Mark Glaser
San Francisco, California 
Homepage: http://www.mediashift.org
Mark Glaser is a longtime freelance journalist, editor and expert on online media and Weblogs. He currently writes a weekly column for OJR, and a bi-weekly newsletter for the Online Publishers Association (www.online-publishers.org). Glaser has written essays recently for Harvard's Nieman Reports and the Web site for the Yale Center for Globalization, and has appeared on National Public Radio and Minnesota Public Radio.
Glaser has written columns on the Internet and technology for the Los Angeles Times, CNET and HotWired, and has written features for the New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Entertainment Weekly and the San Jose Mercury News. He was the lead writer for the Industry Standard's award-winning "Media Grok" daily e-mail newsletter, and was recently named a finalist for a 2004 Online Journalism Award in the Online Commentary category. He received a Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of Missouri at Columbia, and currently lives in San Francisco.
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November 29, 2005
How the public radio giant has become a leading podcaster in just two months. Plus, a fond farewell from this columnist.
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November 15, 2005
Traditional journalists and newspaper sites tap into online photo communities to gather visual research and allow readers to contribute and interact. It’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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November 8, 2005
A winning combination scored the Montana-based site two Online Journalism Awards, but questions remain about its business prospects and political leanings.
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November 1, 2005
Venture capitalists and Big Media are showing intense interest in blogs, social media and highly trafficked content sites. Are we reliving dot-com mania?
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October 26, 2005
Despite threats of legal action, bloggers stood up to an Indian B-school, exposing inflated claims made by one of the Indian MSM’s biggest advertisers.
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October 18, 2005
The website owner who offered soldiers free access to porn in exchange for gory war photos was arrested on 300 obscenity-related charges in Florida. An update on NTFU.
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October 11, 2005
Three startups are trying to help amateur news photographers sell work to media outlets. But will these agencies deliver enough quality photos?
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October 5, 2005
Yahoo has always worked closely with media companies. But as Yahoo News rolls out original content, has Big Media’s ally become a challenger?
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