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Kim Pearson

Homepage: http://www.kimpearson.net

I teach writing for journalism and interactive multimedia at The College of New Jersey. I also blog at Professor Kim's News Notes (http://professorkim.blogspot.com) and BlogHer (http://www.blogher.org) for which I serve as a contributing editor. My current interests are in coming up with new models for interactive storytelling, including the possibilities that might derive from employing videogame narrative conventions into news presentation. I have been reading OJR with enthusiasm since its inception, and I look forward to participating more fully in the dialogue here.

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FOIA at 40: Can it still help the public examine its government?
OJR talks with with Lucy Dalglish, of The Reporters' Committee for Freedom of the Press, about the Bush administration's love of secrecy... and the media's lack of outrage. - July 17, 2007

Big media vs. the grassroots: A status report
OJR talks to two experts about the role of government in ensuring equal access to the marketplace of ideas. - June 18, 2007

Cho manifesto highlights challenges for online news
Using a killer's multimedia manifesto: Yes, but when, where and how? OJR's Kim Pearson examines the changing roles of new-media gatekeepers. - May 3, 2007

Legal and business advice for online publishers and bloggers
Here are steps you can take to help protect yourself, and your website, from lawsuits and other legal problems. - April 11, 2007

The 'Libby Effect': Can you still keep your sources secret?
After the Libby trial, First Amendment laywer Amy Ginensky has concluded that journalists need to “stand up and fight.” OJR staff writer Kim Pearson asked her why. - March 6, 2007

Tax answers for online publishers
Do you need to declare your 'Second Life' income to the IRS? What about that computer Microsoft sent you? OJR talks to a tax pro. - February 5, 2007

Your rights as an online journalist: what will 2007 bring?
Experts in the fields of speech freedom and copyright law offer their opinions on what will be in store for online journalists in the new year. - January 8, 2007

Governments jailing more Internet journalists
Citizen journalists are among those targetted as press freedoms erode around the globe. - December 8, 2006

The free press in not-so-free nations: Q&A with Adrien Wing
OJR staff writer Kim Pearson spoke with Iowa College of Law professor Adrien Wing about defining and understanding press freedoms around the globe. - November 5, 2006

Josh Wolf: video blogger at the center of controversy over journalists' rights
For refusing to hand over unaired video of a G8 Summit protest, Wolf has been imprisoned for contempt; members of the media have rallied to his aid. - October 3, 2006

Chinese blogger's release no guarantee of press freedom
Bloggers have hailed, justly, China's release of one of their own. But too many challenges remain for any writer to declare victory over Chinese censorship. - August 21, 2006