Copter
Hot corn
29 setembro 2007
28 setembro 2007
9/11 = JFK?
Seven CIA Veterans Challenge 9/11 Commission Report: Seven CIA veterans have severely criticized the official account of 9/11 and have called for a new investigation. “I think at simplest terms, there’s a cover-up. The 9/11 Report is a joke,” said Raymond McGovern, 27-year veteran of the CIA, who chaired National Intelligence Estimates during the seventies. “There are a whole bunch of unanswered questions. And the reason they’re unanswered is because this administration will not answer the questions,” he said.
Micrografias
ELPAIS.com lanza 'Micrografías', un blog con fotografías realizadas a través del teléfono móvil: Su autor, Javier Castañeda, reta a los lectores cada día con una imagen temática para que envíen sus propias fotografías
Texto livre de virgem para virgem?
Droit d’auteur: La jeune fille et la pub: En avril, Justin Ho-Wee Wong, le conseiller d’éducation de Alison Chang (16 ans) a mis sur Flickr une photographie qu’il a prise d’elle. Sur le site de partage de photographie en ligne, les œuvres sont par défaut en « Tous droits reservés ». L’auteur peut élargir leurs droits d’usage, en choisissant une des licences Creative Commons. Ces contrats, au nombre de six, permettent de définir les droits et les autorisations liées à l’œuvre : modification, reproduction, usage à des fins commerciales, etc.Pour cette photographie, Wong a sélectionné la licence « Attribution Licence » (« Paternité ») seule, sans avoir choisi l’option « nc » (pour « non-commercial »). Par là, il autorisait que la photo puisse être réutilisée à titre commercial, sans rémunération et avec son plein accord. Et elle a effectivement été reprise pour une campagne publicitaire - affichage et pub sur le web - de la marque Virgin Mobile en Australie. On y voit Alison, affublée du slogan « Dump your pen friend » (Laissez tomber votre correspondant(e)) et du sous-titre « Free text virgin to virgin » (dont une des traductions possible est « Texto gratuit entre vierges ») .
Estimant l’image insultante et dégradante, la famille Chang et Wong ont décidé de porter plainte contre Virgin Mobile USA pour violation de la vie privée, diffamation et utilisation non-autorisée de la photographie.
É o vídeo, estúpido!
Yahoo Podcasts To Close; The Sorry State Of Podcast Search: Yahoo Podcasts, rolled out with promise back in October 2005, now sports a message at the top of the page saying "Yahoo! apologizes deeply, but we will be closing down the Podcasts site on Oct. 31, 2007."
Nice job, Yahoo. What, you can't even post a link to a reason why you're closing? No advice for what the podcast owners that actually promoted your service, about what they're supposed to do with their channels? Is the site going poof, just not being supported at all in the future, or what?
27 setembro 2007
Grátis
Hotel Chevalier, de Wes Anderson, grátis no iTunes Music Store (via, cujo link obriga a passar para o site europeu).
Aparentemente, é só para quem tem conta na iStore...
Aparentemente, é só para quem tem conta na iStore...
À espera de um milagre?
Comunicação Social em debate em Fátima: "Promiscuidade entre jornalismo e política na televisão" em destaque
A ver também o vídeo com a saída de PSL de cena na SICN - "acho que o país está doido". Mas "supostamente" ele sabia que o directo para Mourinho ia ser feito e a entrevista interrompida? [act. (a par com a conversa nos comentários e o silêncio de PSL sobre o assunto: Curiosamente, a pedido de Santana Lopes, a entrevista tinha sido adiada meia-hora para evitar que coincidisse com a transmissão do jogo de futebol V. Guimarães-Sporting.]
Noutro sentido, convém ler este texto de agradecimento de João Pacheco, Prémio Revelação dos Gazeta 2006. Uma revelação, realmente, nas Ruínas.
A ver também o vídeo com a saída de PSL de cena na SICN - "acho que o país está doido". Mas "supostamente" ele sabia que o directo para Mourinho ia ser feito e a entrevista interrompida? [act. (a par com a conversa nos comentários e o silêncio de PSL sobre o assunto: Curiosamente, a pedido de Santana Lopes, a entrevista tinha sido adiada meia-hora para evitar que coincidisse com a transmissão do jogo de futebol V. Guimarães-Sporting.]
Noutro sentido, convém ler este texto de agradecimento de João Pacheco, Prémio Revelação dos Gazeta 2006. Uma revelação, realmente, nas Ruínas.
26 setembro 2007
Não estão a...
OUVIR, pois não?
[act.:
Winner Dutch Big Brother Awards 2007: ‘You’: The Dutch Big Brother Award 2007 in the Individual category has been awarded to the Dutch citizen. He is the biggest threat to privacy according to the jury. Due to indifference – “I have nothing to hide” – and lack of interest in what happens to their personal data, citizens share responsibility for the disappearance of privacy in The Netherlands. While Time magazine praised ‘You’ as person of the year, the jury gives ‘You’ an award for your acceptance of far reaching intrusions upon your privacy.
