Somewhere between right-doing and wrong-doing is a field. I'll meet you there - Rumi, Sufi poet

Reinventing journalism: production processes and a CMS

Rich Gordon on how a newspaper/web operation might re-invent their producation processes, and a CMS that can support that.

Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

We listen to the Boss or Chuck Berry or Hendrix or whoever as an act of rebellion against our settled lives ... this about sums it up for me.

Taming Internet Flamers While Adding Civility to the Cacophony

From the article: "The Internet used to look so promising for democracy, with cheaper high-speed access, recovery from the dot-com collapse, and, most important, the emergence of "citizen media"—content of the people, by the people, and for the people.

You are Proudly South African when...

A blog posting listing some South African pecularities - a bit heavy on the crime thing, but funny anyway...

The unkindest cut is Dickens minus 40%

OR the past two years, my purgatorial, commuter-crunching tram trip to work has been magnificently enhanced by the joy of classic novels I have spent my life avoiding.

The 25 Greatest Songs of All Time

Some very interesting lists - and a site I'll probably go back to.

'Beta moms' hit out at alpha tyranny

Are you an alpha or a beta parent? Telegraph article takes on perfect parenting...

What's the greatest rock album of all time?

This story says that "Born In The USA" by Bruce Springsteen has been voted the greatest album in rock history. The new BBC poll for a forthcoming music documentary voted the landmark 1984 top of the pile, ahead of Dire Straits and Nirvana. What does Newsvine think?

How To Keep Hostile Jerks From Taking Over Your Online Community - InformationWeek

Angry people looking for fights will inevitably try to poison successful Internet communities. Columnist Cory Doctorow looks at ways to remove the poison without killing the discussion too.

What does community mean to you?

This was not the article I meant to write today. Personal circumstances and recent events prompted a change of plans. First a little background is necessary.

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Are cliques the secret of Newsvine's success?

Paris - Want to know whether your Internet social network will survive or break up? Try mathematics.

Newspapers can survive

How news organisations might cope with the online tsunami ... some interesting ideas from Poynter's E-Media Tidbits newsletter

So, what is apartheid actually like then?

A South African radio station is running a short story competiton - and I heard this finalist yesterday.

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Charles would have bemoaned this glass saga

Beer story from South Africa - the reference to Charles in the headline is to a South African Breweries advertising campaign for its Castle brand of beer, centred around the alleged original brewer, Charles Glass.

Integrated Newsrooms Part 3: Is the Local Information Center just another integrated newsroom? - Editors Weblog- Analysis

Part three in a series about integrated newsrooms

Integrated Newsrooms Part 2: A day in the life of The Sydney Morning Herald - Editors Weblog- Analysis

Part two in a series about integrated newsrooms.

Integrated Newsrooms part 1: The new Telegraph model - Editors Weblog- Analysis

Part one of a series about integrated newsrooms,

How are things over at Gannett?

I am engaged in some research about newsroom convergence and would appreciate some help from the Vine. Does anyone have any pointers to discussion or analysis of how things are going with the Gannett information centre move (reported on Newsvine here).

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IOL: Scientist blames nature for Aussie drought

Sydney - Australia's devastating drought is far more likely to be part of a natural cycle than a result of the man-made greenhouse effect, an Australian climate scientist said Thursday.

Where News Consumption Is Heading

This - by media guru Steve Outing - is really, really good. Anyone who has anything to do with newspapers should read this....

IOL: Hu leaves trail of money in Africa

China in Africa - a theme worth watching.

The web is dead, says co-founder of Flickr

Caterina Fake, the designer and artist who co-founded Flickr, said at an event in Munich: "The idea of a browser, of a Web page, is becoming less and less important. The Web is breaking apart."

For richer, for poorer - but not for children

History of marriage in Britain - casts perspective on what the institution means.

Cricketer wins 'Beard of the Year' award

For non-cricket-fan Newsviners, the reference to the urn is to the Ashes, a contest fought between England and Australia. The Australians just won another series.

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