Thursday, October 14, 2004

Highly Recommended: Max Ernst Max Ernst's Blues. Leafing through my book on Max Ernst (as already plundered for these previous entries), I was struck by a group... [Giornale Nuovo] 5:46:44 PM

#4 ~ The Weekly Show Welcomes Podcasters The Weekly Show #4. The Weekly Show #4, streamed on 10/11/2004 and featured Drazen Pantic from Location One and Dan Melinger. We discussed Location One's election night citizens' media project, The Waiting Room. We also took a look back at some of the unmediated news that stood out this past week. [bittorrent] [mp3] [unmediated] 5:36:35 PM

Article by Mark Glaser Radio journalism due for a renaissance?. Good article by Mark Glaser just went up at the Online Journalism Review: Will Satellite, 'Podcasting' Bring a Renaissance to Radio Journalism? The piece looks at the changing shape of radio, focusing on satellite radio, Podcasting and the promise of more original journalism. "It's a ripe moment for radio. Several trends are converging: digital audio production tools are cheap and accessible; new distribution paths like streaming, satellite radio, digital broadcast radio, wireless and 'podcasting' are emerging. And concerns over broader media consolidation underline the importance of independent voices and non-commercial journalism." -- Jake Shapiro, executive director of PRX.org, an innovative online exchange of public radio shows [unmediated] 5:24:09 PM