"Liberty instead of Fear": more than 15,000 participants: Protest March against Data Retention and Surveillance Mania a Complete Success. / Largest Protest in Germany for the last 20 years]
[act.:
Winner Dutch Big Brother Awards 2007: ‘You’: The Dutch Big Brother Award 2007 in the Individual category has been awarded to the Dutch citizen. He is the biggest threat to privacy according to the jury. Due to indifference – “I have nothing to hide” – and lack of interest in what happens to their personal data, citizens share responsibility for the disappearance of privacy in The Netherlands. While Time magazine praised ‘You’ as person of the year, the jury gives ‘You’ an award for your acceptance of far reaching intrusions upon your privacy.
"Liberty instead of Fear": more than 15,000 participants: Protest March against Data Retention and Surveillance Mania a Complete Success. / Largest Protest in Germany for the last 20 years]
A importância de uma frase (ou de um estatuto) no sítio certo
Boicotar a Comissão
Estatuto do Jornalista
Tiro pela culatra
Ameaçador-geral da República
Teme-se o pior
Fazer o mal e a caramunha
E deste último texto retiro e modifico o último parágrafo (a negrito):
Francamente, na novela do Estatuto do Jornalista já não há pachorra para tanto espírito corporativo e tanto mau-perder. Um pouco de humildade cívica (e de respeito democrático...) não ficaria mal aos que não se querem dar conta de que [ganharam a partida por que não podiam perdê-la].
Estatuto do Jornalista
Tiro pela culatra
Ameaçador-geral da República
Teme-se o pior
Fazer o mal e a caramunha
E deste último texto retiro e modifico o último parágrafo (a negrito):
Francamente, na novela do Estatuto do Jornalista já não há pachorra para tanto espírito corporativo e tanto mau-perder. Um pouco de humildade cívica (e de respeito democrático...) não ficaria mal aos que não se querem dar conta de que [ganharam a partida por que não podiam perdê-la].
É sempre bom contextualizar as coisas, não é?
QUEM JÁ NÃO ATURA ELOGIOS AO RÂGUEBI LEVANTE A MÃO: Dir-me-ão: "Ah, e tal, são amadores, passaram muitos anos a lavar as suas próprias camisolas, e veja onde eles chegaram." Até pode ser. Embora, tendo em conta os estratos sociais de onde vem a maior parte daquela rapaziada, seja bem mais provável que tenha sido a dona Mariazinha ou a menina Svetlana a lavar-lhes a camisola. Mas passemos ao lado das questões de classe, ainda que elas expliquem muita coisa. O certo é que, mesmo tendo em conta os objectivos (modestos) anunciados, a selecção ainda não cumpriu nenhum. Contra a equipa da Escócia os portugueses queriam perder por menos de 30 e encaixaram 56-10. Contra a Nova Zelândia queriam que os All Blacks não chegassem aos 100 pontos e perderam por 108-13. Contra a Itália nem percebi qual era o objectivo e levaram 31-5.Mas o mais extraordinário é que, percam por quantos perderem, os "lobos" têm sempre garantidas umas festas na cabeça por parte da comunicação social.
Portugal perde (14-10) com a Roménia mas sai do Mundial debaixo de aplausos: A selecção portuguesa de râguebi despediu-se hoje da fase final do Mundial de 2007 com uma derrota por 14-10 frente à Roménia. O XV nacional estava a ganhar a oito minutos do fim da partida, mas um ensaio dos romenos impediu que o primeiro Mundial dos portugueses terminasse com uma vitoria.
Alguém (ou)viu esta notícia dada por cá?
[act.: Leading EU countries oppose a regulatory body for telecom markets: The dispute about the creation of an EU regulatory body for European telecom markets is escalating. In a joint letter to the EU commission, Germany, five other EU states have voiced their opposition to such a European super authority. There is no need for "institutional reform", they write in their letter, which was signed by representatives of German, French, British, Spanish, and Swedish economic ministries. A representative of the State Ministry signed on behalf of Luxembourg.
The letter was occasioned by plans for a new EU framework for telecom markets; the proposal is expected to be presented on November 13.]
Quatro meses depois desta "prioridade", nem um desmentido ou confirmação. Não é pela falta de credibilidade do país em propor uma coisa destas, ou porque todas as Anacom's se vão opor, mas porque não percebi onde ou a quem o ministro disse aquilo. Foi só ao Independent? Se sim, porquê? Para testar a reacção da agressiva Ofcom inglesa?
Fica para memória futura:
Portugal plans to launch telecoms regulator during its EU presidency: Portugal yesterday put itself on a collision course with national regulators by announcing it will use its forthcoming European Union presidency to launch a single super-regulator to police the telecoms industry across all 27 member states.
Mario Lino, the Portuguese public works minister, said the creation of a single telecoms regulator for the EU would be a "priority" for the country's presidency, which begins in July.
"These are important dossiers for the future of the sector that include relevant issues such as the creation of a European regulator and the way this regulator interacts with other national regulators," Mr Lino said.
The minister's pledge follows a series of complaints from Viviane Reding, the EU information society commissioner, who has responsibility for telecoms. She has consistently argued that existing European regulations are not applied even-handedly by national regulators across the EU.
