Kenya Media Coordinator Job Vacancy: Internews - Kenya
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2009
http://kenyanjobs.blogspot.com/2009/02/media-coordinator-job-vacancy-internews.html
Internews Network-Voices in Health Information access for all Media Resource Center Assistant, Internews - Kenya
Job Title: Media Coordinator
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to: Media & Development Manager
Background:
Internews network, www.internews.org. is an international not-for-profit media development organization that works to improve access to information for people around the world by fostering independent media and promoting open communications policies in the public interests.
Internews programs are built on the conviction that providing people with access to vibrant, diverse news and information empowers them to participate effectively in their communities and make their voices heard.
The organization trains and mentors journalists and news managers, helps produce innovative radio' and television news programming and provides technical assistance to local journalists in countries all around the world.
For over 25 years, it has worked in 70 countries and currently has Offices in 23 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.
Internews works towards building media capacity for effective and accurate reporting in issues such as democracy, governance and transparency, health, environment, humanitarian media and ICT, training over 9000 media professionals each year and since inception has worked with 4,300 radio, television and print publications around the world.
Overall Responsibilities:
The Media Coordinator will be in charge of the managing processes and operations of Internews Media Resource Centre. He/she will supervise the Media Resource Centre Assistant.
Specific Responsibilities:
* Management of Media Resource Centre: information, databases, systems, operations, facilities and equipment
* Management of media archives: television, radio and print stories
* Review Media Resource Centre content which includes identification and acquisition of relevant information and resources for journalists
* Summary writing - compilation of daily newspaper clippings on relevant issues to Internews Programs
* Monitoring and evaluation (analysis and report writing) on the Media Resource Centre
* Initiation of a web portal which includes design and content supply to web-based journalism enhancement tools
Desired Qualifications and Attributes:
1. Degree in Journalism
2. Media savvy with a minimum of four year's experience as a journalist/sub-editor in a newsroom or busy media environment
3. Ability to analyze and interpret local, regional and international news events and research developments in relevant training areas
4. Demonstrated skills in Internet and Microsoft Office applications: Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint
5. Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
6. Team-oriented and ability to work in a dynamic and culturally diverse environment
7. Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities
8. Ability to supervise staff
To apply for this position please send your CV and a descriptive cover letter to:- Hr.nairobi @ internews.org
ATT: Lucy Gacheru
Applications by e-mail only.
No phone-calls or canvassing allowed.
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Canadian Artists Worry They Will Get Left Behind In The New Federal Budget
Canadian Artists Worry They Will Get Left Behind In The New Federal Budget
For immediate release
Press release
Canadian artists worry they will get left behind in the new Federal Budget
Ottawa, Thursday, January 29, 2009 - The Canadian Artists' Representation (CARFAC) is pleased that the federal government will invest in new cultural programs but is concerned that artists themselves, the backbone of the creative economy, will get left behind.
"Investing in galleries and festivals is a smart way to stimulate the creative economy and inject money into a sector that represents 3.8 % of Canada's GDP," said Gerald Beaulieu, president of CARFAC National, "But if artists are left out, there won't be anything to show in those galleries and festivals."
Despite encouraging investment in the arts, the federal budget does little to help individual artists, half of whom earned less than $10,000 a year, according to 2004 statistics. Artists create wealth for communities simply by living and working in a neighbourhood but virtually none of these benefits come back to artists themselves. Government investment in the arts is key for sparking urban renewal, and other spin off benefits generated by artists who can return 200% or more on investment in arts funding. If nothing is done, these artists could be forced to change careers, leaving many communities without an important economic driver.
An opportunity to invest in Canada's artists:
CARFAC, along with many other arts organizations, made several suggestions to stimulate the creative economy. The following recommendations, made by CARFAC to the Finance Committee last summer, would help government maximize return on their investment in Canadian artists:
Tax exemption
A tax exemption on copyright royalties would encourage creative production and innovation which, in turn, feeds into local economies. Artists in Quebec and Ireland already benefit from tax exemptions of up to $15,000 and €250,000 respectively. The Irish Arts Council's 2005 report Testimonials on the Artists' Tax Exemption Scheme describes that, for artists, the Scheme "represents the difference between taking on a second job and being able to concentrate entirely on their art form and on creating output of an exceptionally high standard."
Grants and awards
Similar to tax exemptions on copyright income, some artists who have demonstrated a high level of excellence are supplemented by grants that allow them opportunity to produce work. These grants and awards are currently subject to tax deductions at both the federal and provincial level. In most cases, the amounts awarded are already minimal, and any deduction makes a big difference. If grants and awards were not subject to tax deductions, it is money that would otherwise be invested back into the artist's work.
Income averaging
Artists' income levels fluctuate over months and even years, making it difficult to predict what their yearly income may be in any given year. It is hard to know how many exhibitions artists may have, how many artworks may sell in a year, or whether a commission or teaching position will open up. The traditional system of annual tax assessment is therefore inappropriate for artists for this very reason. Income averaging allows artists to average their income revenues out over a block of time, as has been implemented in Quebec.
Social security net
Self-employed artists do not have accessibility to social security programs that other professionals receive. These include such benefits as pensions, disability insurance, maternity leave, and employment insurance. The Federal Budget documents suggests artists may have access to some of these benefits in the future - which is a good first step - but does not bring them close to the same level as average Canadians. The extension of social security programs to self-employed artists is consistent with policies applied to other self-employed groups, such as fishers, taxi drivers and hairdressers, all of whom are eligible for such programs as EI.
CARFAC (the Canadian Artists' Representation/le Front des artists canadiens) is the national association of Canada's professional visual and media artists. CARFAC defends artists' socio-economic and legal rights through advocacy and professional development and produces a schedule of artists' fees that is widely recognized as the national standard. The Status of the Artist Act empowers CARFAC to negotiate with national organizations on behalf of all visual artists in Canada.
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For more information contact:
April Britski
Executive Director
CARFAC National
director@carfac.ca
613-233-6161
Toll-free: 1-866-344-6161
For media inquiries outside business hours, call 613-255-4645 or 613-791-6411.
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GEORGE LESSARD
Yellowknife
Member:
Canadian Artists Representation / le Front des artistes canadiennes http://www.carfac.ca/
Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective http://www.carcc.ca/
For immediate release
Press release
Canadian artists worry they will get left behind in the new Federal Budget
Ottawa, Thursday, January 29, 2009 - The Canadian Artists' Representation (CARFAC) is pleased that the federal government will invest in new cultural programs but is concerned that artists themselves, the backbone of the creative economy, will get left behind.
"Investing in galleries and festivals is a smart way to stimulate the creative economy and inject money into a sector that represents 3.8 % of Canada's GDP," said Gerald Beaulieu, president of CARFAC National, "But if artists are left out, there won't be anything to show in those galleries and festivals."
Despite encouraging investment in the arts, the federal budget does little to help individual artists, half of whom earned less than $10,000 a year, according to 2004 statistics. Artists create wealth for communities simply by living and working in a neighbourhood but virtually none of these benefits come back to artists themselves. Government investment in the arts is key for sparking urban renewal, and other spin off benefits generated by artists who can return 200% or more on investment in arts funding. If nothing is done, these artists could be forced to change careers, leaving many communities without an important economic driver.
An opportunity to invest in Canada's artists:
CARFAC, along with many other arts organizations, made several suggestions to stimulate the creative economy. The following recommendations, made by CARFAC to the Finance Committee last summer, would help government maximize return on their investment in Canadian artists:
Tax exemption
A tax exemption on copyright royalties would encourage creative production and innovation which, in turn, feeds into local economies. Artists in Quebec and Ireland already benefit from tax exemptions of up to $15,000 and €250,000 respectively. The Irish Arts Council's 2005 report Testimonials on the Artists' Tax Exemption Scheme describes that, for artists, the Scheme "represents the difference between taking on a second job and being able to concentrate entirely on their art form and on creating output of an exceptionally high standard."
Grants and awards
Similar to tax exemptions on copyright income, some artists who have demonstrated a high level of excellence are supplemented by grants that allow them opportunity to produce work. These grants and awards are currently subject to tax deductions at both the federal and provincial level. In most cases, the amounts awarded are already minimal, and any deduction makes a big difference. If grants and awards were not subject to tax deductions, it is money that would otherwise be invested back into the artist's work.
Income averaging
Artists' income levels fluctuate over months and even years, making it difficult to predict what their yearly income may be in any given year. It is hard to know how many exhibitions artists may have, how many artworks may sell in a year, or whether a commission or teaching position will open up. The traditional system of annual tax assessment is therefore inappropriate for artists for this very reason. Income averaging allows artists to average their income revenues out over a block of time, as has been implemented in Quebec.
Social security net
Self-employed artists do not have accessibility to social security programs that other professionals receive. These include such benefits as pensions, disability insurance, maternity leave, and employment insurance. The Federal Budget documents suggests artists may have access to some of these benefits in the future - which is a good first step - but does not bring them close to the same level as average Canadians. The extension of social security programs to self-employed artists is consistent with policies applied to other self-employed groups, such as fishers, taxi drivers and hairdressers, all of whom are eligible for such programs as EI.
