OJR front page archive for December 2004
Bloggers, Citizen Media and Rather's Fall -- Little People Rise Up in 2004
December 21, 2004
2004 -- the year bloggers made a difference, while hyperlocal citizen journalism made inroads. Our annual poll of colleagues, with Top 5 lists and predictions for '05.
No comments | 
Archive Link
Religion is Big News on the Net
December 16, 2004
The Internet has been providing people who have religious convictions -- the vast majority of Americans -- with a home long denied them in mainstream media. But there are signs of change in the MSM. No comments | Archive Link
HD Radio Offers Tantalizing Hope for Niche, Hyperlocal Radio Content
December 14, 2004
Satellite radio and podcasting grab headlines as broadcast radio quietly switches to HD Radio, a digital system where broadcasters send multiple channels of content, including data. Will content improve or just stay the same? No comments | Archive Link
Calls for Open Access Challenge Academic Journals
December 10, 2004
Scholarly journals have avoided the market disruptions the Internet has wrought on the news, music and movie industries. But a NIH policy switch could change that. No comments | Archive Link
Firefox Spread Leads to Design Scrutiny, Built-In RSS Feeds
December 7, 2004
Are the browser wars back? As Firefox and Netscape gain steam, site designers can avoid losing users by focusing on Web standards. Plus, built-in RSS is here -- warts and all. No comments | Archive Link
Questionable Future Looms for Common Carriage Regulations
December 2, 2004
As the FCC mulls ditching common carriage rules, critics charge deregulation would give telecom companies too much power. Mark Thompson highlights two showdowns to watch for. No comments | Archive Link
RSS Feed
