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OJR: Focusing on the future of digital journalism

OJR front page archive for January 2005

Technology threats to advertising breach newsroom walls

January 27, 2005
Years after the Internet decimated newspaper classifieds, journalists must take note of new online challenges to their employers' business.

Sue different: Apple threatens insider sites after leaks

January 25, 2005
Apple Computer, the king of building buzz, has sued and threatened news sites that spilled product information early. But the sites are fighting back, with pro bono legal help.

Send 'free' to work: Creative Commons brings copyrights into the digital age

January 20, 2005
Creative Commons' copyright protections are perfect for digital age pioneers looking for new ways to distribute their creative work.

Belo localizes interactive division in bid to recapture classifieds

January 19, 2005
The Dallas-based media company absorbs Belo Interactive and integrates operations at the local level, while losing some veteran managers. Can renewed focus save Belo from Craigslist, Monster, et al?

From the Teaching Trenches: Hardcoding is Harder, but Results are Worth It

January 13, 2005
OJR's editor in chief shares his discovery that the extra effort it takes to teach HTML has its rewards -- for journo students and teachers alike.

Tsunami Video Alliance Portends Future Distribution for Amateurs

January 11, 2005
The nascent Media Bloggers Association linked up bloggers, bandwidth providers and the washingtonpost.com to distribute amateur tsunami videos. But is it viable without proper rights or a payment mechanism for creators?

Online Citizen Journalists Respond to South Asian Disaster

January 7, 2005
An army of online citizen journalists quickly provided the world with essential first-hand accounts, photos, sounds and video of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated South Asia.