CARFAC (the Canadian Artists' Representation/le Front des artists canadiens) is the national association of Canada's professional visual and media artists. CARFAC defends artists' socio-economic and legal rights through advocacy and professional development and produces a schedule of artists' fees that is widely recognized as the national standard. The Status of the Artist Act empowers CARFAC to negotiate with national organizations on behalf of all visual artists in Canada.
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For more information contact:
April Britski
Executive Director
CARFAC National
director@carfac.ca
613-233-6161
Toll-free: 1-866-344-6161
For media inquiries outside business hours, call 613-255-4645 or 613-791-6411.
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GEORGE LESSARD
Yellowknife
Member:
Canadian Artists Representation / le Front des artistes canadiennes http://www.carfac.ca/
Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective http://www.carcc.ca/
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
INTERNATIONAL RADIO FORUM 2009, Iran, 18-20 May 2009
INTERNATIONAL RADIO FORUM 2009, Iran, 18-20 May 2009
http://www.radioforum.ir/
In its inaugural year, the International Radio Forum brought together leading radio media practitioners, media specialists, policy makers and academics from across the Middle East and other parts of the world. Eminent speakers from all radio broadcasting industry shared their experiences and their vision for the future of this medium. Most of them underscored the need for radio to reinvent itself and reposition itself in the evolving multimedia environment.
The theme selected for the International Radio Forum 2009 responds exactly to this requirement. The era of diverse multimedia platforms being available for delivery of content is already with us. Several of these new platforms cab gainfully be used for delivery of radio programming. While this multimedia environment creates new competition for radio broadcasters, more importantly, it provides them with exciting possibilities for creating new genres of content and delivering their programming in many new ways.
As a medium of communication, radio has immediate access to mass audiences. Being a cost efficient mass medium, it lends itself best to low cost at the production end as well as at the receiving end. Together with the ease with which radio services can be received, it is not surprising that radio has found itself deeply involved in dissemination of developmental communication. Considering that in many developing countries radio may still be the only affordable medium of mass communication with access to target population, the role of radio broadcasting is to provide a powerful tool for flow of modern ideas.
Developmental communication is about human development and the quality of human life. Developmental communication is a means of binding individuals into a society by the use of shared language and aspirations, common interests and objectives. Coupled with economic growth, social dimensions like education, health and ecological considerations are important factors for development. In particular, developmental communication focuses on the disadvantaged and deprived groups.
Radio is a medium that is aptly used to encourage positive individual attitude to development and constructive social change. Radio can, in a more effective manner, carry interesting, entertaining and valuable information into the homes and lives of millions of listeners, through imaginatively conceived lessons, music, dramas and documentaries that engage listeners' emotions and thought-process towards life improvement.
Creation of content (programming) for developmental communication is a major challenge for radio programmers. An innovative approach rooted in the cultural ethos of the target audience and making use of modern metaphor and content creation tools is the key to developmental communication programming. Devising appropriate formats for developmental communication is of vital importance. What is also important is that these formats and content need to be location specific, language specific, borrowing heavily on local mannerisms, nuances and traditions.
Delivering developmental communication to audiences is one of the important roles that radio has been playing over the last one century. Across the region, many families continue to be at disadvantage on social, economic and developmental opportunities. The such medium of radio has been, and continues to be utilised to impart gainful information to such audiences designed to enable them to work towards their empowerment through awareness-generation, confidence-building, employment, economic independence, education, training, health, nutrition, welfare services and legal safeguards. Radio will have to continue to play this role in the society effectively. And for this purpose, the new delivery opportunities can be harnessed.
Public Service Broadcasters continue to play a pivotal role in broadcasting. While the PSBs may not always produce the most popular content, they do try to reach a wide and broad segment of the population. Demands to stay competitive, relevant and current mean that PSBs have to find unique new ways to attract and retain listeners. With technology playing an increasingly important role in reaching audiences, PSBs have embraced technology and used it to advantage.
This second edition of the International Radio Forum is an effort to focus on all the aspects of radio in the traditional and emerging markets in West Asia and North Africa. Given the mix of public service and commercial radio broadcasters operating in this region, the conference takes up issues which concern both the public values and the commercial world. The Forum takes place alongside the 10th International Radio Festival of Iran 18-20 May 2009) in Tehran.
P.O.Box : 19395-3778 Tel : (+9821) 22168048
Fax : (+9821) 22168048 E-mail :IRF@irib.ir
http://www.radioforum.ir/
In its inaugural year, the International Radio Forum brought together leading radio media practitioners, media specialists, policy makers and academics from across the Middle East and other parts of the world. Eminent speakers from all radio broadcasting industry shared their experiences and their vision for the future of this medium. Most of them underscored the need for radio to reinvent itself and reposition itself in the evolving multimedia environment.
The theme selected for the International Radio Forum 2009 responds exactly to this requirement. The era of diverse multimedia platforms being available for delivery of content is already with us. Several of these new platforms cab gainfully be used for delivery of radio programming. While this multimedia environment creates new competition for radio broadcasters, more importantly, it provides them with exciting possibilities for creating new genres of content and delivering their programming in many new ways.
As a medium of communication, radio has immediate access to mass audiences. Being a cost efficient mass medium, it lends itself best to low cost at the production end as well as at the receiving end. Together with the ease with which radio services can be received, it is not surprising that radio has found itself deeply involved in dissemination of developmental communication. Considering that in many developing countries radio may still be the only affordable medium of mass communication with access to target population, the role of radio broadcasting is to provide a powerful tool for flow of modern ideas.
Developmental communication is about human development and the quality of human life. Developmental communication is a means of binding individuals into a society by the use of shared language and aspirations, common interests and objectives. Coupled with economic growth, social dimensions like education, health and ecological considerations are important factors for development. In particular, developmental communication focuses on the disadvantaged and deprived groups.
Radio is a medium that is aptly used to encourage positive individual attitude to development and constructive social change. Radio can, in a more effective manner, carry interesting, entertaining and valuable information into the homes and lives of millions of listeners, through imaginatively conceived lessons, music, dramas and documentaries that engage listeners' emotions and thought-process towards life improvement.
Creation of content (programming) for developmental communication is a major challenge for radio programmers. An innovative approach rooted in the cultural ethos of the target audience and making use of modern metaphor and content creation tools is the key to developmental communication programming. Devising appropriate formats for developmental communication is of vital importance. What is also important is that these formats and content need to be location specific, language specific, borrowing heavily on local mannerisms, nuances and traditions.
Delivering developmental communication to audiences is one of the important roles that radio has been playing over the last one century. Across the region, many families continue to be at disadvantage on social, economic and developmental opportunities. The such medium of radio has been, and continues to be utilised to impart gainful information to such audiences designed to enable them to work towards their empowerment through awareness-generation, confidence-building, employment, economic independence, education, training, health, nutrition, welfare services and legal safeguards. Radio will have to continue to play this role in the society effectively. And for this purpose, the new delivery opportunities can be harnessed.
Public Service Broadcasters continue to play a pivotal role in broadcasting. While the PSBs may not always produce the most popular content, they do try to reach a wide and broad segment of the population. Demands to stay competitive, relevant and current mean that PSBs have to find unique new ways to attract and retain listeners. With technology playing an increasingly important role in reaching audiences, PSBs have embraced technology and used it to advantage.
This second edition of the International Radio Forum is an effort to focus on all the aspects of radio in the traditional and emerging markets in West Asia and North Africa. Given the mix of public service and commercial radio broadcasters operating in this region, the conference takes up issues which concern both the public values and the commercial world. The Forum takes place alongside the 10th International Radio Festival of Iran 18-20 May 2009) in Tehran.
P.O.Box : 19395-3778 Tel : (+9821) 22168048
Fax : (+9821) 22168048 E-mail :IRF@irib.ir
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Understanding your legal risks when you blog or publish
*_ Media Law _*
* Understanding your legal risks when you blog or publish
Over the next few weeks I'll be posting about various topics we cover in the CMLP's Citizen Media Legal Guide.
http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide
If you would like to read any of the previous "highlights" from the guide, you can find them here.
http://www.citmedialaw.org/taxonomy/term/104/
* Today, I'll start with the risks associated with publishing online
http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/risks-associated-publication
(for information on the legal risks associated with gathering, as opposed to
publishing, information, see the Newsgathering
http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/newsgathering-and-privacy
section of the CMLP's legal
guide). Every time you publish something online, whether it's a news
article, blog post, podcast, video, or even a user comment, you open yourself up to potential legal liability. This shouldn't come as too much of a surprise because the Internet, after all, is available to anyone who wishes to connect to the network, and even the smallest blog or most obscure discussion forum has the potential to reach hundreds of millions of people throughout the world.
Often the legal risks are small, but not always. The risks you could face when you publish online can take a number of forms, depending on what and how you publish. This post and the legal guide sections it links to are not intended to make you an expert on media law, but merely to help you identify potential "red flags" so that when you publish something that might result in liability, you will know to be extra careful and will take the necessary steps to minimize your potential legal risks.
