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Jim Wayne

Los Angeles, California

Homepage: http://www.thefrump.typepad.com

After three some-odd years as an ashtray to the New York advertising scene, I begin anew in the (relatively) civilized world of journalism. I greeted Annenberg in the fall of 2007 and am still years away from understanding Los Angeles.

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Articles:

Sue Cross on the news industry's bleak state, bright future
The Associated Press VP for all things Web shares an 'optimistic realism' in a talk at USC. - April 10, 2008

Frontline brings 'Bush's War' to life on the Web
The new PBS series is drawing viewers online, and paving the way for new initiatives in broadcast/online convergence. - March 26, 2008

Editorial pages look to adapt as their communities converse online
A Knight Digital Media Center conference brought together leading newspaper editorial writers to explore ways to make their opinion pages engaging and relevant again. - March 6, 2008

A meeting of the new-media minds this weekend in Atlanta
Another forward-looking conference looks to strengthen the technology-journalism bond. - February 20, 2008

Washington Independent and the non-profit news model
A Center for Independent Media startup doles out mix of hard news, investigative journalism and in-depth blogs. - February 12, 2008

Big names, big ideas at Big Think
Startup invites users, experts to create global video conversations on the Web. - January 30, 2008

Ground-up meets top-down on HuffPost spinoff
'Off The Bus' gathers the best 2008 U.S. presidential campaign coverage from the Web... and elicits some of its own. - January 8, 2008

Music criticism 2.0?
A maturing MP3 blogosphere grapples with the ethics, responsibility as its industry value swells. - December 18, 2007

Tim Berners-Lee's Web of people
The founder of the World Wide Web lectures on maps, bobsleds and the human qualities of his digital creation. - December 4, 2007

New voices complete the news from Pakistan
News consumers, journalists and foreign policy leaders are turning to sites such as The Pakistan Policy Blog for information about the country's political crisis. - November 27, 2007

Not just a homicide map
Two Oakland Tribune Web producers have won acclaim for their interactive community project, 'Not Just A Number.' - November 15, 2007

Cooperation, not conflict, the goal at the Networked Journalism Summit
Experimental conference allows corporate and independent journalists to share ideas and forge partnerships. - October 23, 2007

Bloggers organize international day of support for Burmese freedom
A German website has declared Oct. 4 "Free Burma Day" as the Myanmar government continues its crackdown on citizens' online reports. - October 4, 2007

Foodie 2.0: Chow.com adds social media to online mix
CNet's marriage of a print magazine with an online discussion board is driving traffic while cooking up new content opportunities. - September 24, 2007