links for 2007-03-16

Some ideas about how traditional media companies can use blogs to enhance their journalism.

“In Your Right to Know, two newsroom researchers from The Charlotte Observer are blogging about what citizens are entitled to find out about and how to do it. The blog is part of the newspaper’s week-long celebration of Sunshine Week…”

“The Economist is a finalist for the first time in its history for a National Magazine Award given by the American Society of Magazine Editors.”

“Twitter community member DaveTroy has established a Google Maps mashup of Twitter users called, none other than.. TwitterMap!”

“Fees for [Scottish] freedom of information requests will not be increased following a review of the legislation, it was confirmed yesterday.”

“The burden of moderation is simply too great. Like us, the BBC moderates comments received from readers, mostly for legal reasons, but as Tom pointed out: “What we call moderation, readers call censorship.”

Mark Potts looks at the US newspaper ad revenue figures: “if you look at the hard numbers, something very interesting emerges: The decline in print advertising is beginning to be made up by the increase in online revenue.”

“Three Georgia Tech students have done what appears to be a fairly indepth study into Digg, interviewing a number of top Diggers about their socializing and digging behavior.”

“A host of organisations, including independent schools, charities and even the Faculty of Advocates could be forced to conform to the rules of the Freedom of Information [Scotland] Act, it emerged yesterday.”

Uxbridge Gazette editor Adrian Seal runds up some of his fellow editors’ blogs.