Let's start with the more obvious risks...
Source: Berkman Center for Internet and Society
* Understanding your legal risks when you blog or publish
Over the next few weeks I'll be posting about various topics we cover in the CMLP's Citizen Media Legal Guide.
http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide
If you would like to read any of the previous "highlights" from the guide, you can find them here.
http://www.citmedialaw.org/taxonomy/term/104/
* Today, I'll start with the risks associated with publishing online
http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/risks-associated-publication
(for information on the legal risks associated with gathering, as opposed to
publishing, information, see the Newsgathering
http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/newsgathering-and-privacy
section of the CMLP's legal
guide). Every time you publish something online, whether it's a news
article, blog post, podcast, video, or even a user comment, you open yourself up to potential legal liability. This shouldn't come as too much of a surprise because the Internet, after all, is available to anyone who wishes to connect to the network, and even the smallest blog or most obscure discussion forum has the potential to reach hundreds of millions of people throughout the world.
Often the legal risks are small, but not always. The risks you could face when you publish online can take a number of forms, depending on what and how you publish. This post and the legal guide sections it links to are not intended to make you an expert on media law, but merely to help you identify potential "red flags" so that when you publish something that might result in liability, you will know to be extra careful and will take the necessary steps to minimize your potential legal risks.
Let's start with the more obvious risks...
Source: Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Sunday, May 18, 2008
US Orphan Works Bill
Why the Orphan Works Act is Uncle Sam's thieves' charter
The proposed US Orphan Works Act would dramatically shift the balance away from copyright holders, in favour of those who would like to use creative argues EPUK moderator Tony Sleep
Imagine this: anyone in the USA can use your copyright work without asking, and should you somehow find out they've robbed you, they can escape all legal liability by claiming they didn't know who they were stealing from, and then only paying you whatever they consider reasonable.
On Thursday the 'Shaun Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008' was placed before the US Senate and House of Congress. Ostensibly intended to permit the legal use of orphaned works – works whose copyright status and ownership cannot be traced – the bill will have these astounding consequences for photographers around the world.
If this Bill passes into law as it is currently written, it will potentially strip copyright control from every photograph that has not been registered with the privatised commmercial registries that the Bill proposes to create. It allows infringers the defence that any work that is unregistered with these agencies is an orphan and may be used.
Should the copyright holder subsequently find out about the usage, they must send a written notice to the user of the image who is then obliged to pay a 'reasonable' amount. In practical terms all other legal redress for infringement is removed.
Two-tier nature of US copyright law
Although the Bill provides for other means of establishing ownership that would disallow the 'orphan' defence, such as metadata, databases and context, the real problem lies in the two-tier nature of US copyright law.
At present, international copyright law is defined by the Berne convention which makes copyright purely a passive right : if you create something, you own copyright by right, without having to do anything, and it is up to would-be users of your copyright material to trace ownership and negotiate usage.
The Bentley Bill stands this principle on its head by requiring the creator to take costly and time consuming steps to obtain registration, and by limiting liability for infringement for any unregistered work that can plausibly be described as an orphan. Whilst the USA is a signatory to Berne and cannot diverge from its principles, supporters of the Bill claim that copyright remains passive, it's just that if you want the protection of legal remedies you may optionally register work.
http://www.epuk.org/Opinion/848/uncle-sams-thieves-charter
Orphan Works bill introduced in US
By John Watson // April 25th, 2008
There has been a lot of discussion and a lot of fear among photographers regarding potential orphan works legislation.
A major problem with current copyright law is that it does not provide a way to use a creative work that has been abandoned (no entity can be found to claim ownership). The premise behind an "orphan works" addition to copyright law is that it would provide a means for anyone to make use of copyrighted material that no longer has an owner.
It works by limiting damages that can be claimed if the work truly falls under orphan works protection.
http://photodoto.com/orphan-works-bill/
Oppose the Orphan Works Act of 2008
By now many of you are already informed about the proposed Orphan Works Act being introduced to the U.S. house and senate. For those unaware, this legislation, if enacted, can effectively undermine and dismantle your existing copyright protection.
Currently, copyright is granted the moment a work is created. This new Orphan Works legislation proposes a change in U.S. copyright that would (indirectly) require artists, illustrators, photographers, and any creative individual to actively maintain and defend their copyright by registering each and every work with privatized registrars. Failure to do so would leave everything you've ever created as an artist up for grabs by anyone who wanted to copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, or flat out steal your work since the act defines an "orphan work" as any work where the author is unidentifiable or unlocatable, and applies to both published and unpublished works, U.S. and foreign, regardless of age.
This is completely contradictory with international copyright standards and is ethically, logistically, and financially bonkers.
http://drawn.ca/2008/05/13/oppose-the-orphan-works-act-of-2008/
Orphan Works - Beyond the U.S.
Yesterday, I attended a lecture presented by ALAI and hosted at the Access Copyright office on orphan works. The speaker was Willem Grosheide, a professor from the Netherlands.
This was a very interesting discussion, especially in light of all the activity in the U.S. surrounding their Orphan Works legislation. Here are my notes:
http://blog.juliannayau.com/2008/05/14/orphan-works/
Photo Advocates Divided Over Orphan Works
May 08, 2008
By Daryl Lang
Updated 4:05 p.m. ET
As the orphan works copyright legislation advances through Congress, it has exposed a split among photo associations. With their ranks divided, professional photographers have lost whatever lobbying power they might have had as a unified force.
On one side is the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), and stock photography companies. After years of lobbying against the orphan works amendment, these groups are resigned to the idea that it will probably pass. Their strategy is to work with legislators to get concessions for artists added to the law.
Taking a different tack are the Advertising Photographers of America (APA), the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), and others who have lined up behind the Illustrators Partnership. They say any orphan works law will diminish their rights, and feel their voices were left out of the negotiating process. They have stirred up a vocal following with an online advocacy campaign.
Other groups have differing stances, including the Stock Artists Alliance (SAA), which urges a more tightly drafted bill, and Editorial Photographers (EP) and the American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP), which have not announced any position.
http://www.pdn-pix.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003801084
How Will the Orphan Works Bill Affect Ownership of Your Art and Written Work?
by Mary Emma Allen on May 9th, 2008
QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
If a proposed law, H.R. 5889, The Orphan Works Bill of 2008 passes the U.S. House of Representatives or S. 2913, The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, passes the Senate, will your images, photos, artistic work and authored works be in danger of becoming public property? Apparently, the infringers just have to indicate they can't find or couldn't contact the owner and will have free use of much written and artistic work.
In a radical departure from existing copyright law and business practice, the U.S. Copyright Office has proposed that Congress grant such infringers freedom to ignore the rights of the author and use the work for any purpose, including commercial usage. In the case of visual art, the word "author" means "artist." (From Overview at Illustrators Partnership of America)
The House Bill already has passed the House Judiciary Committee.
For more information on how this affects you, the artist, photographer, painter, designer…small and home business owner, visit the Illustrators Partnership of America web site.
Another source of explanation of "Orphan Works" and the consequences to authors and artists if one of these bills becomes law is at Public Knowledge.
"Orphan Works" are copyrighted works - books, music, records, films, etc - whose owner cannot be located. (From Public Knowledge)
http://www.quiltingandpatchwork.com/2008/05/09/how-will-the-orphan-works-bill-affect-ownership-of-your-art-and-written-work/
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The proposed US Orphan Works Act would dramatically shift the balance away from copyright holders, in favour of those who would like to use creative argues EPUK moderator Tony Sleep
Imagine this: anyone in the USA can use your copyright work without asking, and should you somehow find out they've robbed you, they can escape all legal liability by claiming they didn't know who they were stealing from, and then only paying you whatever they consider reasonable.
On Thursday the 'Shaun Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008' was placed before the US Senate and House of Congress. Ostensibly intended to permit the legal use of orphaned works – works whose copyright status and ownership cannot be traced – the bill will have these astounding consequences for photographers around the world.
If this Bill passes into law as it is currently written, it will potentially strip copyright control from every photograph that has not been registered with the privatised commmercial registries that the Bill proposes to create. It allows infringers the defence that any work that is unregistered with these agencies is an orphan and may be used.
Should the copyright holder subsequently find out about the usage, they must send a written notice to the user of the image who is then obliged to pay a 'reasonable' amount. In practical terms all other legal redress for infringement is removed.
Two-tier nature of US copyright law
Although the Bill provides for other means of establishing ownership that would disallow the 'orphan' defence, such as metadata, databases and context, the real problem lies in the two-tier nature of US copyright law.
At present, international copyright law is defined by the Berne convention which makes copyright purely a passive right : if you create something, you own copyright by right, without having to do anything, and it is up to would-be users of your copyright material to trace ownership and negotiate usage.
