An ocassional photo: At River Rock Skytrain station

Squibs (at Publish2)

• Essay: Too Many Angles on Suffering? - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com
  lens.blogs.nytimes.com
  Mark Hamilton says: An important. nuanced debate on the issue of when are there too may -- or not enough -- photojournalists at scenes of major news stories, tied to the Haitian earthquake. Highly recommended.
  Tags: Media & Journalism, photojournalism
• Tweeting First: The New Way Mainstream Media Breaks News
  mashable.com
  Mark Hamilton says: Good advice for publishers on why it makes sense to break some stories first on Twitter.
  Tags: Media & Journalism, scoops, twitter, attention
• Blows against the empire: iPad, Chrome, HTML5 and Android | yelvington.com
  yelvington.com
  Mark Hamilton says: Staying on top of the rapidly changing mediascape is difficult. Posts like this help a lot.
  Tags: Media & Journalism, online, mobile
• Bill Buxton on why technology is a cultural artefact Reportr.net
  reportr.net
  Mark Hamilton says: An Alfred Hermida post that is a great reminder that too many of us often get too hung up on the tech and not on meaning.
  Tags: Media & Journalism, Technology, Culture
• Vadim Lavrusik Blog Archive Why the Tablet won't save the print industry | New Media Journalist - Social Media Consultant
  lavrusik.com
  Mark Hamilton says: Solid analysis, with due skepticism, about the role of the coming Apple tablet as a saviour for the print industry. Good comments, too.
  Tags: Media & Journalism, Tablet, Print, Business, content
• A new ebook for hyperlocal bloggers Adam Westbrook
  adamwestbrook.wordpress.com
  Mark Hamilton says: This is British-based, and it'll cost you a small sum, but it looks like a nice guide to some of the basics of journalism, and how that can be applied at the hyperlocal level.
  Tags: Media & Journalism, skills, reporting, hyperlocal
• Rosenstiel, A Journalism Optimist - But It May Be a Long Wait - Center for Sustainable Journalism
  sustainablejournalism.org
  Mark Hamilton says: Len Witt interviews Tom Rosenstiel about the future for journalism.
  Quote: It’s going to get worse before it gets better but it is creative destruction.
  Tags: Media & Journalism, Journalism, future
• The long and the short of media content | Emily Bell | Media | guardian.co.uk
  Guardian
  Mark Hamilton says: A post on the future of the article that really needs to be read and pondered.
  Tags: Media & Journalism, writing. newspapers, articles, online
• Ottawa eyes visas for Hungarian visitors - The Globe and Mail
  The Globe and Mail
  Mark Hamilton says: Continuing story that deals with Rom refugee requests from central Europe
  Tags: Government, refugee, rom, Hungary
• The 2010 Media Watch List | Monday Note
  mondaynote.com
  Mark Hamilton says: Smart commentary on what's ahead for media. No predictions, but plenty of solid analysis.
  Quote: Frdric Filloux
  Tags: Media & Journalism, Media, bloggingbusiness, trends