Just got back from a four-day weekend at Lake Tahoe. We almost didn’t go because of the forecast of 3 to 5 feet of snow for the region. Turned out to be 3 to 5 inches — and wonderfully timed. The morning after we arrived a soft blanket of snow fell, which delighted Bobby, a […]
Random acts of journalism
Beyond ‘Is it or isn’t it journalism?’: How blogs and journalism need each other Here are the remarks I prepared for the March 9, 2003, panel discussion on Old vs. New Journalism at the 10th annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. Other panelists were Dan Gillmor of the San Jose Mercury News, Joshua […]
Highlights from SXSW
I’m just back from the South by Southwest conference, a bit earlier than I expected. Wanted to stay for the last day to hear presentations by Po Bronson, Cory, Richard Florida (“The Rise of the Creative Class”) and others. But had to get back for family affairs. Had planned to blog there but was too […]
Ethics guidelines for digital imaging
DigitalCustom Group on Thursday announced the publication of Release Version 2.0 of the “DigitalCustom Model Ethics Guidelines to Protect the Integrity of Journalistic Photographs in Digital Editing.” DigitalCustom’s President, Jeff Makoff said, “The power to edit a historical image brings with it the ability to manipulate history. Archivists and digital artists should discuss, and ultimately […]
Familiar faces at DRM conference
Just got back from a daylong conference at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business on the subject of DRM, or digital rights management. In many ways it was the West Coast version of the I-Law conference at Harvard’s Berkman School last July. Some 300 folks jammed into the hall for most of the day (the […]