The Bentley Bill stands this principle on its head by requiring the creator to take costly and time consuming steps to obtain registration, and by limiting liability for infringement for any unregistered work that can plausibly be described as an orphan. Whilst the USA is a signatory to Berne and cannot diverge from its principles, supporters of the Bill claim that copyright remains passive, it's just that if you want the protection of legal remedies you may optionally register work.
http://www.epuk.org/Opinion/848/uncle-sams-thieves-charter
Orphan Works bill introduced in US
By John Watson // April 25th, 2008
There has been a lot of discussion and a lot of fear among photographers regarding potential orphan works legislation.
A major problem with current copyright law is that it does not provide a way to use a creative work that has been abandoned (no entity can be found to claim ownership). The premise behind an "orphan works" addition to copyright law is that it would provide a means for anyone to make use of copyrighted material that no longer has an owner.
It works by limiting damages that can be claimed if the work truly falls under orphan works protection.
http://photodoto.com/orphan-works-bill/
Oppose the Orphan Works Act of 2008
By now many of you are already informed about the proposed Orphan Works Act being introduced to the U.S. house and senate. For those unaware, this legislation, if enacted, can effectively undermine and dismantle your existing copyright protection.
Currently, copyright is granted the moment a work is created. This new Orphan Works legislation proposes a change in U.S. copyright that would (indirectly) require artists, illustrators, photographers, and any creative individual to actively maintain and defend their copyright by registering each and every work with privatized registrars. Failure to do so would leave everything you've ever created as an artist up for grabs by anyone who wanted to copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, or flat out steal your work since the act defines an "orphan work" as any work where the author is unidentifiable or unlocatable, and applies to both published and unpublished works, U.S. and foreign, regardless of age.
This is completely contradictory with international copyright standards and is ethically, logistically, and financially bonkers.
http://drawn.ca/2008/05/13/oppose-the-orphan-works-act-of-2008/
Orphan Works - Beyond the U.S.
Yesterday, I attended a lecture presented by ALAI and hosted at the Access Copyright office on orphan works. The speaker was Willem Grosheide, a professor from the Netherlands.
This was a very interesting discussion, especially in light of all the activity in the U.S. surrounding their Orphan Works legislation. Here are my notes:
http://blog.juliannayau.com/2008/05/14/orphan-works/
Photo Advocates Divided Over Orphan Works
May 08, 2008
By Daryl Lang
Updated 4:05 p.m. ET
As the orphan works copyright legislation advances through Congress, it has exposed a split among photo associations. With their ranks divided, professional photographers have lost whatever lobbying power they might have had as a unified force.
On one side is the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), and stock photography companies. After years of lobbying against the orphan works amendment, these groups are resigned to the idea that it will probably pass. Their strategy is to work with legislators to get concessions for artists added to the law.
Taking a different tack are the Advertising Photographers of America (APA), the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), and others who have lined up behind the Illustrators Partnership. They say any orphan works law will diminish their rights, and feel their voices were left out of the negotiating process. They have stirred up a vocal following with an online advocacy campaign.
Other groups have differing stances, including the Stock Artists Alliance (SAA), which urges a more tightly drafted bill, and Editorial Photographers (EP) and the American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP), which have not announced any position.
http://www.pdn-pix.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003801084
How Will the Orphan Works Bill Affect Ownership of Your Art and Written Work?
by Mary Emma Allen on May 9th, 2008
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If a proposed law, H.R. 5889, The Orphan Works Bill of 2008 passes the U.S. House of Representatives or S. 2913, The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, passes the Senate, will your images, photos, artistic work and authored works be in danger of becoming public property? Apparently, the infringers just have to indicate they can't find or couldn't contact the owner and will have free use of much written and artistic work.
In a radical departure from existing copyright law and business practice, the U.S. Copyright Office has proposed that Congress grant such infringers freedom to ignore the rights of the author and use the work for any purpose, including commercial usage. In the case of visual art, the word "author" means "artist." (From Overview at Illustrators Partnership of America)
The House Bill already has passed the House Judiciary Committee.
For more information on how this affects you, the artist, photographer, painter, designer…small and home business owner, visit the Illustrators Partnership of America web site.
Another source of explanation of "Orphan Works" and the consequences to authors and artists if one of these bills becomes law is at Public Knowledge.
"Orphan Works" are copyrighted works - books, music, records, films, etc - whose owner cannot be located. (From Public Knowledge)
http://www.quiltingandpatchwork.com/2008/05/09/how-will-the-orphan-works-bill-affect-ownership-of-your-art-and-written-work/
The very basics on this legislation:
Currently under US copyright- the only legal way to use someone's work (whether you have officially filed for copyright with the US copyright office or not) is to find the copyright owner and negotiate for the use. If you can't find the copyright owner you can NOT legally use the work. If the proposed current legislation passes as it is now written, that will change. These proposed pieces of legislation will allow for someone (a person or a business) who has done a "search" (which is not clearly spelled out in the legislation at this point as to how long and what the search will need to entail) and if they can't find the copyright owner, they will be legally allowed to use or infringe the copyright (i.e. use your work). This will hold for artwork, music, family photos, films, essays, poems, etc.. You don't lose your copyright, but your work will be able to be legally infringed under these pieces of legislation if your work is deemed to be orphaned.
What has prompted this legislation you may ask? Libraries and other educational institutions have works in their collections that they would like to use the copyright for educational purposes and presently they can not find the copyright owners in question. Individuals want to be able to retouch old family photographs and they too can't find the copyright owner of the photographs (although I personally know folks who have had their family photos retouched without any problems). Documentary filmmakers are also in need to have access to images and work that they can not find the copyright owners of. These are clearly very important issues that need to be dealt with- unfortunately both pieces of legislation allows for anyone to infringe who has done a search and the proposed legislation makes no distinction from educational use v.s. commercial use. (i.e. an advertising company could use your work under this proposed legislation if they searched and could not find you).
There are other aspects of this legislation that are very troubling that are contained in both bills: 1) the pieces of legislation calls for on-line databases or what would be also called registries to be certified by the Copyright office for visual artists to register their work with. No where in the legislation does it say they are to be free of charge to artists and although the law does not mandate you to register your work with these databases/registries- it is clear that these databases/registries will be a key tool for those to use searching for the copyright owners and a way for them to justify they did a search, 2) the amount of damages that can be retrieved by the copyright owner if they "surface" and find their work was deemed and used as an orphan work when in fact it was not orphaned are very problematic and unacceptable 3) this law will essentially force musicians, writers, visual artists, and others who want to protect their creative work to officially copyright their work to protect it-this will be too costly for most individuals and small businesses. 4) and the very real problem that works will be classified as orphaned works when in fact they are not orphaned, etc..
http://www.artistsfoundation.org/orphan.html
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JOB POSTING
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
1st working model of MITs $100 laptop
MITs $100 laptop unveiled at the Seven Countries Task Force Meeting
"... It runs a special version of the Fedora linux and it comes with native wireless Lan support...."
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/24/1210225
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete/sets/72057594143224765/
"... It runs a special version of the Fedora linux and it comes with native wireless Lan support...."
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/24/1210225
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete/sets/72057594143224765/
Thursday, March 09, 2006
NASA predicts next solar cycle will be a strong one
NASA predicts next solar cycle will be a strong one
Scientists predict the next solar activity cycle will be 30 to 50
percent stronger than the previous one and up to a year late.
Accurately predicting the sun's cycles will help plan for the effects
of solar storms. The storms can disrupt satellite orbits and
electronics; interfere with radio communication; damage power
systems; and can be hazardous to unprotected astronauts.
The breakthrough "solar climate" forecast by Mausumi Dikpati and
colleagues at the National Center for Atmospheric Research
http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/ in Boulder, Colo. was made with a
combination of computer simulation and groundbreaking observations of
the solar interior from space using NASA's Solar and Heliospheric
Observatory (SOHO). NASA's Living With a Star program and the
National Science Foundation funded the research.
The team predicts the next cycle will begin with an increase in solar
activity in late 2007 or early 2008, and there will be 30 to 50
percent more sunspots, flares, and CMEs in cycle 24. This is about
one year later than the prediction using previous methods, which rely
on such statistics as the strength of the large-scale solar magnetic
field and the number of sunspots to make estimates for the next
cycle. This work will be advanced by more detail observations from
the Solar Dynamics Observatory, scheduled to launch in August 2008.
(Source: NASA)
See also
Scientists Issue Unprecedented Forecast of Next Sunspot Cycle
A newly developed computer model shows the next cycle will be 30-50%
stronger than the last one. This prediction can help societies plan
for solar storms. (Mar 06, 2006)
http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/sunspot.shtml
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IPS's Women's Day: Women's Fight Continues for Equality, Peace, Development
On the occasion of International Women's Day 2006...
Keep Up The Good Fight !
George
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." (Gandhi)
"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." (Max Depree)
From: "IPS - Special: Int'l Women's Day" <newsletter@ipsnews.net>
Subject: Women's Fight Continues for Equality, Peace, Development
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:03:50 -0800
For nearly a century, women around the world have been united --
despite cultural, language, ethnic, political or economic differences
-- by an international day marking their efforts to achieve equality,
peace and development. March 8 commemorates the great strides women
have made, but also reminds us that women have a long way to go to
reach those elusive goals.