The letter was occasioned by plans for a new EU framework for telecom markets; the proposal is expected to be presented on November 13.]
Quatro meses depois desta "prioridade", nem um desmentido ou confirmação. Não é pela falta de credibilidade do país em propor uma coisa destas, ou porque todas as Anacom's se vão opor, mas porque não percebi onde ou a quem o ministro disse aquilo. Foi só ao Independent? Se sim, porquê? Para testar a reacção da agressiva Ofcom inglesa?
Fica para memória futura:
Portugal plans to launch telecoms regulator during its EU presidency: Portugal yesterday put itself on a collision course with national regulators by announcing it will use its forthcoming European Union presidency to launch a single super-regulator to police the telecoms industry across all 27 member states.
Mario Lino, the Portuguese public works minister, said the creation of a single telecoms regulator for the EU would be a "priority" for the country's presidency, which begins in July.
"These are important dossiers for the future of the sector that include relevant issues such as the creation of a European regulator and the way this regulator interacts with other national regulators," Mr Lino said.
The minister's pledge follows a series of complaints from Viviane Reding, the EU information society commissioner, who has responsibility for telecoms. She has consistently argued that existing European regulations are not applied even-handedly by national regulators across the EU.
25 setembro 2007
Pós, prós e contras
Os interessados em (re)ver o Prós & Contras de ontem sobre novas tecnologias (do título "A sociedade em rede" pouco se falou e as vidas electrónicas só entram na terceira parte) encontram aqui as três partes do programa (ou, em wmv, 1, 2 e 3).
Isto faz todo o sentido
Concordo com o Dvorak (o que nem sempre sucede):
Newspaper publishers in a jam: Many of the pundits say the biggest hurdle the newspapers have is the transition from print to online. In fact, most already have made the transition, and most cannot make the online model work well enough to make up for the downslide in print. They never will.
The reason is simple: In an online world, there are too many bloated newspapers.
What needs to be addressed is the simple concept of redundancy. A search in Google News demonstrates the extent of problem. A hot story of any sort might have 1,000 to 2,000 links from 1,000 to 2,000 news outlets.
As more newspapers make the mistake of eliminating reporting jobs, they [have] nothing special to offer. There are no foreign correspondents anymore.
More often than not, many of the 1,000 to 2,000 stories are the same Associated Press or Reuters reports. In a few rare instances, there will be some additional material contributed by local reporters.
As more newspapers make the mistake of eliminating reporting jobs, they fall into the pit of redundancy with nothing special to offer. There are no foreign correspondents anymore. There are hardly any stringers on the site of a breaking story anymore.
The only papers or news organizations that can expect to survive will be those with lots of original content available only at their individual sites. The operations that rely more on universally available news feeds will be at the mercy of a fickle public -- one that doesn't care where they read a particular story, especially if it is the exact same story with the exact same headline. [...]
There are now plenty of news sites to choose from. I would argue that there are too many newspapers.
[Há é muitos jornais iguais. Eis um exemplo de renovação empresarial, quando o interesse em empresas de media (ou nos seus negócios não-nucleares) está em baixo:]
'WSJ' Combines NY Tech and Media Bureaus: In a nod to the morphing world of media and technology, The Wall Street Journal is combining its New York tech bureau with the Media & Marketing group.
Big media enters the spin zone: Will major media conglomerates soon unload some of their biggest assets? [...]
And it may be fair to suggest that some media companies are too bloated and that pruning some divisions might help boost investors’ returns. But all the spinoff and sale talk seems a just bit odd now since the timing isn’t exactly right.
This summer’s credit crunch has led to a reassessment of risk both among possible acquirers as well as investors. As such, investors may not be willing to buy shares of newly public companies that are considered big media cast-offs. What’s more, sellers may not be as eager to make new deals, especially if they’d have to do so with debt.
“Media companies that may have been exploring deals now are probably waiting to see how the markets settle. The uncertainty has caused many deals to be put on hold. Media firms that may have been considering spin-offs may not get the same price they would have months ago,” said Glover Lawrence, co-founder of McNamee Lawrence & Co, an investment bank based in Boston.
Newspaper publishers in a jam: Many of the pundits say the biggest hurdle the newspapers have is the transition from print to online. In fact, most already have made the transition, and most cannot make the online model work well enough to make up for the downslide in print. They never will.
The reason is simple: In an online world, there are too many bloated newspapers.
What needs to be addressed is the simple concept of redundancy. A search in Google News demonstrates the extent of problem. A hot story of any sort might have 1,000 to 2,000 links from 1,000 to 2,000 news outlets.
As more newspapers make the mistake of eliminating reporting jobs, they [have] nothing special to offer. There are no foreign correspondents anymore.
More often than not, many of the 1,000 to 2,000 stories are the same Associated Press or Reuters reports. In a few rare instances, there will be some additional material contributed by local reporters.
As more newspapers make the mistake of eliminating reporting jobs, they fall into the pit of redundancy with nothing special to offer. There are no foreign correspondents anymore. There are hardly any stringers on the site of a breaking story anymore.
