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Automakers tuning out traditional in-car radios

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:48:44 -0500

Automakers tuning out traditional in-car radios:

The in-dash car radio, with its dials and knobs, isn’t signing off yet. But it’s past its prime in the eyes of some automakers, and most aren’t prepared to spend much time or money tinkering with it.

Radio faces yet another challenge in its on-going “I’m not quite dead yet!” evolution.

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Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:42:50 -0500

sportsnetny: via @elilanger

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:28:11 -0500

sportsnetny:

via @elilanger

In the midst of a terrible tragedy like Kevin Ware’s leg...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:58:37 -0500

In the midst of a terrible tragedy like Kevin Ware’s leg injury, a sidebar story is how the media should cover this. The are obligated to tell the story of the game. But do they show a replay? If so, should they edit it? Should they use slow-motion? Times like this are when your ethics discussions pay off, and are the reason why you need those ethics discussions in the first place.

newyorker: Cartoon of the day by Matthew Diffee. For more from...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:14:59 -0500

newyorker:

Cartoon of the day by Matthew Diffee. For more from this week’s issue: http://nyr.kr/QQfAIp

theweekmagazine: Are you guilty of this? I hear this every...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:04:56 -0500

theweekmagazine:

Are you guilty of this?

I hear this every year, but I’m too busy watching games to research whether or not this claim is accurate…

journalismnow: !

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:10:58 -0500

journalismnow:

!

kevinloker: (via Friends and Family – Important Drivers of News...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:08:07 -0500

kevinloker:

(via Friends and Family – Important Drivers of News | State of the Media)

Word-of-mouth still motivates a large amount of news discovery. Seventy-two percent who get news from friends or family received that information via spoken word-of-mouth (in person or phone). Of those who learn of news this way, nearly two-thirds “often” or “very often” seek out news stories online later.

The breakdowns vary a little bit by age, as to be expected: 23 percent of those age 18 to 29-years-old get news from family or friends via social media. Seventy percent in this bracket still say word-of-mouth, however.

This of course doesn’t mean that those who get news via word-of-mouth don’t also read engage news elsewhere on their own. But it does make you think about 1) what inspires people to share something IRL, and 2) the importance of SEO and other search functionality.

The stats are at least worth a look, as is the rest of this year’s Pew Excellence in Journalism State of the News Media report.

newyorker: Cartoon by Roz Chast. For more from this week’s...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:14:35 -0500

newyorker:

Cartoon by Roz Chast. For more from this week’s issue: http://nyr.kr/YK4BCb

motherjones: world-shaker: I hear they were dividing by...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:39:09 -0500

motherjones:

world-shaker:

I hear they were dividing by zero.

And that’s why you listen to your math teacher, kids.

npr: oldflorida: Easter in Daytona Beach, 1953. Is it just...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:24:39 -0500

npr:

oldflorida:

Easter in Daytona Beach, 1953.

Is it just me or is this a little creepy?

topherchris: (original) Ok…

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:10:15 -0500

topherchris:

(original)

Ok…

nevver: Vinyl “I’m not quite dead...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:52:51 -0500

nevver:

Vinyl

“I’m not quite dead yet…I’m feeling much better…”

newsweek: Newsweek by the numbers. Click to enlarge. A review...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:09:55 -0600

newsweek:

Newsweek by the numbers. Click to enlarge.

A review of Newsweek logos and data over the years.

CBS News: "Too far? Newspaper publishes gun owner home addresses"

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:13:11 -0600

CBS News: "Too far? Newspaper publishes gun owner home addresses":

My friend and broadcast education colleague Hub Brown from Syracuse is featured in this CBS News feature from this morning about a newspaper’s decision to publish the names of gun owners in a couple of New York counties.

Mobile Apps: We Interrupt This Broadcast

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:28:27 -0600

ottfutureoftv:

“A new study by Flurry, a mobile-analytics company, shows that usage of mobile apps is rapidly catching up with television.”

http://blog.flurry.com/bid/92105/Mobile-Apps-We-Interrupt-This-Broadcast
http://www.businessinsider.com/mobile-apps-television-time-spent-2012-12

Interesting chart; web browsing and television use are fairly flat while mobile continues to grow. But at whose expense?

becomingcanada: December 15, 1902 - Guglielmo Marconi launches...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:25:53 -0600

becomingcanada:

December 15, 1902 - Guglielmo Marconi launches the first transatlantic wireless service when he broadcasts a 27-word message to The Times of London from its Ottawa correspondent, Dr. George Parkin, from his station in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.

Almost missed this important anniversary.

katieanne: (via Vintage Holiday Cover Designs for Radio Times...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:23:56 -0600

katieanne:

(via Vintage Holiday Cover Designs for Radio Times Magazine | Brain Pickings)

kylenaylordesign: Although It’s Been Said Many Times, Many...

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:06:27 -0600

kylenaylordesign:

Although

It’s Been Said

Many Times, Many Ways

Merry Christmas

Newsweek has issued its final print edition before switching to...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:21:51 -0600

Newsweek has issued its final print edition before switching to the online only version in 2013. The cover is getting decidedly mixed reviews. Mashable asked folks to critique the choice of graphics.