(Lost Remote) With newspapers dropping the old AP collective left and right, CNN is hoping it can jump into the gap and provide a critical service. The nation’s number (or two or three) news website (depending on month and metric) is set to launch a wire service of its own. … READ MORE
Looking for technology news? Look no further. The editorial team at BLORGE has compiled a list of the top 40 most important, influential and informative technology news sites, other than BLORGE, that will help you keep up to date with the latest developments in the world of technology… TOP 40 LIST
(API) To help newspaper companies find strategies and ideas for re-invention, 50 top executives gathered at the American Press Institute for a day-long summit guided by two corporate turnaround experts…
The summit took shape in three general segments: Specific financial forensics for determining the depth of trouble a company might be in; a discussion of management tactics for leading a company on new paths; and participants trading frustrations, ideas, best practices and suggestions for collaboration…
Among suggestions for leadership, include: Act like an entrepreneur; create a portfolio of initiatives; don’t wait before taking action; use downsizing as a tool when necessary; figure out how to go into new directions; be honest with employees AND get ideas from them; collaborate with outside entities; and pay attention to the brand. … READ MORE
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Muslimah Media Watch written by a group of Muslim feminists, provides analysis, commentary and aggregations of stories in the media that feature Muslim women. The blog covers a world-wide area and a variety of news media and is worth a look.
(Al Jazeera English) Nay Phone Latt, the blogger who was arrested following massive anti-government protests last year, is to serve his sentence of more than 20 years in prison for “creating public alarm and possessing banned video.”
He was sentenced on Monday along with with Saw Wai, a poet who was accused of penning a secret anti-government message in one of his works.
Aye Than, his mother, said that she had not been allowed to attend his trial and that he had not been represented by his lawyer, who began serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of court last Friday.
“My son is a computer expert and he has not violated any criminal law … it is very unfair,” she said… READ MORE