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Blogs and the Blogging Bloggers Who Blog Them

by Sheldon Rampton — June 27, 2004 - 10:00pm

"Not only are major news organisations rolling out blogs of their own, but in the past 12 months the influence of bloggers over their print, television and radio counterparts has grown massively," observes Paul Carr. "Consider a decision made by organisers of this year's Democratic National Convention (DNC), next month in Boston.

Main Source: 
Guardian (UK), June 28, 2004

When Think Tanks Attack

by Sheldon Rampton — June 26, 2004 - 12:30pm

Australian blogger Tim Lambert has taken a closer look at some of the think tanks that have emerged as critics of open source software, which threatens Microsoft's position in the marketplace. "Why are all these think tanks so down on Open Source?" Lambert asks. "Well, the Small Business Survival Committee is concerned that using open source will expose small business to the risk of lawsuits.

Main Source: 
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/blog/computers/tanks.html

Global PR Blog Week

by Sheldon Rampton — June 24, 2004 - 10:50pm

The New PR Wiki, a website for PR pros, is organizing a "global PR blog week," scheduled for July 12-16. Public relations pundits will use the event to discuss questions such as "Why do you blog?" and "Why is blogging important for PR?" The event will cover topics including, "PR in the Age of Participatory Journalism," "Corporate Blogging" and "Crisis Management," and will be hosted at globalprblogweek.com.

Main Source: 
http://www.thenewpr.com/wiki/pmwiki.php/GlobalPRBlogWeek/EventInfo

Unspinning the Web of Corporate Influence

by Laura Miller — June 14, 2004 - 10:00pm

When it comes to stealthy PR campaigns, the biotech industry has spared no expense. For the past six years, the UK-based public interest group GM Watch has been tracking and documenting biotech's dirty tricks, learning that the PR web reaches further than just GM food.

Main Source: 
http://www.lobbywatch.org/p1temp.asp?pid=30&page=1

"Stop Michael Moore" Campaign a GOP Front

by John Stauber — June 12, 2004 - 10:00pm

"So desperate are Bush Republicans to kill Michael Moore's latest
film, Fahrenheit 9/11, they have hired a public relations firm to
set up a web site attacking Moore," the Alternative Press Review writes. "The site,
MoveAmericaForward.com, claims to be 'non-partisan,' but a glance
at the 'About' page of the site reveals the director and staff of
Move America Forward are all diehard Republicans, anti-tax
activists, and former legislative staffers.

Main Source: 
Alternative Press Review, June 13, 2004

PR Bloggers

by Sheldon Rampton — June 9, 2004 - 10:00pm

"Blogs are exciting many people in the business world, including many PR practitioners," reports Keith O'Brien.

Main Source: 
PR Week, June 10, 2004

OhMy! in English!

by Sheldon Rampton — May 13, 2004 - 5:01pm

We've reported in the past on OhMyNews! -- an innovative, Korean-language online newspaper that has transformed journalism and Korea's traditionally conservative political culture by serving as an outlet for tens of thousands of "citizen journalists" teamed up with professional reporters and editors.

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http://www.ohmynews.com/specialpage/special_view.asp?menu_code=04219

Disinfopedia as Part of the Smart Mobs vs. Amway

by John Stauber — May 5, 2004 - 10:00pm

"As Howard Rheingold, who literally wrote the book, Smart Mobs, says: 'Civilizations jump in complexity whenever a threshold for collective action is lowered. It's not just street protestors. It's science, democracy, markets, the way people meet and mate, the way people use cities and the way motor vehicles use roadways that are affected ... when mobile communication and pervasive computing enable new forms of collective action,'" Brad deGraf writes for AlterNet. "'Wikis' have become the participatory writing tool of choice, and have revolutionized online collaboration.

Main Source: 
Alternet, May 6, 2004

Voices at the Crash Site

by Sheldon Rampton — February 6, 2004 - 11:00pm

What went wrong in the Howard Dean campaign, which looked like a winner until voters showed up at the primaries? Maybe Dean was never really ahead, says Clay Shirky. A senior Dean campaign aide agrees: "Even though we looked like an 800-pound gorilla, we were still growing up. We were like the big lanky teenager that looked like a grown man." And why did the media think otherwise?

Main Source: 
PressThink, February 7, 2004
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