The only papers or news organizations that can expect to survive will be those with lots of original content available only at their individual sites. The operations that rely more on universally available news feeds will be at the mercy of a fickle public -- one that doesn't care where they read a particular story, especially if it is the exact same story with the exact same headline. [...]
There are now plenty of news sites to choose from. I would argue that there are too many newspapers.
[Há é muitos jornais iguais. Eis um exemplo de renovação empresarial, quando o interesse em empresas de media (ou nos seus negócios não-nucleares) está em baixo:]
'WSJ' Combines NY Tech and Media Bureaus: In a nod to the morphing world of media and technology, The Wall Street Journal is combining its New York tech bureau with the Media & Marketing group.
Big media enters the spin zone: Will major media conglomerates soon unload some of their biggest assets? [...]
And it may be fair to suggest that some media companies are too bloated and that pruning some divisions might help boost investors’ returns. But all the spinoff and sale talk seems a just bit odd now since the timing isn’t exactly right.
This summer’s credit crunch has led to a reassessment of risk both among possible acquirers as well as investors. As such, investors may not be willing to buy shares of newly public companies that are considered big media cast-offs. What’s more, sellers may not be as eager to make new deals, especially if they’d have to do so with debt.
“Media companies that may have been exploring deals now are probably waiting to see how the markets settle. The uncertainty has caused many deals to be put on hold. Media firms that may have been considering spin-offs may not get the same price they would have months ago,” said Glover Lawrence, co-founder of McNamee Lawrence & Co, an investment bank based in Boston.
24 setembro 2007
Isto vai continuar na mesma...
Iraq war budget jumps for 2008: After smothering efforts by war critics in Congress to drastically cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq, President Bush plans to ask lawmakers next week to approve another massive spending measure -- totaling nearly $200 billion -- to fund the war through next year, Pentagon officials said.
If Bush's spending request is approved, 2008 will be the most expensive year of the Iraq war.
[act.: visto de outro modo:
From Canada without love for the U.S. President.]
Era bom ler esta entrevista
que o Blasfémias anda a transcrever, antes de se tomarem certas decisões que atentam contra a privacidade.
23 setembro 2007
22 setembro 2007
21 setembro 2007
O jornalismo e as farmacêuticas
Media Industry Helped Drug Firms Fight Ad Restraints: the drug industry found powerful allies among media and advertising firms who were determined to protect one of their biggest and fastest-growing advertising categories.
The toughest drug-ad restriction in early drafts of the bill gave the FDA authority to block a drug company from advertising a medication that carried serious safety concerns. That was left on the cutting-room floor. The FDA will get new power to require drug companies to submit TV ads for review before they run, but it can only recommend changes, not require them. The bill lets the agency levy fines for false and misleading ads.
Isto vai ser o futuro do chamado jornalismo do cidadão...
Forum ponders future of media: Technology threatens to replace traditional news sources with independent Web sites and blogs, making news gathering more democratic but raising questions about the veracity of stories, Myron Kandel, founding editor of CNN Financial News [...]
The trend has left media companies scrambling to figure out how to reach their audience and be financially viable enough to pursue ambitious journalism, he said.
Sky News show to highlight top web news stories [&] will use web audience's news preferences to help set the agenda.
Economist 'builds buzz' by tipping off bloggers about unpublished content: The Economist Group is using the power of the blogosphere to build 'buzz' for its political stories before they are published.
Having identified a group of influential US political bloggers, the media company gives content to these individuals in order to begin circulation
The trend has left media companies scrambling to figure out how to reach their audience and be financially viable enough to pursue ambitious journalism, he said.
Sky News show to highlight top web news stories [&] will use web audience's news preferences to help set the agenda.
Economist 'builds buzz' by tipping off bloggers about unpublished content: The Economist Group is using the power of the blogosphere to build 'buzz' for its political stories before they are published.
Having identified a group of influential US political bloggers, the media company gives content to these individuals in order to begin circulation
Para 13 de Novembro, limitado a 400 "programadoras, hackers, webdesigners e a talento nacional da área da Internet"
Este é Blog do SAPO Codebits. Neste sítio vão poder acompanhar todas as novidades sobre a preparação do nosso primeiro evento dedicado a programadoras, hackers, webdesigners e a talento nacional da área da Internet.
20 setembro 2007
Para infestar o mundo real
Virtual worlds opened up to all: A free tool that allows anyone to create a virtual world has been launched.
Users of Metaplace, as it is known, can build 3D online worlds for PCs or even a mobile phone without any knowledge of complex computer languages.
Users of Metaplace, as it is known, can build 3D online worlds for PCs or even a mobile phone without any knowledge of complex computer languages.
Realmente, há coisas fantásticas que se passam numa casa...
Online couple cheated with each other: A married couple who didn't realise they were chatting each other up on the internet are divorcing.
Sana Klaric and husband Adnan, who used the names "Sweetie" and "Prince of Joy" in an online chatroom, spent hours telling each other about their marriage troubles [...]
The truth emerged when the two turned up for a date. Now the pair, from Zenica in central Bosnia, are divorcing after accusing each other of being unfaithful.