Click on the stories below, or visit IPS's Women's Day website:
http://www.ipsnews.net/new_focus/womensday/index.asp
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Bosnia Rape Victims Forgotten
Vesna Peric Zimonjic
BELGRADE - "When I gave birth to her, I didn't want to see her...but
on the second day, when I took her to my breast, I realised that she
was the only beauty remaining in this world and so I kept her."
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32406
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Death Penalty Rare for Women, But On the Rise in Iran and China
Alison Langley
FRANKFURT - A 17-year-old Iranian girl known only as Nazanin fought
off two men trying to rape her, and is said to have fatally stabbed
one of them. In January, almost two years after the incident, a
Tehran court sentenced her to death.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32410
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Groups Blast U.N. on Gender Parity
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - A coalition of international women's organisations
-- including more than 240 women from over 50 countries -- has
castigated both U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the 191 member
states for paying "lip service" to the cause of gender parity in the
world body.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32398
Handful of Nations Rejects Politics as Usual
Lisa Söderlindh - United Nations
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32390
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Mexican Rape Victims Denied Right to Abortion
Diego Cevallos
MEXICO CITY - A woman or girl is raped every four minutes on average
in Mexico. But if they get pregnant, there is no guarantee that their
right to an abortion as rape victims will be recognised, due to
administrative hurdles and outright obstruction by authorities, says
a new report released Tuesday.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32409
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Conflict Only Makes It Worse
Fawzia Sheikh
JERUSALEM - The overriding obstacle that Arab women cite in their
fight for freedom and equal rights in the Palestinian territories is
the continuing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32405
Where Double Standards Can Be Lethal
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32388
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Chilean Women Want Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Now!
MarÃa Cecilia Espinosa
SANTIAGO - The first annual report by the Chilean Observatory of
Gender Equity in Health calls for legislation on sexual and
reproductive rights for women, making therapeutic abortion legal once
again, and making emergency contraception available to all women.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32408
Women Activists in Chile Elated, But Won't Let Down Their Guard
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32387
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Peace Activists Arrested at U.S. Mission to U.N.
Haider Rizvi
UNITED NATIONS - New York police arrested four women activists
outside the United States mission to the United Nations Monday as
they tried to deliver a petition signed by 72,000 people calling for
immediate withdrawal of all foreign troops from Iraq.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32396
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Shame and Pain Torment Fistula Sufferers
Mithre J. Sandrasagra
UNITED NATIONS - Obstetric fistula is a preventable and treatable
injury caused by several days of obstructed labour, without timely
medical intervention. But the consequences of the pervasive
disability are life shattering -- the baby usually dies, and the
woman is left with chronic incontinence.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32362
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Young Argentine Women Lured into Trafficking by Job Ads
Marcela Valente
BUENOS AIRES - The ads read: "presentable young ladies", "no
qualifications or experience required", "easy work," "good
conditions," and "hours by arrangement". They often offer salaries of
over 2,000 dollars.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32384
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High Hopes - and Debts - Await Jamaica's First Female PM
Dionne Jackson Miller
KINGSTON - Although not a big personal supporter of Portia Simpson
Miller, who is destined to become Jamaica's first female prime
minister, 14-year-old Kelsie Clarke is still happy about the older
woman's political success.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32368
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LATIN AMERICA: Many Women Seek New Life Across Borders
Daniela Estrada
SANTIAGO - Seven years ago, Melania decided to leave her native Peru
to try her luck as a domestic employee in Chile, prompted by the
difficult economic situation in her home country. She was followed
soon after by her boyfriend and, later, her two sisters.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32366
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JAPAN: Wives Stash Cash to Freedom
Suvendrini Kakuchi
TOKYO - Masami, 57, is waiting for the day when she can divorce her
husband, a respected professor of medicine she married 32 years ago.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32359
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ANGOLA: The Dangerous Profession of Motherhood
Karen Iley
LUANDA - Walking into the Angolan capital's main maternity hospital,
the first thing that hits any visitor is the stench: a nauseating
combination of blood and excrement. After a short while, the stomach
settles and the eyes adjust to the poor light in the Maternidade
Lucrecia Paim; then, the true wretchedness of the grey walls and
broken windows begins to sink in.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32323
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CAMBODIA: Women Take Brunt of Poverty
Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK - Paid sex may not be on the minds of the representatives
from international donor organisations when they gather in Cambodia,
this week, to discuss aid to that poverty-stricken country.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32322
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SOUTH AFRICA: "Anything Can Happen to Us, Anytime"
Moyiga Nduru
JOHANNESBURG - As a community relations officer for the
Johannesburg-based Forum for the Empowerment of Women, a
non-governmental organisation, Zanele Muholi has become all too
familiar with the prejudice against lesbians that exists in South
Africa.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32271
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PAKISTAN: Veiled but Women More Visible After Quake
Zofeen Ebrahim
ABBOTABAD - On a bitter cold afternoon in late January, about 600
women, quite a few with eyes barely showing through veils, trooped
into a huge marquee to make their feelings known about the poor
progress of rehabilitation after the devastating Oct. 8 earthquake.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32237
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MEXICO: Activists Lash Out at Government Report on Juárez Killings
Diego Cevallos
MEXICO CITY - Activists in Mexico are upset over a report by a
special prosecutor's office on the killings of hundreds of women in
Ciudad Juárez, which they say buries many of the key facts and
arguments relating to the murders.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32212
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"Try? There is not try. There is only do or not do." (Yoda)
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Google keeps search records files from China
<http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=15927&hed=Google+Keeps+Files+from+China>
http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=15927&hed=Google+Keeps+Files+from+China
Google keeps files from China
Search giant Google is storing the search records for its recently
launched Chinese site <http://Google.cn>Google.cn outside the country
in an effort to keep the Chinese government from demanding the files.
'We didn't want to be in the position of having to hand over these
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The company debuted the Chinese search engine in January, but
received heavy criticism for agreeing to censor search results, and
leave out features such as Chinese versions of its Blogger and
Blogspot blog services and Gmail email system. Google stores
information on the IP addresses of users who have made search
queries, and that information could be used to trace the identities
of internet users.
The Mountain View, California-based company had to appear before the
US Congress recently to defend its practices in China, along with
Yahoo, Microsoft, and Cisco Systems.
- Red Herring
Monday, February 27, 2006
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Sunday, November 20, 2005
�Cree su blog, preserve su anonimato y evite la censura !
¡Cree su blog, preserve su anonimato y evite la censura !
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Leer el GuÃa (en francés, inglés, chino, árabe y persa)
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Los blogs apasionan, preocupan, molestan, interpelan. Algunos los
desprecian, otros los consideran profetas de una nueva revolución de
la información. De hecho, son una formidable herramienta para la
libertad de expresión porque desatan las lenguas de los ciudadanos
normales. En los paÃses en que impera la censura, donde los medios de
comunicación tradicionales viven a la sombra del poder,
frecuentemente los bloggers son los auténticos periodistas. Son los
únicos que publican una información independiente, destinada a
disgustar a sus gobiernos, y muchas veces arriesgando la libertad..
Reporteros sin Fronteras ha concebido esta guÃa para ayudarles, con
consejos prácticos y astucias técnicas, a preservar su anonimato, a
evitar la censura -identificando la técnica más adecuada para cada
situación -, y también a crear un blog en buenas condiciones, darlo a
conocer - optimizando su referencia en los buscadores -, y garantizar
su credibilidad mediante el respeto de unas cuantas reglas éticas y
periodÃsticas.
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periodistas franceses de pontblog.com, asà como algunos bloggers de
las cuatro esquinas del mundo.
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será posible descargarla, en cinco lenguas (francés, inglés, chino,
árabe y persa), en el sitio de Reporteros sin Fronteras : www.rsf.org.
Monday, October 24, 2005
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Healthful Living 3
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Science 20
Second Languages 20
Social Studies 19
Theatre Arts Education 2
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
LIVE FROM THE SET | masterclass IGLOOLIK ISUMA PRODUCTIONS
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:52:28 -0400
From: Katarina Soukup <katarina@isuma.ca>
Subject: LIVE FROM THE SET | masterclass
[le français suit]
IGLOOLIK ISUMA PRODUCTIONS
is delighted to invite you to the
LIVE FROM THE SET
M A S T E R C L A S S
with
Zacharias Kunuk
Norman Cohn
Katarina Soukup
Festival de Nouveau cinéma
Saturday, October 21, 2005
2-5pm
Salon Rouge
Musée juste pour rire
2111, boulevard Saint-Laurent
Free admission
Saturday October 22, the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma and Igloolik
Isuma Productions invite you to an OPEN SOURCE special presentation
of LIVE FROM THE SET, a masterclass with Norman Cohn and Zacharias
Kunuk (Atanarjuat The Fast Runner), co-directors of a new feature
film, The Journals of Knud Rassmussen, and Katarina Soukup, producer
of the film's interactive website, http://www.sila.nu.
