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28 abril 2006
Note to Posts Re: Spanish Version of Latest Electronic Journal
Media Emerging
(Following FS material not for publication)
The latest issue of the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State electronic journal Global Issues: Media Emerging, is available in SPANISH as of Thursday 04/07/06.
The journal can be accessed in hypertext and zipped ASCII on the Worldwide Web at: http://usinfo.state.gov/pub/ejournalusa/spanish.html
In approximately one week, the fully formatted Adobe Acrobat version will be available as well. Posts may also request e-mail delivery of any of these forms from: larsoncs@state.gov.
Following is the contents page of the English edition of this issue:
Emerging Media Reshape Global Society
Dale Peskin, Co-Director, and Andrew Nachison, Director, The Media Center at the American Press Institute
New technologies create new media, changing the distribution, consumption, and use of information and revolutionizing public consumption of information.
Newspapers Recreate Their Medium
Brian L. Steffens, Executive Director of the National Newspaper Association
Community newspapers are creating multimedia platforms for the delivery of their products, attempting to attract younger readers and an Internet audience.
How Community Newspapers Adapt to New Technology
New technology allows newspapers to make advantageous content, production, and delivery changes.
Broadcasters Getting Online, Staying On Air
Michael Murrie, Professor of Telecommunications, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
The broadcasting industry has transformed the delivery and production of programming to survive in a changing marketplace.
Public Libraries in the Internet Age
Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman, Former President, American Library Association; Director, Westchester, New York, Library System (retired)
Using the Internet, library professionals reach beyond the library walls to provide information services to their patrons.
Connecting Cultures on the Internet
The U.S. Library of Congress is launching an ambitious international effort to put precious items of artistic, historical, and literary significance on the Internet.
Readers Make a Newspaper Their Own
An Interview with Lex Alexander, Citizen Journalism Coordinator, Greensboro, North Carolina, News & Record
An urban newspaper creates the Town Square concept online, offering readers more interactivity, community journalism, and involvement.
The $100 Laptop
One Laptop Per Child is developing a machine to bring advanced technologies to more youngsters in poorer countries than ever before.
Bloggers Breaking Ground in Communication
Dan Gillmor, Founder, Grassroots Media Inc.; Author, We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People
Blogging is a conversational and collaborative medium that furthers the democratization of media.
Online Albums
Photobloggers share their lives and ideas in photos.
Making Connections a World Away
Average people are able to reach far beyond their own communities to connect with new people, sharing interests and experiences. Three online projects are profiled.
--Wikipedia makes great progress in providing non-English material on the Internet.
--Native Youth Magazine.com allows isolated tribal populations in the United States and --Canada to share culture and language and preserve them for the next generation.
Youth Radio allows media-savvy youngsters the experience of producing programming.
Internet2—Creating Tomorrow's Internet
Heather Boyles, Director of International Relations, Internet2
More than 200 universities are working with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced applications and technologies to accelerate the creation of tomorrow's Internet.
Fighting Online Crime
Daniel Larkin, Unit Chief, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), Federal Bureau of Investigation
IC3 investigates the growing number of complaints about fraudulent, deceptive, and criminal activity online.
What Every e-Consumer Should Know
A prominent U.S. consumer advocacy group offers guidelines for avoiding fraud and deception online.
The Next New Thing Is Here
Jeff Gralnick, Special Consultant on the Internet and new media technologies to NBC News; Adjunct Professor of New Media at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The rapidly expanding capabilities of wireless devices will make them the newest platform for delivering video in whatever form—games, news, and entertainment.
Bibliography
Internet Resources
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