links for 2007-02-15

• MediaShift . Digging Deeper::AP Warms Up to Blogs, Citizen Media at NowPublic | PBS
  Mark Glaser on AP's embrace of the blogosphere.
  (tags: blogs blogging internet journalism news)
• Yahoo Pipes for China and Chinese « The Weifang Radish
  "For China-based users, Yahoo Pipes provides yet another way to get around the GFW."
  (tags: yahoo! internet circumvention china chineseinternetresearch)
• The Coming Media Divide | AlwaysOn
  "A new media world is finally arriving, ushered in by teens and gadget-savvy professionals. To weather the storm, media companies must pursue different and opposing business models. "
  (tags: media internet techtrends journalism news)
• China Media Project:Chinese media discuss free speech after sexologist Li Yinhe alleges pressure from officials to "shut up"
  David Bandurski's post includes a screenshot of February 8 entry from Li Yinhe's Weblog alleging pressure from officials to "shut up"
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch blogs blogging freespeech censorship journalism news)
• China Media Project:Dahe Daily editorial praises Guangdong propaganda official for gainsaying media scapegoating
  "Dahe Daily, a commercial newspaper in Henan Province, said in a commentary last week that "smearing the media has become a tool" some officials use to stave off monitoring from the press."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch censorship freespeech journalism news)
• SCMP Calls Self-censorship Realistic And Pragmatic - Daai Tou Laam Diary
  "Because something is potentially unacceptable to Beijing, it's best to not say it at all. Even though Beijing hasn't said what is or isn't acceptable, the editors at SCMP suggest that we censor ourselves based upon our internalisations of what Beijing wa
  (tags: hongkong scmp censorship self-censorship freespeech journalism)
• We'll Whitewash Your Academic Freedom Conspiracy Ourselves - Daai Tou Laam Diary
  "the only alternative is to bring the whole whitewash in-house and keep the liabilities safely away from confrontations where they might blurt out the truth."
  (tags: hongkong freespeech education)
• Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits - Evolving Jobs: Tasting the "Flavors" of Web Journalism
  "If we ask ourselves which J-schools are doing a good job of training young journalists on hot new Web technologies...we should also ask this crucial related question: What jobs are they graduating into that may require those skills?"
  (tags: journalism education internet web2.0 newmedia)
• Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits - Which J-Schools Are Really Keeping Pace with Online Media?
  "in the news business we are paid to be curious about the latest developments in everything -- including how we can be doing our jobs differently."
  (tags: journalism education internet web2.0 newmedia)
• TeacherSource | learning.now . Wikipedia Receives a Citation | PBS
  "Middlebury College is now informing students that Wikipedia is not appropriate for research, and that they use it at their own academic peril. Somewhat surprisingly, Wikipedia doesn’t necessarily disagree with them."
  (tags: wikipedia education)
• Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed :: A Stand Against Wikipedia
  "As Wikipedia has become more and more popular with students, some professors have become increasingly concerned about the online, reader-produced encyclopedia."
  (tags: education wikipedia)