08 March 2013

Weather

With European forecasters investing 10 times as much in their computer capacities as in the US, and with the successes they've achieved in forecasting better in the US than the US does, what is the opportunity created for newspapers? Alliances with European forecasters?

In Filing, News Corp. Says It Will Provide $2.6 Billion to Its New Publishing Company - NYTimes.com

The Professor, the Bikini Model and the Suitcase Full of Trouble - NYTimes.com

I wonder if the Times has any system in place to flag a story like this one for local media so that they can at least have the opportunity to mention it while it is hot? The geographical interest area for UNC at Chapel Hill is quite large and covers a lot of media from the News & Observer to WUNC to an array of radio, television and print options.

Les objets intelligents nous rendent-ils bêtes ? | InternetActu

05 March 2013

Facebook Study: Each Post Seen by One-Third of Friends, on Average - NYTimes.com

Patrick Pexton: Signing off as Post ombudsman - The Washington Post

Hardball with Chris Matthews

I sure agree with this and would go even further in banning anonymity in commenting online.

15 February 2013

The New York Times

A message received by e-mail from the NYTimes:
"Thank you for contacting NYTimes.com.
To speak with a Customer Care agent, please call us at 800-698-4637. Please do not press any buttons or respond to any voice prompts. The automated system will repeat itself once and then connect you with an agent.
We appreciate your patience."
Not much of a confidence builder.

07 February 2013

WAN-IFRA - 65th World Newspaper Congress

I thought I would take a look at the program for the World Newspaper Congress in Bangkok in early June, just 4 months from now. There apparently is none other than some tourist board-type events. I guess that reflects newspapers in 2013.

NBC Shuts Down Hyperlocal Web Site - NYTimes.com