10 setembro 2008

Vigilância de medias

Start-Up Attacks Media Bias, One Phrase at a Time: Users download Spinoculars, a toolbar that sits atop the browser and lets readers know if the story they are reading has any phrases or words that indicate bias. (It works only in Firefox now and will work in Internet Explorer in a couple weeks.) It highlights those phrases in a big red box, and readers can click to find out what exactly SpinSpotter found wrong with the phrase.

The Spinoculars find spin in three ways, said Mr. Herman. First, it uses an algorithm to seek out phrases that violate six transgressions that the company’s journalism advisory board came up with based on the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics. They are personal voice, passive voice, a biased source, disregarded context, selective disclosure and lack of balance. Soon SpinSpotter will add a feature that will alert readers if a story uses suspiciously similar language to a press release.

SpinSpotter’s algorithm also uses a database of common phrases that are used when spinning a story. Finally, readers can flag instances of spin.

09 setembro 2008

Portefólio do espaço


Ainda os jornais electrónicos


The Plastic Logic reader, left, has a screen the size of a sheet of paper for a copy machine. Center, Sony’s eReader; right, Amazon.com’s Kindle. The Plastic Logic device, which is yet to be named, can be updated wirelessly and store hundreds of pages of documents.
New E-Newspaper Reader Echoes Look of the Paper

[Video: Esquire E-Ink Cover Disappoints]

Promessa

The Digital Artists Handbook is an up to date, reliable and accessible source of information that introduces you to different tools, resources and ways of working related to digital art.

The goal of the Handbook is to be a signpost, a source of practical information and content that bridges the gap between new users and the platforms and resources that are available, but not always very accessible.

08 setembro 2008

Quem sou eu, pelo apelido? De onde vim? Onde estou?

World Names Profiler: Search for a Surname to view its Map and Statistics.

07 setembro 2008

Palavras americanas


The Words They Used: The words that speakers used at the two political conventions show the themes that the parties have highlighted. Republican speakers have talked about reform and character far more frequently than the Democrats. And Republicans were more likely to talk about businesses and taxes, while Democrats were more likely to mention jobs or the economy.

O CF&A está assim hoje

Segundo o Wordle

06 setembro 2008

A esgravatar o Janeiro em Setembro

1 Mais de um mês volvido sobre o despedimento ilegal de 32 jornalistas de O Primeiro de Janeiro e mais alguns funcionários, a Administração do jornal ainda não pagou os salários em atraso aos trabalhadores [...]

5 Uma vez mais, os jornalistas ilegalmente despedidos de O Primeiro de Janeiro e os restantes funcionários que se encontram na mesma situação apelam a todas as forças da cidade do Porto no sentido de questionarem as autoridades sobre uma situação altamente lesiva dos direitos dos trabalhadores, e da própria liberdade de imprensa, e inadmissível num Estado de Direito.

Do comunicado oficial dos jornalistas do Janeiro

05 setembro 2008