The masterclass explores the filmmakers' aesthetic and strategic
vision of interactive Internet/film convergence to enhance and extend
the film's impact to a wider audience.
Live from the Set is an on-line production diary of The Journals of
Knud Rasmussen shot last spring in the remote Arctic community of
Igloolik, Nunavut. The website also includes a cultural and
educational component to enable use of the film as curriculum
material in schools.
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen is scheduled for release in 2006.
http://sila.nu/journal
********
C'est avec plaisir qu'IGLOOLIK ISUMA PRODUCTIONS vous convie Ã
LIVE FROM THE SET
Une masterclass donnée par
Zacharias Kunuk
Norman Cohn
Katarina Soukup
Festival du Nouveau cinéma
Samedi, 21 octobre 2005
14h à 17h
Musée Juste pour rire
2111 boul. Saint-Laurent
Entrée gratuite
Dans le cadre de l'événement OPEN SOURCE, le Festival du Nouveau
Cinéma et Igloolik Isuma Productions vous invitent à LIVE FROM THE
SET, une Masterclass en compagnie de Zacharias Kunuk et Norman Cohn
(Atanarjuat l'Homme rapide), co-réalisateurs du long métrage Les
Journaux de Knud Rasmussen, et de Katarina Soukup, productrice du
portail http://www.sila.nu dans lequel s'inscrit le volet interactif
du film.
La masterclass présentera la vision esthétique et stratégique des
réalisateurs, qui voient en la convergence Internet/cinéma un outil
permettant de rejoindre un plus large public et d'étendre le
rayonnement du film.
Présenté au printemps 2005, LIVE FROM THE SET est un journal de
production retransmis via Internet, en direct du plateau de tournage
des Journaux de Knud Rasmussen, dans la communauté d'Igloolik
(Nunavut). Le site Internet propose également des contenus culturels
et pédagogiques permettant aux enseignants d'inscrire le film à leur
curriculum.
Les Journaux de Knud Rasmussen sortira en salles en 2006.
http://sila.nu/journal/fr
________________________
k a t a r i n a / s o u k u p
IGLOOLIK ISUMA PRODUCTIONS
igloolik video by artists
www.isuma.ca / www.atanarjuat.com / www.nunatinnit.org / www.sila.nu
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Calling all Indigenous Musicians
From: "Melissa Kaestner" <melissa@ncra.ca>
Subject: [NCRA General List] DIG YOUR ROOTS TALENT SEARCH UNDERWAY
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 19:50:12 -0400
For Immediate Release/ Pour Diffusion Immédiate
October 11, 2005/ Le 11 octobre 2005
Français en bas
PDF/JPG/MP3 available/disponible
DIG YOUR ROOTS TALENT SEARCH UNDERWAY
Calling all Canadian and International Indigenous Artists
Ottawa - The National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC) is
calling for submissions for its national talent development initiative.
After successful years with Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Electronic Dance and
Roots, this year will see the continuation of the series with our fifth
project, “Dig Your Roots – Indigenous”, showcasing both our own Indigenous
artists as well as those who come from all over the globe.
“We’re doing something different with the project this year”, says Lydia
Masemola, NCRA/ANREC President. “We’ve been focusing on under-exposed styles
of music, but this year, it is more about the artists themselves and who
they are and where they come from, no matter what style of music or spoken
word they work in. Canadian Aboriginal artists play such an important role
in exploring and examining the roots of Canadian culture. As well, the
International compilation reflects the multicultural aspect of Canada and
how such diverse communities have influenced our own Canadian cultural
identity. I think “Dig Your Roots – Indigenous” will prove to be a
cornerstone for the overall series and one that will truly emulate the
entire mandate of this project.”
Dig Your Roots features independent artists from all across Canada on its
website as well as through a series of compilations and live concert
broadcasts. For “Dig Your Roots – Indigenous”, both Canadian Aboriginal and
International artists are invited to submit their work to be featured on
the Dig Your Roots website, where up to 200 artists will be showcased.
Following a national selection process, 30 of these artists will be chosen
to appear on compilations to be released in the spring of 2006. These
artists will take part in a series of regional concerts, each of which will
be live coast-to-coast-to-coast on participating radio stations.
Deadline for submissions: November 23, 2005. For more information visit
http://www.DigYourRoots.ca
-30-
National Media Contact:
Melissa Kaestner, National Coordinator — (613) 321-1440; melissa@ncra.ca
Dig Your Roots/Découvre tes racines is a Canadian talent development
initiative coordinated by the National Campus and Community Radio
Association/l’Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires
(NCRA/ANREC), with funding provided by Corus Entertainment Inc. The project
aims to promote Canadian artists specializing in musical genres that are
under-represented in the commercial radio sector. As the not-for-profit
national association of organizations and individuals committed to
volunteer-based, community-oriented radio broadcasting in Canada, the
NCRA/ANREC is dedicated to providing resources and concrete, meaningful
support towards the enhanced recognition and development of Independent
Canadian music artists. Dig Your Roots. Discover Your Culture. Grow a
Consciousness.
*****************************
« DÉCOUVRE TES RACINES » EST À LA RECHERCHE DE NOUVEAUX TALENTS
Avis à tous les artistes autochtones canadiens et d'ailleurs dans le monde
Ottawa - L'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires
(NCRA/ANREC) fait un appel de soumissions aux artistes autochtones de
partout au pays. Après le hip hop, le spoken word, la danse électronique, et
le roots, voici maintenant notre cinquième projet annuel intitulé cette fois
« Découvre tes racines – autochtones » mettant de l'avant les artistes
autochtones d'ici et des quatre coins du globe.
« Nous tentons une nouvelle approche cette année » affore Lydia Masemola,
présidente de l'ANREC. « Par le passé, nous nous sommes intéressés à des
styles musicaux marginaux mais cette année, le projet porte plutôt sur les
artistes eux-mêmes, leur personnalité, leurs origines peu importe le style
musical qu'ils créént. Les artistes autochtones canadiens jouent un rôle
fondamental dans l'exploration des racines de la culture canadienne. De
plus, l'aspect international du projet reflète aussi le caractère
multi-culturel du Canada et montre à quel point la diversité de sa
population a influencé notre façon de définir notre identité culturelle. Je
pense que « Découvre tes racines - autochtones » sera la plaque tournante
pour l'ensemble de nos projets. »
« Découvre tes racines » encourage les artistes indépendants de partout au
Canada sur son site ainsi que par une série de compilations et de diffusions
de concerts. Pour « Découvre tes racines - autochtones », les artistes
appartenant à une Première Nation d'ici ou d'ailleurs sont invités à nous
faire parvenir leur oeuvres musicales pour qu'elles soient par la suite
accessible à tous via notre site web sur lequel jusqu'à 200 artistes
pourront être représentés. En suivant un processus de sélection national, 30
artistes verront leur musique diffusée sur des compilations CD dont la
sortie est prévue pour mars 2006. Ces mêmes artistes participeront à une
série de concerts régionaux rediffusés d'un bout à l'autre du pays sur les
radios membres de notre réseau dès le printemps 2006.
La date-limite pour les soumissions est le 23 novembre 2005. Pour plus
d'information, visitez notre site au http://www.digyourroots.ca
-30-
Coordonnées pour les médias nationaux:
Melissa Kaestner, coordonatrice nationale – (613) 321-1440; melissa@ncra.ca
Dig Your Roots/Découvre tes racines est une initiative de l’Association
nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires (NCRA/ANREC),
subventionnée par Corus Entertainment Inc. Le projet vise aussi à promouvoir
les artistes canadiens dans des genres musiaux largement ignorés par les
radios commerciales. En tant qu'association nationale à but non-lucratif
composée d'organismes et individus menant leurs activités sur une base
volontaire, l'ANREC se consacre à l'apport concret et constructif de soutien
aux artistes canadiens indépendants. Découvre tes racines. Célèbre ta
culture. Développe une conscience.
Melissa Kaestner, NCRA/ANREC National Coordinator
melissa@ncra.ca
National Campus and Community Radio Association
l’Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires
WE HAVE A NEW HOME . . .
325 Dalhousie, Suite 230
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7G2
http://www.ncra.ca
http://www.earshot-online.com
http://www.WomensHandsAndVoices.ca
Dig Your Roots. Discover Your Culture. Grow A Consciousness.
http://www.DigYourRoots.ca
Friday, October 07, 2005
Marantz Portable Digital (Compact Flash) Recorder
At last... digital recorders good enough to be called professional...
