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Journalists Twittering the conventions

Poynter’s Steve Myers has compiled a Twitter feed that combines “tweets” from many of the journalists Twittering the conventions. Read more »

People’s Republic of Lindsay Toler

Student journalist Lindsay Toler recently appeared before millions of viewers on Dialogue, a China Central Television news program hosted by Yang Rui, the Larry King of China. The 21-year-old Dallas resident recently marked her 30th day of blogging from Beijing, just as an estimated 30,000 journalists from around the world are starting to arrive for the Summer Olympics. Three words: Access trumps experience. Five more: The messenger is the media.

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Multimedia presentation: Mother to all

Since 1980, Barbara Patton has cared for 147 children: Abused babies taken away from their parents, babies dropped off under California’s Safe Surrender law and babies with medical conditions that would intimidate the strongest of individuals. Reporter Tara Cuslidge and Photographer Ariel Zambelich traced her life for several months, ending in the adoption of her daughter, Angelina.

View the multimedia presentation here: http://online.recordnet.com/projects/mothertoall/

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Knight Foundation Community Information Challenge

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is going to give away up to $24 million to community foundations for creative uses of media and technology to help keep communities informed and their citizens engaged.  Journalists are being encouraged to contact their local community foundation and craft projectsthat may help meet the information needs of their community. Read more »

Is Google a media company?

Knol, Google’s new site where experts share knowledge on a variety of topics, has rekindled fears among some media companies that Google is edging in on their turf, The New York Times reports. Read more »