April 2007
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Check out the pros and cons of Rationale: an argument mapper for Windows. Conclusion? It’s a nifty addition to any journalist/blogger/critical thinker’s software toolbox. Chicken and egg, form and function, structure and agency: when I’m writing, I’m pretty certain that in order to be creative, to make something new, I need an argument, a structure, >>>
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The public spaces on the internet served as the most important arena for exchange of information on the events yesterday. Almost every news story cited a Facebook or Myspace page or a livejournal entry as a source. The Wikipedia entry and discussion on the event hashed out validity of sources and the semantics of tragedy. >>>
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Spot the change in the new logo at the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE ): Before And After Yep, “newspaper” is so 20th Century. ASNE president Dave Zeeck thinks ASME may eventually drop “newspaper” altogether for something more up to date. – Strupp’s Notebook >>>