Research links of the week, and ex-journalists
After a long respite, some new research links, and a couple more references to what's going on in the world of laid-off journalists:
We Were Print a blog from several "Former and Soon-to-Be Former Print Journalists". Includes a body count, and links to job listings.
42 Things I know from William Lobdell, recently bought out at LA Times, about the current state of newspapers (and the Times).
The research links:
News:
The Newsfilm Online Digitisation Project offers selected newsfilm from ITN/Reuters archives, by subscription or free browsing.
PopURLs, shows the most popular links on the Web today.
Beijing Olympics News from NewsNow.
Reference:
A Chronology of Data Breaches, from Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. I've used this in the past but don't think I linked it. Very helpful when searching for past hacking or theft incidents.
A Big List of Sites That Teach You How To Do Stuff from ReadWriteWeb.
Public Records:
Criminalsearches.com: this beta from PeopleFinders offers free national criminal records searches, with the usual caveats.
Safe Road Maps, a database of fatal traffic accidents overlaid on Google Maps.
Business:
BizToolKit, from James J. Hill Reference Library in Minneapolis, organizes the business web, featuring the Web's best business information sources. Free but has a pro subscription version.
The research links:
News:
Reference:
Public Records:
Business:
Labels: journalism, news research
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2:20 PM
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