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CBC: A Case Study in what happens when the Lawyers take over

Like many other people, I’ve been following the virtual meltdown at the CBC over its new (i)copyright rules. For a great summary of the back and forth I strongly encourage you to check out Jesse Brown’s blog. In short the terms of use of the CBC seemed to suggest that no one was allowed to [...]

Posted 03 February 2010 | David Eaves § commentary § free culture § media § technology ‡ Comments (12) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,

Background on Missing the Link

Two years ago the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) hosted a panel (audio available here) with Steven Rattner, Jim Brady, Amanda Bennett, Jill Abramson, and Robert Kuttner (with Nicholas Lemann moderating). The purpose was to discuss an article the CJR had commissioned Robert Kuttner’s to write on the future of print media where he essentially [...]

Posted 27 March 2009 | David Eaves § media ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Blogging: Dealing with difficult comments

Embedded below is an abridged version (10 minutes!) of my 2009 Northern Voice presentation on managing and engaging the community the develops around one’s blog. Specifically, one goals of this presentation was to pull in some of the thinking from the negotiation and conflict management space and see how it might apply to dealing with [...]

Posted 25 March 2009 | David Eaves § negotiation § open source § technology ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Journalism in an Open Era (follow up link)

Been getting a number of great comments and emails from people on the post on Journalism in an Open Era.
Another blogger I meant to link to he’s ideas on the future of organizations I find smart, edgy and thoughtful is Umair Haque, the Director of the Havas Media Lab who blogs for the Harvard Business [...]

Posted 19 March 2009 | David Eaves § commentary § cool links § free culture § interesting people § media § technology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

The Death of Journalism? (or journalism in the era of open)

For those that missed them two of my favourite authors – Clay Shirky and Steven Johnson – posted brilliant pieces on the future of the news industry this week. I’ve pulled some of the best lines from both so you can glimpse at why these to writers are models for me. These relevant paragraphs also [...]

Posted 17 March 2009 | David Eaves § commentary § free culture § media ‡ Comments (23) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

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