PMD 670: Portable Digital (Compact Flash) Recorder List: $1,250.00 (C$)
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Over 40 Assignable Quality Settings
PMD 660: Portable Digital (Compact Flash) Recorder List: $870.00 (C$)
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FEATURES:
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- Easy one touch record
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- Security for switch setting and media (door)
- 44.1/48KHz sample rate selection
- Available RC600 Mic remote operation (REC , REC Pause , Mark)
- Balanced XLR Mic input
- Unbalanced line in and out
- 48V phantom power
- 4 x AA batteries
2nd ONE SECOND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 22:46:43 +0200
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is the new edition of the festival of 1 second lasting videos,
+ organized by Respeto-Total (http://www.respeto-total.com),
+ which will be hosted by the PEAM'05 (http://www.artificialia.com/peam2005/)
The winner will be selected by a formula that combines the popular voting and
the algorithm DEEP DREDD(http://www.respeto-total.com/osvf/deepdredd/). The
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Locked-out CBC Workers turn to Campus-Community Radio
23 August 2005 For Immediate Release
Contact: Frieda Werden (604)291-4423, cjsfpa@sfu.ca
Locked-out Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Workers turn to
Campus-Community Radio
The aims of campus-community radio stations include giving voice to
the voiceless, and this week the numbers of the voiceless grew.
Cut off from their CBC company telephones, emails, and airtime by
management decree, the locked-out technical and production workers of
the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) turned to alternative media to get the
word out. "CBC Unplugged from Studio Zero" was produced literally on
the street outside the CBC building in Vancouver, by people
accustomed to rather adequate media conditions. Using personal
recorders, laptops, internet, and hand-delivered CDs, they donated
their labour to community radio, and to their own cause.
Among the highlights was Bill Richardson's well-modulated statement
that he is "pissed off" by the treatment he's receiving, including
hearing his own voice scabbing in re-broadcast programs, while he's
on the sidewalk with a picket sign around his neck. Richardson said
he had always continued to work during strike actions during the past
fifteen years, and his loyalty to the network now counts for nothing.
Pierre Claveau from the CMG, interviewed by Miyoung Lee [from The
Early Edition] stated the union's position that they will not sign a
contract allowing management to hire only temporary-contract workers
and no new permanent workers in all job classifications. The CMG is
a new union for the CBC; formerly, technical and content workers were
represented by separate unions, and Claveau says negotiations on
melding the contracts were stalled by management inflexibility on the
temp issue.
Guests on "CBC Unplugged" plugged a number of web sites for more
information about the lockout. The site HYPERLINK
"http://www.cmgvancouver.org" www.cmgvancouver.org has a podcast
download of the program; HYPERLINK "http://www.iloveradio.org"
www.iloveradio.org has links to many blogs about the labour stuggle,
including one from an anonymous manager's point of view.
(page 1 of 2)
CBC on CCR, continued
(page 2 of 2)
Elsewhere in the hour, musicians queued up to donate their voices to
"CBC Unplugged," and workers paused in their duties to play a game of
street hockey by the library across the street. Listeners expressed
opinions of the programming being aired on CBC right now - mostly,
but not all negative. Aside from reruns, the CBC has had management
staff flown to Toronto to revive old skills and wrestle with new
equipment and produce the news.
"CBC Unplugged" was aired Tuesday, August 23, on three community
stations in the Lower Mainland: CJSF-FM, Burnaby, and CFRO and CITR
FM stations in Vancouver, as well as stations in Fort Smith Northwest
Territories and Lethbridge Alberta. The show is being made available
to other stations around the country and around the world through the
internet. Coordinator of the project JJ Lee told CJSF that this
first program could be considered "a pilot," but was not prepared to
say if or when more would be forthcoming.
CBC units in other cities are also doing collaborations with
campus-community radio. At CKUW in Winnipeg, CBC staffers are
co-hosting the news with station volunteers, producing stories, and
running training workshops. The University of Calgary student
station is giving an hour a week during a time slot called Local
Revolutions, for a dozen locked-out CBC workers to produce their own
show. Jane McCullough, program director there, cites a long
relationship, with CBC producers training campus producers, and
graduates of the campus station moving on to produce for CBC. CKDU
in Halifax is another participating station.
CBC Unplugged from Studio Zero will re-air, along with other coverage
of the lockout, on CJSF-FM, 90.1, Burnaby and Vancouver, on Thursday
August 25, from 4 to 5:30 pm.
#30#
Contact: Frieda Werden, HYPERLINK "mailto:cjsfpa@sfu.ca"
cjsfpa@sfu.ca (604)876-6994
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:45:34 -0700
Reply-To: "Spoken Word CJSF (Frieda Werden)" <cjsfpa@sfu.ca>
Organization: CJSF Radio
Subject: Release: Campus-Community Radio and the CBC
From: "Spoken Word CJSF (Frieda Werden)" <cjsfpa@sfu.ca>
To: cjsf-progpr@sfu.ca, cjsf-pressreleases@sfu.ca,
rueger@community-media.com
Sender: owner-ncra@ncra.ca
"CBC Unplugged from Studio Zero" will be re-aired by popular demand on
CJSF-FM on Thursday, 25 August, 4 to 5 pm.
I've attached a story about the experiment, which you may freely use or
excerpt.
Frieda Werden, Spoken Word Coordinator
CJSF Radio
TC-216 Simon Fraser University
Burnaby BC V5A 1S6, Canada
(604)291-4423 phone
fax: (604)291-3695
e-mail: cjsfpa@sfu.ca
90.1 FM
93.9 cable radio
www.cjsf.bc.ca - streaming on the web
23 August 2005 For Immediate
Release
Contact: Frieda Werden (604)291-4423, cjsfpa@sfu.ca
Locked-out CBC Workers turn to Campus-Community Radio
The aims of campus-community radio stations include giving voice to the
voiceless, and this week the numbers of the voiceless grew.
Cut off from their CBC company telephones, emails, and airtime by management
decree, the locked-out technical and production workers of the Canadian
Media Guild (CMG) turned to alternative media to get the word out. “CBC
Unplugged from Studio Zero” was produced literally on the street outside the
CBC building in Vancouver, by people accustomed to rather adequate media
conditions. Using personal recorders, laptops, internet, and hand-delivered
CDs, they donated their labour to community radio, and to their own cause.
Among the highlights was Bill Richardson’s well-modulated statement that he
is “pissed off” by the treatment he’s receiving, including hearing his own
voice scabbing in re-broadcast programs, while he’s on the sidewalk with a
picket sign around his neck. Richardson said he had always continued to
work during strike actions during the past fifteen years, and his loyalty to
the network now counts for nothing.
Pierre Claveau from the CMG,interviewed by Miyoung Lee [from The Early
Edition] stated the union’s position that they will not sign a contract
allowing management to hire only temporary-contract workers and no new
permanent workers in all job classifications. The CMG is a new union for
the CBC; formerly, technical and content workers were represented by
separate unions, and Claveau says negotiations on melding the contracts were
stalled by management inflexibility on the temp issue.
Guests on “CBC Unplugged” plugged a number of web sites for more information
about the lockout. The site www.cmgvancouver.org has a podcast download of
the program; www.iloveradio.org has links to many blogs about the labour
stuggle, including one from an anonymous manager’s point of view.
Elsewhere in the hour, musicians queued up to donate their voices to “CBC
Unplugged,” and workers paused in their duties to play a game of street
hockey by the library across the street. Listeners expressed opinions of the
programming being aired on CBC right now – mostly, but not all negative.
Aside from reruns, the CBC has had management staff flown to Toronto to
revive old skills and wrestle with new equipment and produce the news.
“CBC Unplugged” was aired Tuesday, August 23, on three community stations in
the Lower Mainland: CJSF-FM, Burnaby, and CFRO and CITR FM stations in
Vancouver, as well as stations in Fort Smith Northwest Territories and
Lethbridge Alberta. The show is being made available to other stations
around the country and around the world through the internet. Coordinator
of the project JJ Lee told CJSF that this first program could be considered
“a pilot,” but was not prepared to say if or when more would be forthcoming.
CBC units in other cities are also doing collaborations with
campus-community radio. At CKUW in Winnipeg, CBC staffers are co-hosting the
news with station volunteers, producing stories, and running training
workshops. The University of Calgary student station is giving an hour a
week during a time slot called Local Revolutions, for a dozen locked-out CBC
workers to produce their own show. Jane McCullough, program director there,
cites a long relationship, with CBC producers training campus producers, and
graduates of the campus station moving on to produce for CBC. CKDU in
Halifax is another participating station.
CBC Unplugged from Studio Zero will re-air, along with other coverage of the
lockout, on CJSF-FM, 90.1, Burnaby and Vancouver, on Thursday August 25,
from 4 to 5:30 pm.
#30#
Contact: Frieda Werden, cjsfpa@sfu.ca (604)876-6994
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Friday, July 29, 2005
Tips for Making Bear Encounters More Bearable
Occupational Hazards, Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:12 PM PDT
Tips for Making Bear Encounters More Bearable
http://www.occupationalhazards.com/articles/13792
A bear attack at a mine in Canada's Northwest Territories last year
prompted the Workers' Compensation Board of Canada's Northwest
Territories and Nunavut to issue a warning earlier this year to all
workers and employers about the hazards of bears.
Friday, July 01, 2005
Journalism Education
Journalism Education
(Lifelong RN: 26/06/2005)
URL: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/learning/lifelong/stories/s1174628.htm
There are a number of schools of thought on how to teach journalism.
