The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

May 16, 2010

At Lincoln House: The reinvented city Sounds like this conference included a lot of talented people; click through to read Lincoln House’s own review: QUOTE The two days that some 42 journalists and Nieman fellows spent at the Journalists Forum on Land and the Built Environment: The Reinvented City, late last month were packed with […]

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“Good-bye, Name-for-yourself…”

May 15, 2010

In the film “It Should Happen to You,” Judy Holliday’s character Gladys Glover illustrates some lessons around privacy while we get a glimpse of personal branding, 1950s-style.

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Journalism and (use of) social media

May 14, 2010

Taking a closer look at Lisa Johnson and Kirk Lapointe’s Northern Voice 2010 session, “How (Should) Journalism Use Social Media?”

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Link love is better (or why blogs trump MSM)

May 13, 2010

Bruce Schneier’s post today exposes

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Evocative journalism: is there room for it?

May 12, 2010

Reading an article filed today by the Montreal Gazette‘s Monique Muise about Monday’s horrific tragedy in St. Jude, Quebec, I was struck by the evocative quality of the writing. (A recap of events: in the early evening of Monday May 10, in the Quebec town of St. Jude 77 kilometers north of Montreal, an absolutely […]

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Journal bricolage?

May 11, 2010

Some thoughts on two disparate opinions/ diverging business models in journalism/ newspapers.

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Housekeeping day: stab at Northern Voice report

May 10, 2010

It’s Monday and closing on midnight and I still haven’t managed to write a recap of Northern Voice 2010, or address specific issues (of interest to me) raised by panelists. And since it’s already so late, this means it’s not going to happen today. Here’s a screen shot of some of my tweets from the […]

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The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

May 9, 2010

The Productivity Myth – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review Quality, not necessarily quantity: QUOTE Stop measuring your people by the hours they put in, and focus instead on the value they produce. Make that your primary measurement. Then encourage your people to intermittently renew during the day (and on weekends, and over vacations), so […]

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“Uncle”? Overcome by pulse

May 8, 2010

So,… I very much wanted to write a blog post tonight about some of what I experienced at today’s Northern Voice, …but. I instead went for  a walk in my old ‘hood, then returned to the hotel before heading out again for dinner. And now …I’m way too dulled. I cry “uncle!” Just call it […]

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Gov2.0 and Northern Voice

May 7, 2010

Great session this morning at Northern Voice, Gov 2.0 – Politics, Policy and Social Media in Canada: A Multi-Level Exploration, featuring David Eaves as moderator, with Raul Pacheco-Vega, Ian Capstick, Tanya Twynstra, and the most excellent Andrea Reimer. More later, but for now, a couple of images from Andrea Reimer’s presentation. (Did I mention that […]

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