Sana Klaric and husband Adnan, who used the names "Sweetie" and "Prince of Joy" in an online chatroom, spent hours telling each other about their marriage troubles [...]
The truth emerged when the two turned up for a date. Now the pair, from Zenica in central Bosnia, are divorcing after accusing each other of being unfaithful.
19 setembro 2007
Tasers contra perguntas incómodas?
(large version, mais elucidativo do que ocorreu nos momentos anteriores)
Student arrested, Tasered at Kerry event
Cops on leave after Taser incident, student's behavior under scrutiny
Taking Sides in a Tasing: Moreover, one of the widely circulated videos of the incident was filmed with his own camera. As he pushed his way toward the microphone to put his questions to Senator Kerry, he handed his camera to Clarissa Jessup, a student he didn’t know, and asked her to record him.
Friend: Media coverage disappoints Meyer: Jon Levy, who has known Andrew Meyer since grade school, said Meyer wishes there were more focus on the questions he was lobbing at U.S. Sen. John Kerry before Meyer was arrested and Tasered by UF police.
"To be honest, he's not happy with the focus on the police brutality and that aspect of it," said Levy, 21. "His purpose of going to the meeting was to ask difficult questions and get answers and get other people to ask questions."
Treta ou há mesmo heróis com superpoderes?
July 2nd, 2007: It's official. My name has been changed from Jason Michael Burrows to Jason Megatron Burrows, effective today.
Aviso para a navegação
Arctic Ice Melt Opens Northwest Passage: Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane.
The European Space Agency said nearly 200 satellite photos this month taken together showed an ice-free passage along northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland, and ice retreating to its lowest level since such images were first taken in 1978.
The waters are exposing unexplored resources, and vessels could trim thousands of miles from Europe to Asia by bypassing the Panama Canal. The seasonal ebb and flow of ice levels has already opened up a slim summer window for ships.
Part of My Life in Some Bits in a Way That I Don't Like
"L'uomo è mobile / qual piùma al vento..." resume como as bases de dados permitem recordar extractos de uma vida de que nem o autor provavelmente se recorda (ou quer recordar).
Foi há quatro anos:
I Encontro Nacional sobre Weblogs, Universidade do Minho, 18 e 19 de Setembro de 2003
[foi há dias: 1º Encontro de Blogues do semanário SOL, "Bloguistas unidos por uma identidade própria"]
[foi há dias: 1º Encontro de Blogues do semanário SOL, "Bloguistas unidos por uma identidade própria"]
Ahoy! Avast! Arrr!
(e a 8 de Dezembro, Pretend to be a Time Traveler: One of the ones I've done in real life was to get my friend to shave his head, draw a bar code on the back of his neck, stagger up to people and say "WHAT YEAR IS THIS" then run off. Then a second person walks up to that same person later with a photo and says "HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN"? It helps if you have a little eyepiece or small piece of obtuse technology on you.)
18 setembro 2007
O Sol visto à lupa - o outro Sol, claro...
...este, este que ainda "aguarda despacho":
Um ano de Sol: Saraiva bem pode fazer um balanço muito positivo do primeiro ano do semanário, mas tenho para mim que este Sol está longe de ser o que prometeu.
Um ano depois; do SOL, a sombra? O SOL tem futuro? Penso que sim, se se afirmar como um jornal de notícias, de investigação e de exclusivos; é pouco? É muito!
Expresso ofusca o Sol? O Expresso recomeça este sábado a dar (quatro) DVD. Fê-lo quando o Sol surgiu e volta a repetir aquele que é - imagino - um investimento pesado. Porquê agora?
Algumas respostas de "O arquitecto que criou o Sol" (via):
Como observa as saídas profissionais existentes para jornalistas recém-formados perante um mercado cada vez mais limitado?
Vejo com preocupação. O jornalismo tem vindo a seguir nos últimos anos o caminho de uma certa despersonalização. Há muitos consultores nesta área, a informação que se faz é muito igual, a criatividade e autonomia das redacções diminuiu, muito por causa da integração dos jornais em grandes grupos económicos.
Felizmente que o “Sol” é uma “ilha” a vários títulos, mesmo em termos salariais e na forma como integramos os mais jovens. Devem sentir-se uns privilegiados.
As redacções jovens são necessariamente desprovidas de memória dos factos e podem ser mais facilmente domesticáveis?
De uma forma geral é capaz de ser verdade. E essa realidade acentua-se à medida que os postos de trabalho no sector se vão reduzindo. Os que conseguiram o seu lugar são mais passíveis de serem domesticados, por terem medo de cair no desemprego. Os jornalistas são hoje muito mais pressionáveis e pressionados do que eram há 10 ou 20 anos. A redacção do “Expresso” era verdadeiramente indomável quando eu lá cheguei e actualmente os corpos redactoriais são muito mais dóceis.
Vicente Jorge Silva falava em «geração rasca» para caracterizar certos estudantes e, mais recentemente, o ministro Santos Silva apelidou de “sarjeta” certos tipos de jornalismo. Tem havido manifestações de ambos no universo mediático?
