Chris Anderson and Tim O’Reilly duke it out over Anderson’s article in Wired The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet
Both the article and the debate are worth a read, because the people’s open content revolution might be coming to an end as the big powerhouses again consolidate content behind closed paid walls, facilitated [...]
The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports:
Some 35% of U.S. adults have software applications or “apps” on their phones, yet only 24% of adults use those apps. Many adults who have apps on their phones, particularly older adults, do not use them, and 11% of cell owners are not sure if their phone is [...]
I am a little late on this, but do want to document it here at the PJNet.org. The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press reports in part:
There are many more ways to get the news these days, and as a consequence Americans are spending more time with the news than [...]
By Clay Duda
On Wednesday Regional Patch Editor Michael Jacobs stopped by the Center for Sustainable Journalism to talk about the launch of more than 60 Patch.com news sites in the Atlanta area. Jacobs oversees 12 sites scheduled to launch by the end of the year in Cobb County and surrounding areas northwest of Atlanta. Over [...]
I worked for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) first as editor of its for-profit Minnesota Monthly magazine from 1990-96 and then for MPR proper as the executive director of its Civic Journalism Initiative from 1996-2002.
Of course, during all that time, and really during his MPR tenure from 1966 to now, Bill Kling was ultimately in [...]
As you might know, the Harnisch Foundation under the direction of Ruth Ann Harnisch gave us a substantial gift to start the Center for for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University. We are up and running. Keep abreast of what is happening at SustainableJournalism.org 
Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.