Some advocate an in-house training program like the one the British
tabloid, News of the World, runs for new cadets, and others believe
in a wider ranging multi-disciplinary approach in a university
setting. We hear the case for different styles of teaching
journalism. Guests include G. Stuart Adam from the Poynter Institute
in the USA, and John Henningham from J-School
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
(RSF) - alert update China - Cyber-dissident Zhang Lin
China - Cyber-dissident Zhang Lin to go on trial for posting articles
online, including lyrics to a punk song (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/67459/
Monday, June 27, 2005
Regional Human Rights Office condemns the vanishing of media freedom in Somalia
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:50:10 +0400
From: Somalia Alerts <alerts@sojonsomalia.org>
Reply-To: faruk129@yahoo.com
Subject: Press Statement: Regional Human Rights Office condemns the
vanishing of media freedom in Somalia
Regional Human Rights Office condemns the vanishing of media freedom in Somalia
27/06/2005
The media freedom in Somalia is in critical speculation following the recent
killings of two women journalists in Mogadishu, arrests of Puntland editor and
reporters, suspension of leading newspaper in Garowe and the latest act from
the middle Shabelle region, which obliged journalists to register and pay
registration fee to practice the profession.
“The recent reports from Somalia about the media violations are painful and
deplorable intrusions” said Hassan Shire Sheik, the coordinator of regional
office for the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project in
Kampala, Uganda.
In a meeting with human rights defenders from Sudan, horn Africa team and
officials from Amnesty International in London, the veteran and renowned Somali
human rights activist will lead the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights
Defenders Project, which is dedicated to protecting and monitoring the safety
of human rights defenders in east Africa.
"I've a personal commitment to assist my fellow human rights defenders in the
region," said Hassan Shire, who is also a founder and former co-director of the
Dr. Ismail Juma'le Human Rights Organization (DIJHRO) based in Mogadishu,
Somalia. “As human rights activists, we have to defend the journalists, and
show them sense of solidarity” said Hassan in discussions with the Secretary
General of the Somali Journalists Network, Omar Faruk Osman.
“Press freedom is keystone for all freedoms, therefore if it is slowed down it
means that all other freedoms are hindered” he added. “Every one of us should
applaud the good work that journalists in SOJON are carrying out”. “My last
time in Somalia, it was very uncommon to report or get detailed information on
violations against journalists’ freedom, thank to SOJON”.
In addition, Hassan’s coordination work of the Kampala office aims to support
human rights defenders in Somalia (and Somaliland), Djibouti, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Hassan’s mandate is also to
provide training and protection for human rights defenders in danger, help them
relocate to safer parts of Africa, and publicize their plight.
Human rights defenders lobby governments, try to raise awareness about and
fight abuses of human rights, as laid out in the United Nations Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. They may belong to human rights groups, churches,
women's or development organizations or simply be outspoken individuals in a
community. Whoever they are, they risk retaliation and too often are forced to
flee Africa when they dare to expose human rights violations in their community
or state.
He has helped to monitor and publish impartial reports on human rights
violations in Somalia for the last 8 years. He has promoted human rights
campaigns such as the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration for Human
Rights (UDHR) in Somalia.
Hassan is also a member of the All Africa Human Rights Defenders Network, the
Global Human Rights Defenders Network, and the World Movement for Democracy.
He was the former president of the Peace and Human Rights Network in Somalia,
an umbrella group of 24 prominent Somali civil society organizations.
In 1998, the right to promote and protect human rights and a fundamental
freedom was officially recognized by the United Nations when it unanimously
adopted the Declaration of Human Rights Defenders.
This project, a York-initiated project, was initially funded by Amnesty
International, INTER PARES and the International Development Research Centre
and continues to be supported with funds from the National Endowment for
Democracy (based in Washington, D.C.) and the International Development
Research Centre, based in Ottawa.
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This information is disseminated by the SOJON Information and Human Rights
Office as part of the office’s roles of monitoring violations of freedom of
press in Somalia.
SOJON takes the responsibility of the information expressed inside this mail,
and any organization, union or group is allowed to recopy or republish this
information.
CONTACT: Omar Faruk Osman (the Secretary General), Ali Moalim Isak
(the Secretary of Information and Human Rights) and Mohamed Ibrahim Isak (the
secretary of Administration); E-mails: faruk129@yahoo.com,
omar@sojonsomalia.org, ali@sojonsomalia.org, bakistaan2002@yahoo.com,
bakistaan@sojonsomalia.org. Telefax: +252-1-859944.
URL: http://www.sojonsomalia.org
Why Google video playback matters
ONLINE MEDIA
Why Google video playback matters
This is a big deal for many institutions which do not have the
ability to host and stream their own video, but would very much like
to get their message out. In essence, Google is providing their
infrastructure free of charge to let anyone upload video and have it
be found. That's a very big deal in and of itself. . . . this will
help the spread of an alternative universe for video distribution and
playback, one independent of the walled garden business model in
which video is currently locked. I've ranted on this before, but I do
believe that the sooner independent voices have an outlet for their
work, and a business model to pay for it, the sooner we'll see
content creators revolt from
the hegemony of cable and studio models.
Source: John Battelle, John Battelle's Searchblog
http://battellemedia.com/archives/001658.php
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Reading And Buying Books For Pleasure : 2005 Canadian National Survey
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:08:58 -0500
From: Paul Nielson <p.nielson@shaw.ca>
To: Manitoba Library Association News mailing list
<mla-news@lists.umanitoba.ca>
Reading And Buying Books For Pleasure : 2005 National Survey
Submitted to Canadian Heritage Industry Development Publishing Policy
and Programs
March 2005
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/cont_e.cfm>
HTML Version (Executive Summary only)
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/cont_e.cfm>
http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/cont_e.cfm
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/pdf/study.pdf>
PDF Version
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/pdf/study.pdf>
http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/pdf/study.pdf
Table Of Contents
1. Executive Summary
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-01_e.cfm>
1.1 Purpose Of The Survey
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-02_e.cfm>
1.2 General Overview
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-03_e.cfm>
1.3 Leisure Reading Habits
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-04_e.cfm>
1.4 Social Background And Reading For Pleasure
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-05_e.cfm>
1.5 Attitudes to Reading
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-06_e.cfm>
1.6 The Internet and Reading Books for Pleasure
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-07_e.cfm>
1.7 Language and Reading Books for Pleasure
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-08_e.cfm>
1.8 Genres of Reading for Pleasure
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-09_e.cfm>
1.9 Reading Skills
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-10_e.cfm>
1.10 Introduction to Reading
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-11_e.cfm>
1.11 Use of Public Libraries
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-12_e.cfm>
1.12 Searching for Books Online
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-13_e.cfm>
1.13 Buying Books for Pleasure
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-14_e.cfm>
1.14 Estimated Market Value of Books for Pleasure
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-15_e.cfm>
1.15 Buying Books for Pleasure Over the Internet
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-16_e.cfm>
1.16 Sources of Awareness of Books for Pleasure
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-17_e.cfm>
1.17 Sources of Supply of Books for Pleasure
<http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/lalpd-rbbp/exec/1-18_e.cfm>
1.18 Conclusion
NOTE
This survey was commissioned by the Research, Analysis and Industry
Development Directorate of the Publishing Policy and Programs Branch,
Department of Canadian Heritage and its partners:
Official Languages Support Programs Branch
Copyright Policy Branch
Canadian Culture Online Branch
Canada Council for the Arts.
The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect those of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
This study is available in electronic format in both official
languages, and can be obtained by sending a message, quoting the
study title to: <mailto:IDD-DDI@pch.gc.ca>IDD-DDI@pch.gc.ca.
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2005
Executive Summary CH44-61/2005-1 0-662-69048-6
CD-ROM CH44-61/2005-MRC 0-662-69049-4
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Web Site Makes US Gov't. Reports Available
Web Site Makes Gov't. Reports Available
By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer Mon Jun 27,12:17 AM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050627/ap_on_hi_te/congressional_research;_ylt=Avcfgv9l4wzmeQtRhPcLqtQjtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
[excerpt]
WASHINGTON - A new Web site aims to make widely available to the
public certain government reports about topics from terrorism to
Social Security that congressional researchers prepare and distribute
now only to lawmakers.
The site — http://www.opencrs.com — links more than a half-dozen
existing collections of nearly 8,000 reports from the Congressional
Research Service and centrally indexes them so visitors can find
reports containing specific terms or phrases.
It also encourages visitors to ask their lawmakers to send them any
reports not yet publicly available — and gives detailed instructions
to do this — so these can be added to the collection. None of the
reports is classified or otherwise restricted.
The site, being announced Monday, is operated by the Center for
Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based civil liberties group.
The project is a response to years of rumbling and wrangling by
open-government advocates over a lack of direct accessibility to
reports from the policy research arm of Congress.
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On the Net:
Congressional Research Service: http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo
Federation of American Scientists: http://www.fas.org
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