster for a global audience to share first-hand reports, military strategies, propaganda videos and personal commentary about a violent conflict as it unfolds....," the Washington Post reports.

"Dozens of TV news reports from the Middle East are offered alongside those from the BBC and CNN. Some of the commentary is serious but slightly detached from day-to-day events."

Craig Newmark funds NewAssignment.Net with $10K

Jay Rosen explains a new concept, NewAssignment.Net, that's funded by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark with $10,000.

What is it? Rosen says:

In simplest terms, a way to fund high-quality, original reporting, in any medium, through donations to a non-profit called NewAssignment.Net.
The (proposed) site uses open source methods to develop good assignments and help bring them to completion; it employs professional journalists to carry the project home and set high standards so the work holds up. There are accountability and reputation systems built in that should make the system reliable. The betting is that (some) people will donate to works they can see are going to be great because the open source methods allow for that glimpse ahead.

In this sense it’s not like donating to your local NPR station, because your local NPR station says, “thank you very much, our professionals will take it from here.” And they do that very well. New Assignment says: here’s the story so far. We’ve collected a lot of good information. Add your knowledge and make it better. Add money and make it happen. Work with us if you know things we don’t.

2006 Knight-Batten Award finalists announced

The Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism have announced the seven finalists, chosen for the creative use of new information ideas and technologies to involve citizens in public issues.. From among them, judges will award a $10,000 Grand Prize, five $1,000 Awards of Distinction, and, new this year, a $1,000 Wild Card Award.

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You be the researcher

As part of a series on conflicts of interest between medical companies and Stanford University School of Medicine researchers, The San Jose Mercury News built a "You be the researcher" game, in which you "follow the path researchers face, make your own choices along the way."

Technorati redesigns, adds features

Technorati has redesigned its site and launched new features. The site is evolving to be more than just a blog search engine, but also a destination site to read what's popular on blogs. A nice new "Discover" area highlights the most popular blog posts on subjects like Entertainment, Life, Sports, Business and Tech.

Journalists make it solo online

The New York Times looks at several journalists who are now running thriving blog/news sites and getting funding for them: Om Malik, a former writer for Business 2.0, has received backing for GigaOM.com, a technology news Web site that has broken a number of stories; Rafat Ali, the former managing editor of The Silicon Alley Reporter, recently received funding for his company, which publishes PaidContent.org, a site that covers digital media news; and Nina Munk, a former writer for Fortune, is now expanding her site urbanhound.com to San Francisco and Chicago.