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YouTube Direct lets news organizations publish citizen videos

Did you know that every minute, some 20 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube? That's a ton of content about everything from nights out on the town, to events or even breaking news. With that in mind, Google announced this morning the launch of YouTube Direct, a new tool that …

Rupert Murdoch Really Is A Moron> Foxnews.com gives google specific permission to index their site and tells them how to do it.

Mr Murdoch also indicated that he would use legal methods to prevent Google and other search engine "news aggregators" from taking his newspapers' material.

Government to interveve with social media? FTC holds workshop to discuss

Today's guest panel debate went from the left to the right and also took into account the centrist view regarding the issue of journalism and in particular what constitutes news versus feature stories, the practice of flaming behind a pseudonym and how to prevent and/or respond t …

Murdoch to explore ways to block google, wants to get rid of fair use laws.

The billionaire told Sky News Australia he will explore ways to remove stories from Google's search indexes, including Google News.

How did the present get erased from our existential psyche?

Paul Carr writes in Techcrunch – After Fort Hood, another example of how 'citizen journalists' can't handle the truth. Paul describes that during the Fort Hood news blackout, Twitter updates contributed to the disinformation.

Citizen journalism has a cost

Normally, I'm pretty gung-ho for social media and cit­i­zen jour­nal­ism. I really do believe that jour­nal­ism isn't some high-and-mighty, elit­ist pro­fes­sion.

Principles every journalist, citizen journalist, need to maintain

Thoroughness. Accuracy. Fairness. Independence. Transparency.

David Domke: The Journalism Revolution Is Now (Podcast)

Domke did a study with old and young news consumers.

Publishing Articles to Newsvine

From time to time we at Newsvine HQ like to remind the Community of certain rules that, if followed, help ensure that Newsvine remains a fair and equitable place for everyone.

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Shield Bill Impasse Appears Resolved; Bloggers To Get Protection

Could pave way for a vote on the bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee

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