The Atlantic’s “Is Google making us Stoopid?” cover is not that magazine’s finest hour — the title does not do justice to Nicholas Carr’s article; all headlines must of course be reductionist, but this one goes too far and becomes … Continue reading
The chief editor of Der Spiegel has the most important job in German media, so when the chief clears his desk and leaves in a hurry it’s a very big deal. Very funny, the round-up in Netzeitung Altpapier of the … Continue reading
Der Spiegel follows the example set by The NYT and The Economist. But the Hamburgers go even further. Starting next year, the complete archive of Der Spiegel since it was launched by Rudolf Augstein & co in 1947 will be … Continue reading
The German legal system has some real, eh, compatibility problems with how free speech is practiced on the web. “Mahnungen” is one problem. Judges unhappy with how discussion on the web de facto works, is another. The blogger and journalist … Continue reading
Denne uken lanserte Spiegel Online sitt nye store samtidshistoriske prosjekt einestages. Her presenteres daglig artikler om historiske emner, og publikum inviteres til å bidra. Dette kan gjøres på ulike måter. Et fast innslag er “Bilde søker historie”, hvor publikum kan … Continue reading
Av og til skal man ta seg tid til å følge noen lenker og se hva som skjer. Her er min korte reise nå i dag: Netzeitungs Blogblick, en ukentlig fast spalte som tar opp hva tyske bloggere skriver om, … Continue reading
Under vårmøtet i Norsk Redaktørforening fikk redaktørene høre fra et PR-byrå at de burde satse i Second Life. Jeg syntes det var mye overvintret dotcom-retorikk, men man er jo gjerne litt forsiktig med å sable ned noe nytt. Det kan … Continue reading
As expected, Netzeitung has a new owner yet again, now BV Deutsche Zeitungsholding a.k.a Montgomery. This private equity media empire builder has so far not shown any particular interest in developing online news, only traditional restructuring of established print businesses. … Continue reading
Creativity all around. There’s a lot going on. Here are some recent sightings: YouTube interpreted: The Kuttner Show is a German fast-talking (in Berliner dialect!) entertainer’s take on our media culture as seen through popular videos on YouTube. If you … Continue reading
Some new or recent developments noted: Discreet comments: Netzeitung is finally allowing readers to comment on articles (example: interview with Tom Kummer). That’s good news. A couple of reactions, though: It’s fairly well hidden. It would be better if the … Continue reading