[Keyword: onlinejournalism]. Amidst the incompetence and valuing of property over people, here’s a more positive story about Katrina: “Before its offices were literally swamped with water, the Times-Picayune was inundated with frantic phone calls from city residents crying out for rescue. People trapped in their attics sent text messages to friends outside the state, who then used the NOLA.com blogs
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[Keyword: onlinejournalism]. It’s a perennial problem of online journalism. You are reporting on an illegal or potentially illegal activity: do you link to the illegal website? The story is taken up: “In the middle of January 2005 heise online had reported on a new version of the software “AnyDVD” by Slysoft. According to Slysoft AnyDVD was said not only to
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[Keyword: onlinejournalism]. Surely this case can’t be won? “Traffic-Power.com sued Aaron Wall, who maintains a blog on search engine optimization … alleging defamation and publication of trade secrets. … Mr. Wall’s blog included several reader submissions that blasted tools sold by Traffic-Power.com.” Does this mean you or Amazon can be sued for writing a bad review of a book? We
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Here’s a posting which gives an informed perspective on the blogosphere’s reaction to Hurrican Katrina compared to how it reacted to the Tsunami. Some useful links in the comments, too.
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