O jornalismo mudou muito nas últimas duas décadas. Nessa altura, porventura de modo excessivo, estes profissionais sentiam-se um pouco os educadores do povo. Hoje predominam nos jornais preocupações de natureza negocial: vendas, lucros e gerar dinheiro. É preciso atingir esse objectivo, não importa como. Sobrevivendo, seja à custa do sensacionalismo, seja adoptando uma lógica rasca.
Um ano de Sol: Saraiva bem pode fazer um balanço muito positivo do primeiro ano do semanário, mas tenho para mim que este Sol está longe de ser o que prometeu.
Um ano depois; do SOL, a sombra? O SOL tem futuro? Penso que sim, se se afirmar como um jornal de notícias, de investigação e de exclusivos; é pouco? É muito!
Expresso ofusca o Sol? O Expresso recomeça este sábado a dar (quatro) DVD. Fê-lo quando o Sol surgiu e volta a repetir aquele que é - imagino - um investimento pesado. Porquê agora?
Algumas respostas de "O arquitecto que criou o Sol" (via):
Como observa as saídas profissionais existentes para jornalistas recém-formados perante um mercado cada vez mais limitado?
Vejo com preocupação. O jornalismo tem vindo a seguir nos últimos anos o caminho de uma certa despersonalização. Há muitos consultores nesta área, a informação que se faz é muito igual, a criatividade e autonomia das redacções diminuiu, muito por causa da integração dos jornais em grandes grupos económicos.
Felizmente que o “Sol” é uma “ilha” a vários títulos, mesmo em termos salariais e na forma como integramos os mais jovens. Devem sentir-se uns privilegiados.
As redacções jovens são necessariamente desprovidas de memória dos factos e podem ser mais facilmente domesticáveis?
De uma forma geral é capaz de ser verdade. E essa realidade acentua-se à medida que os postos de trabalho no sector se vão reduzindo. Os que conseguiram o seu lugar são mais passíveis de serem domesticados, por terem medo de cair no desemprego. Os jornalistas são hoje muito mais pressionáveis e pressionados do que eram há 10 ou 20 anos. A redacção do “Expresso” era verdadeiramente indomável quando eu lá cheguei e actualmente os corpos redactoriais são muito mais dóceis.
Vicente Jorge Silva falava em «geração rasca» para caracterizar certos estudantes e, mais recentemente, o ministro Santos Silva apelidou de “sarjeta” certos tipos de jornalismo. Tem havido manifestações de ambos no universo mediático?
O jornalismo mudou muito nas últimas duas décadas. Nessa altura, porventura de modo excessivo, estes profissionais sentiam-se um pouco os educadores do povo. Hoje predominam nos jornais preocupações de natureza negocial: vendas, lucros e gerar dinheiro. É preciso atingir esse objectivo, não importa como. Sobrevivendo, seja à custa do sensacionalismo, seja adoptando uma lógica rasca.
Peças de estados
Statetris is an interesting game mixing aspects of the popular game 'Tetris' and geography. Instead of positioning the typical Tetris blocks, you position states/countries at their proper location. Fun, challenging and educational!
14 setembro 2007
Novo "think tank", precisa-se:
New thinktank to investigate changing media: The government is to convene a new thinktank to confront the rapid pace of media change as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of the way the sector is regulated, it emerged yesterday.
Setting out his broadcasting vision for the first time, the culture secretary, James Purnell, revealed that he and business secretary John Hutton would recruit senior figures from inside and outside the government to inform media policy. The move was seen as a subtle shot across the bows of the powerful media regulator, Ofcom, which has been accused by some of acting more as policymaker than regulator.
Setting out his broadcasting vision for the first time, the culture secretary, James Purnell, revealed that he and business secretary John Hutton would recruit senior figures from inside and outside the government to inform media policy. The move was seen as a subtle shot across the bows of the powerful media regulator, Ofcom, which has been accused by some of acting more as policymaker than regulator.
Só para homens:
25 Skills Every Man Should Know: The List, Ready for Your Debate:
1. Patch a radiator hose
2. Protect your computer
3. Rescue a boater who has capsized
4. Frame a wall
5. Retouch digital photos
6. Back up a trailer
7. Build a campfire
8. Fix a dead outlet
9. Navigate with a map and compass
10. Use a torque wrench
11. Sharpen a knife
12. Perform CPR
13. Fillet a fish
14. Maneuver a car out of a skid
15. Get a car unstuck
16. Back up data
17. Paint a room
18. Mix concrete
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle
20. Change oil and filter
21. Hook up an HDTV
22. Bleed brakes
23. Paddle a canoe
24. Fix a bike flat
25. Extend your wireless network
P.S.: eu tirava umas tarefas e colocava outras. Aceitam-se sugestões para um post mais consubstanciado.
1. Patch a radiator hose
2. Protect your computer
3. Rescue a boater who has capsized
4. Frame a wall
5. Retouch digital photos
6. Back up a trailer
7. Build a campfire
8. Fix a dead outlet
9. Navigate with a map and compass
10. Use a torque wrench
11. Sharpen a knife
12. Perform CPR
13. Fillet a fish
14. Maneuver a car out of a skid
15. Get a car unstuck
16. Back up data
17. Paint a room
18. Mix concrete
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle
20. Change oil and filter
21. Hook up an HDTV
22. Bleed brakes
23. Paddle a canoe
24. Fix a bike flat
25. Extend your wireless network
P.S.: eu tirava umas tarefas e colocava outras. Aceitam-se sugestões para um post mais consubstanciado.
