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New media ethics, same as old media ethics

Mandy — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:36:33 +0000

Earlier this week, the Patch site in Palo Alto apologized after a freelancer plagiarized a story from another website. An apology posted on the site stated that copy was lifted from VentureBeat, an online tech news site. It doesn’t state if the freelancer will continue to work for the site, but the apology includes this:

The writer has been [...]

How we did it: Securing an occupied Twitter handle

Mandy — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:15:47 +0000

It can be tough to be a new brand these days. Locking down namespace online is a huge part of a brand build – but much like potential mates, all the good ones seem to be taken.

We ran into that when we started building the brand for the soon-to-launch TBD. It’s a popular acronym, as everyone [...]

Rest easy journos, the government is coming to the rescue!

Mandy — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:00:50 +0000

The federal government wants to help save journalism, but journalism doesn't need saving. Old media needs saving, and they shouldn't be given a lifeline. [...]

Links roundup: Media law news, paid content and crazy ideas

Mandy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:17:56 +0000

A roundup of recommended links from around the web on the Federal Shield law, newspapers as non-profits, who's charging for online content, removing content from Google, Twitter, news blogging networks and more. [...]

WaPo v. Gawker: Battle in the Blogs

Mandy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:16:09 +0000

The Washington Post took on Gawker for alleged copyright infringement this week in a battle of the blogs. Here's why the Post writer was wrong - and why the debate itself is just a mere sideshow to the real problems for newspapers online. [...]

The myth of the “free ride”

Mandy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:02:38 +0000

David Marburger is pushing the idea that aggregating sites are pushing newspapers out of business with cut-rate advertising. The entire argument is based in several falsities and we should just stop giving this guy face time. [...]

Stealing is wrong, so is a quest to own facts

Mandy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:02:18 +0000

My opposition is not to tough copyright law, it's directed at big news media trying to legally change the online marketplace to benefit themselves (and not content providers as a whole). [...]

AP ignores Fair Use, treads into copyright debate

Mandy — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:44:51 +0000

The AP has waded into the online copyright debate with the launch of their new microformat system. Their president has also made alarming claims about the use of their content that leads this writer to believe they don't know much about Fair Use. [...]

Revisiting the Marburger plan (it’s still terrible)

Mandy — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:12:16 +0000

Our industry was built on competition and the free marketplace of ideas. So, let's pull 'em up, shall we? Get out there and innovate ourselves a future instead of crying to the principal about how some new kid is stealing our lunch money. [...]