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Corinna Sherman

Center for Science in the Public Interest - 0 views

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health policy exploratory

shared by Corinna Sherman on 22 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Corinna Sherman on 22 Feb 10
     
    The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a consumer advocacy organization whose twin missions are to conduct innovative research and advocacy programs in health and nutrition, and to provide consumers with current, useful information about their health and well-being.
Kelly Nash

BBC NEWS | UK | Online networking 'harms health' - 3 views

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sharing social networking health exploratory

shared by Kelly Nash on 16 Feb 10 - Cached
  • A lack of "real" social networking, involving personal interaction, may have biological effects
  • evidence suggests that a lack of face-to-face networking could alter the way genes work, upset immune responses, hormone levels, the function of arteries, and influence mental performance.
  • social networking sites have played a significant role in making people become more isolated
  • Kelly Nash on 20 Feb 10
     
    Use of social networking sites has decreased the amount of time each day people spend interacting with others in person, which may have health implications.
Corinna Sherman

Spinuzzi: About those health care bill town halls - 0 views

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social change grassroots organization crowdsourcing exploratory

shared by Corinna Sherman on 13 Feb 10 - Cached
  • This year's technology is Internet video, which protesters have leveraged to self-report their protests. The Drudge Report had at least four links to such videos yesterday, and Instapundit, which has reported on continuing "tea parties" since they started, has more.
Corinna Sherman

'Newsonomics' Predicts The Future Of The Media : NPR - 1 views

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newsonomics exploratory generative opportunity

shared by Corinna Sherman on 13 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Every day, USAToday.com, the third most popular news site on the web, gets more than 20,000 comments on its stories. Gannett — America's largest news publisher, with USA Today and 81 other dailies, has made "community conversation" a centerpiece of its new strategy
  • Many stations use three or four of the user-generated stories a week on air.
  • Number two, the economics of user-generated content are a potential godsend for media companies, big and small. Media can compare the costs of well-salaried editors, producers and reporters to those of "cheap-to-free content," eagerly offered by some pretty good writers. Now draw a line between the headcount reduction in journalism and the rise of user-generated content. It's not a straight line, of course, lots of zigs, zags and caveats, but the trendline is unmistakable.
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  • The convergence of two phenomena has catapulted "user-generated" content to incredible heights. Number one, it became possible for the first time in human history for individuals to connect with hundreds to tens of thousands of people they don't know through the Web.
  • Talk to Pluck, and they'll tell you that reader interaction usually starts with simply reacting to a story. That's commenting — the 20,000 or so comments USAToday.com gets every day. Think of that as letters to the editors on Barry Bonds or Manny Ramirez's vitamins. Comments are, by their nature, reactive.
  • Move up the ladder, and readers start filling out a "profile" page, noting their interests. Then, they may participate in forums or discussion groups. Everything from political campaign groups to health support groups to sports team back-and-forth. Then, they may "upload" photos or video, the latter of course being the fuel that feeds CNN's iReport and YouNews. While much of the public feels deficient in "writing" skills, anyone can take a picture or use a Camcorder.At the top of the ladder are the regular contributors, mainly in print. These are people who have great expertise or passion or both — and keep up on topics of interest to their readers. Some have huge direct followings. Some are former journalists — bought out or laid off — looking to keep up their craft. Others disdain the word "journalism." Others are increasingly being — you guessed it — aggregated, as we saw in Chapter 5, by smart new middlemen.
  • how do editors vet? The short answer here is that they vet lightly, and that of course is why there are a lot of ticking time bombs out there. People do blog to advance business or political interests. Sometimes they disclose those; sometimes they don't. Disclosure is what is the basic rule should be, but it's an uneven practice.
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