links for 2008-07-22

July 22nd, 2008 | Delicious

Shrinking newsrooms dent papers’ quality, study shows

(tags: newspapers future journalismjobs mediaindustry)
Globalization: Some Numbers

“Asia added 40mm [PC] Internet users in the past year. Europe added 17mm. Latin America added 10mm. Africa and the Middle East added more than North America.”
And then a link to the NYT article I bookmarked yesterday about mobile tech in Africa.

(tags: mobile africa socialjustice globalisation)
As Papers Struggle, News Is Cut and the Focus Turns Local

From NYT:
“Almost two-thirds of American newspapers publish less foreign news than they did just three years ago, and most of them have smaller news staffs, according to a new study.”

(tags: mediaindustry newspapers journalism)
7 great resources for green (and seasoned) new media journalists | Sixth W

Get linked in to some personal training at these invaluable sites:
1.TreeHouse Media Project
2.Wired Journalists
3.Reporters’ Cookbook
4.Current.tv’s producer training
5.Online Journalism Review’s ‘How-To’ Guides
6.Ourmedia: Learning Center
7.J-

(tags: journalism newmedia socialmedia training)
Social Networking Wars - CurrentTV

Myspace: “Do NOT turn me into Friendster!”

(tags: socialnetworking video humor facebook myspace secondlife)
Broken Revenue Model Leads To Newspapers Narrowing Ambitions, Reach: Survey

Lou Ureneck..BostonUni..said change in focus “is a strategic move not driven by lack of demand but(by)a revenue model that is broken.”
85% of dailies surveyed cut newsroom staff in last 3yrs - More cutbacks..have taken place since the survey ended in Q108

(tags: newspapers future newmedia mediaindustry journalismjobs)
The Changing Newsroom - Project for Excellence in Journalism

Link to the full report

(tags: journalism newspapers research cutbacks mediaindustry)