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Submitted by Ben Bates on September 14, 2009 - 1:52pm

More bad news for the Press

The latest study on public opinion on the press is out from Pew Research Center for People and the Press (link), and it's more bad news.  The Pew study reports that 63% of the public feel that news reports are often inaccurate, and only 29% think that news organizations generally get the facts straight.

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Submitted by Ben Bates on July 16, 2009 - 8:56am

UT's McCormick Institute on Media and Nuclear Power Issues

I'm sitting in on our McCormick Institute on Media and Nuclear Power Issues meeting.  Hosted by the College and the School of Journalism & Electronic Media (with thanks to the McCormick Foundation for funding), it's a meeting of folks on all sides talking about coverage of nuclear power in the US.  It's open to the public, taking place in the Great Room of the International

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Submitted by Ben Bates on February 10, 2009 - 8:57am

Accessing CRS

One of this morning's interesting posts on some of the blogs I peruse is the fact that someone has dumped 10 years of Congressional Research Service reports to Wikileaks. 

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Submitted by Ben Bates on January 16, 2009 - 11:29am

Attending ICONN

I'm spending the morning attending several sessions of Jim Stovall's conference on online journalism. This one is specifically aimed at also establishing an online network among colleges and universities to share content, ideas, and educational opportunities.
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Submitted by Ben Bates on January 12, 2009 - 10:48am

Digital Updates

I thought it was about time for an entry.

First, an update on the Digital TV transition.  Currently scheduled for mid-February, there's been talk lately of possible delays.  Here's what is going on:

The FCC has agreed that, for a period of time after the switch, stations may go back to their analog channels in an emergency situation.

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