13 setembro 2007
A barba é verdadeira e o resto?
Researcher: Bin Laden's beard is real, video is not: On the Friday before the sixth anniversary of 9/11, Osama bin Laden appeared in a new video, his first since prior to the U.S. presidential elections in 2004. In analyzing the video, Neal Krawetz of Hactor Factor, an expert on digital image forensics, said in his latest blogs that the video contained many visual and audio splices, and that all of the modifications were of very low quality.
Most striking is bin Laden's beard, which has been gray in recent images. For this video it is black. "As far as my tools can detect, there has been no image manipulation of the bin Laden portion of the image beyond contrast adjustment. His beard really does appear to be that color."
Most striking is bin Laden's beard, which has been gray in recent images. For this video it is black. "As far as my tools can detect, there has been no image manipulation of the bin Laden portion of the image beyond contrast adjustment. His beard really does appear to be that color."
Amor pelo desodorizante e resultados
At MTV, a New Show That Pushes Deodorant: Next week, MTV plans to air "The Gamekillers," a new TV series about young men's quests to win over women. It may not be obvious to viewers, but the series is also about Unilever PLC's quest to sell more Axe antiperspirant.
Poll: Public says TV is getting worse: Terrie Williams doesn't know anything about what's coming up in this fall's new television season. And she's fine with that.
Williams, a mother of four from Richmond Park, Ill., is among the 62 percent of Americans who say that TV programs are getting worse, according to a poll by The Associated Press and AOL Television. Only 22 percent said they are getting better. [...]
The likelihood of people believing TV is getting worse increases with age, the poll found. Nearly three-quarters of people aged 65 and over believe that — not surprising with most networks relentlessly chasing the youthful demographic that advertisers pay a premium to reach.
Poll: Public says TV is getting worse: Terrie Williams doesn't know anything about what's coming up in this fall's new television season. And she's fine with that.
Williams, a mother of four from Richmond Park, Ill., is among the 62 percent of Americans who say that TV programs are getting worse, according to a poll by The Associated Press and AOL Television. Only 22 percent said they are getting better. [...]
The likelihood of people believing TV is getting worse increases with age, the poll found. Nearly three-quarters of people aged 65 and over believe that — not surprising with most networks relentlessly chasing the youthful demographic that advertisers pay a premium to reach.
12 setembro 2007
À atenção de quem de direito
Web users differ from mainstream agenda: The news agendas of traditional media websites have very little overlap with news sites based on stories selected by web users themselves, according to a new study comparing the content of mainstream sites in the US with popular user sites such as Digg.
The findings come at a time when news organisations around the world are investing heavily in their web operations in an attempt to engage readers and viewers online.
The report, published on Wednesday by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, a research organisation that specialises in analysing the performance of the press. It compared news coverage from the week of June 24 to June 29 on 48 mainstream news outlets to that on user sites Digg, Del.icio.us and Reddit. All three of these operate without news editors and instead let users decide what is most important or interesting.
Few of the top stories selected by editors on mainstream sites appeared on the user-generated sites.
The findings come at a time when news organisations around the world are investing heavily in their web operations in an attempt to engage readers and viewers online.
The report, published on Wednesday by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, a research organisation that specialises in analysing the performance of the press. It compared news coverage from the week of June 24 to June 29 on 48 mainstream news outlets to that on user sites Digg, Del.icio.us and Reddit. All three of these operate without news editors and instead let users decide what is most important or interesting.
Few of the top stories selected by editors on mainstream sites appeared on the user-generated sites.
Finalmente!!
Uma entidade portuguesa aderiu à European Digital Rights (EDRI). Sem o divulgar no seu site, foi a ANSOL, "a Portuguese independent, non-profit association, active in promoting free software". [...]
EDRI now has 28 members that are based or have offices in 17 different European countries, all within the territory of the Council of Europe.
EDRI now has 28 members that are based or have offices in 17 different European countries, all within the territory of the Council of Europe.
Alho!
Sick! Chinese Restaurant Cited For Garlic Stomping: A Rockland County Chinese food restaurant is in hot water after it was discovered that an employee apparently used a suspicious and far-from-delicious method to crush the garlic used in the kitchen.
É hoje, é hoje!!!! (na Rússia...:-(
Russian region's 'Day of Conception' draws particpants and snickers: Ulyanovsk Gov. Sergei Morozov has decreed Sept. 12 a Day of Conception and is giving couples time off from work to procreate.
Couples who give birth nine months later on Russia's national day - June 12 - receive money, cars, refrigerators and other prizes.
It's the third year in a row that the Volga River region, about 900 kilometres east of Moscow, has held the contest. Since then, the number of competitors - and the number of babies born to them - has been on the rise.
