For Thursday, April 17, 2014, here are some media stories of note:
The who-is-a-journalist and what-is-journalism discussion has a little more clarity in the United States following a recent appeals court ruling in Florida that says bloggers are members of the media for defamation law purposes. Mathew Ingram, writing for GigaOm, says the decision focuses on the act, not the specific title of the creator, in helping to define what journalism is.
***
Om Malik, the founder of GigaOm, has pulled back from operating the online entity in recent months to focus on projects, including insightful media commentary. He writes that the next successful media model will focus on "owning attention," but he cautions the concept hasn't emerged yet.
***
There is a very heated scrap under way between ABC News and the Center for Public Integrity over the awarding of a Pulitzer Prize to the latter without an acknowledgment of the former's involvement in a series of articles on black lung disease among coal miners. ABC has indicated the Center misled the Pulitzer board, while the Center has fired back and said ABC was a very minor participant. Dylan Byers of Politico has been keeping track of the dispute and regularly updating his blog to keep track.
***
The who-is-a-journalist and what-is-journalism discussion has a little more clarity in the United States following a recent appeals court ruling in Florida that says bloggers are members of the media for defamation law purposes. Mathew Ingram, writing for GigaOm, says the decision focuses on the act, not the specific title of the creator, in helping to define what journalism is.
***
Om Malik, the founder of GigaOm, has pulled back from operating the online entity in recent months to focus on projects, including insightful media commentary. He writes that the next successful media model will focus on "owning attention," but he cautions the concept hasn't emerged yet.
***
There is a very heated scrap under way between ABC News and the Center for Public Integrity over the awarding of a Pulitzer Prize to the latter without an acknowledgment of the former's involvement in a series of articles on black lung disease among coal miners. ABC has indicated the Center misled the Pulitzer board, while the Center has fired back and said ABC was a very minor participant. Dylan Byers of Politico has been keeping track of the dispute and regularly updating his blog to keep track.
***
