Today’s Front Pages

Posted by in Images + Sound, Innovative Sites on Mar 17th, 2009 | 0 comments

Here’s a nice little novelty, courtesy of the Newseum. A clickable Flash map that allows you to roll over a city and see the front page of that day’s newspaper. More than 700 different papers available from around the world.

New Watchdogs

Posted by in Economic Issues, Legal + Ethical Issues on Nov 25th, 2008 | 0 comments

An interesting article from The New York Times about how Web-based organizations are taking on–and in some cases taking over–the watchdog role of journalism. “As America’s newspapers shrink and shed staff, and broadcast news outlets sink in the ratings, a new kind of Web-based news operation has arisen in several cities, forcing the papers to follow the stories they uncover.”