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So who is using Facebook, Twitter et al?
Interesting little report from the folks at Pew: Older Adults and Social Media.
The report shows that us older folks -- anyone over the age of 50 -- are the fastest growing group when it comes to using social media. That does not mean we outnumber the teens and 20-somthings who seem to have their smart phones permanently attached to their hands, but we are getting there.
Overview
While social media use has grown dramatically across all age groups, older users have been especially enthusiastic over the past year about embracing new networking tools. Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled—from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010. Read more »
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AP sets down the rules on the lower Manhattan mosque
Associated Press editor Tom Kent sent out a memo late last week with new guidance on how -- under AP Style -- reporters should refer to the mosque proposed for lower Manhattan.
(You can read the memo here and Kent's discussion of the memo on Facebook.)
Bottom line: It is NOT the "ground zero mosque" and the site under question has been used for prayers for some time already.
The site of the proposed Islamic center and mosque is not at ground zero, but two blocks away in a busy commercial area. We should continue to say it’s “near” ground zero, or two blocks away.
Kent added: Read more »
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Too Much Fun: Ethical Warning Stickers
This was passed on from the SPJ Ethics Committee to a few others outside the committee who are concerned about ethical jouranlism and who have a sense of humor.
It seems a bit strange to me that the media carefully warn about and label any content that involves sex, violence or strong language — but there's no similar labelling system for, say, sloppy journalism and other questionable content.
There is even a template for Americans to make their own copies on Avery lables #5160. Click here to download the PDF template.
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Job Opening: Managing Editor, Arms Control Today
Managing Editor, Arms Control Today
Organization: Arms Control Association
Location: United States (Washington, DC)
Email: jobs@armscontrol.org
Brief Description:
The Arms Control Association, a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies, is seeking a full-time Managing Editor, a critical part of the small team that produces Arms Control Today, a monthly publication widely considered to be authoritative in its field. Read more »
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Job Opening in Media Relations
Okay, it ain't journalism but it is a way to put those journalism skills to work.
Organization: Center for Global Development
Location: United States (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.cgdev.org
Contact Information: Ben Edwards
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Local and global connections, where are the stories?
Last Friday CBS News did a story about how Americans are craving different spices. NPR did the same story two weeks earlier.
At the time of the NPR piece I did a blog entry here (Getting a local story from international seasonings) and on my personal blog (A spicy nation — and why. Local-Global stories waiting to happen) urging journalists to look at the local-global connection.
And still, with such a fun topic and with two major news organizations looking at it, no one has bothered to look at the local connection. Naturally, I have another rant about this lack of imagination at my site, NPR gets there ahead of CBS, but where are the local stories. Read more »
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Monday morning smile
Sometimes we just need a little humor to get us through the day.
And we all live and die by deadlines.
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Picnic canceled
Oops. The weather is not cooperating.
DC SPJ has to cancel its annual picnic.
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Brenda Starr says so too: Media is a plural noun
Just a quick brief from my Mason blog:
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Online project manager: Helpful (and free) tool to keep track of work
Working freelance requires a number of skills. But one of the most important is the ability to keep track of your expenses and charges.
There is always the need to keep track of each step of your project. The pitch, the agreement, the research, the writing, the delivery and payment.
For most of us, this process is kept in our heads -- until we issue a statement for payment. But the increased ease of online project managers helps make the process easier to manage.
I just did a test run of Project Bubble.
The free version allows for three clients. To have more costs $7 a month. Read more »
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