Should Americans have fewer babies to save the environment?: Is it time for Americans to start cutting our baby emissions?
Couples who give birth nine months later on Russia's national day - June 12 - receive money, cars, refrigerators and other prizes.
It's the third year in a row that the Volga River region, about 900 kilometres east of Moscow, has held the contest. Since then, the number of competitors - and the number of babies born to them - has been on the rise.
Should Americans have fewer babies to save the environment?: Is it time for Americans to start cutting our baby emissions?
Eu também fiquei com esta impressão...
NOTA: a maioria dos comentarios, para nao dizer todos, que vi na blogosfera a este artigo sao de pessoas que afirmam que nao leram livro de Keen. E' para eles absolutamente normal comentar um livro, com opinioes fortes e taxativas, que nao se dao o trabalho de ler. E' alias esta a pratica normal nos blogues, com rarissimas excepçoes e e' tida como normal. QED.
[a lógica dos comentários que vi foi partir do suposto ataque aos blogues por JPP e da leitura do currículo do autor do livro na Wikipedia para comentar. É muito pouco.]
[a lógica dos comentários que vi foi partir do suposto ataque aos blogues por JPP e da leitura do currículo do autor do livro na Wikipedia para comentar. É muito pouco.]
150 anos de notícias (pagas)
150 years of the Irish Times to go online: The Irish Times has created an online archive of nearly 150 years of content from the newspaper.
11 setembro 2007
Fixações oculares
Hidden method of reading revealed: In fact, almost 50% of the time, each of our eyes locks on to different letters simultaneously.
11 de Setembro
Terrorist organization logos: Terrorist groups, like any organization, need brand identities. [...]
While I hate to give terrorists any more attention, I still think it’s interesting to see the various approaches they took in their logos, and wonder what considerations went into designing them.
THE PETRAEUS REPORT: The Show Must Go On
Gen. David Petraeus' progress report on Iraq is doing nothing to calm down the debate on the war. He called Monday for "a long-term effort" and only a minimal troop withdrawal. And he laid the groundwork for the next war -- with Iran.
The Report in Graphics: The Situation in Iraq according to Petraeus
While I hate to give terrorists any more attention, I still think it’s interesting to see the various approaches they took in their logos, and wonder what considerations went into designing them.
THE PETRAEUS REPORT: The Show Must Go On
Gen. David Petraeus' progress report on Iraq is doing nothing to calm down the debate on the war. He called Monday for "a long-term effort" and only a minimal troop withdrawal. And he laid the groundwork for the next war -- with Iran.
The Report in Graphics: The Situation in Iraq according to Petraeus
Não tem nada a ver...
Portugal quer quadruplicar tráfego da China nos seus portos vs O Presidente da República não receberá [o Dalai Lama], o Governo também não - mas o mesmo já não acontecerá na Assembleia da República.
E nada disto tem a ver com os interesses de Estado ou de quaisquer Carlos Saraiva interessados em negócios. Nada...
E nada disto tem a ver com os interesses de Estado ou de quaisquer Carlos Saraiva interessados em negócios. Nada...
10 setembro 2007
10 Immutable Laws of Security
[segundo a Microsoft]
Law #1: If a bad guy can persuade you to run his program on your computer, it's not your computer anymore
Law #2: If a bad guy can alter the operating system on your computer, it's not your computer anymore
Law #3: If a bad guy has unrestricted physical access to your computer, it's not your computer anymore
Law #4: If you allow a bad guy to upload programs to your website, it's not your website any more
Law #5: Weak passwords trump strong security
Law #6: A computer is only as secure as the administrator is trustworthy
Law #7: Encrypted data is only as secure as the decryption key
Law #8: An out of date virus scanner is only marginally better than no virus scanner at all
Law #9: Absolute anonymity isn't practical, in real life or on the Web
Law #10: Technology is not a panacea
Law #1: If a bad guy can persuade you to run his program on your computer, it's not your computer anymore
Law #2: If a bad guy can alter the operating system on your computer, it's not your computer anymore
Law #3: If a bad guy has unrestricted physical access to your computer, it's not your computer anymore
Law #4: If you allow a bad guy to upload programs to your website, it's not your website any more
Law #5: Weak passwords trump strong security
Law #6: A computer is only as secure as the administrator is trustworthy
Law #7: Encrypted data is only as secure as the decryption key
Law #8: An out of date virus scanner is only marginally better than no virus scanner at all
Law #9: Absolute anonymity isn't practical, in real life or on the Web
Law #10: Technology is not a panacea
Promoção local ou contas bem feitas?
Peeking Into Cubicles to Find a Wealth of Tech Workers: a new report says that New York actually has more high-tech workers than meccas like Silicon Valley and Seattle, and that it is just a matter knowing where to look for them.
LCDs e pipocas
End of an era: Why is seeing a movie in a cinema so much more satisfying that watching it on television?
04 setembro 2007
03 setembro 2007
O que está a mexer na Wikipedia?
Wikirage: This site lists the pages in Wikipedia which are receiving the most edits per unique editor over various periods of time. Popular people in the news, the latest fads, and the hottest video games can be quickly identified by monitor this social phenomenon.
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