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Digest for 1st July

140Kit: an Open, Extensible Research Platform for Twitter http://bit.ly/c6haGC ‘Linking museums: machine-readable data in cultural heritage’ Shooting Star, E1 7JF. http://bit.ly/azFpF3 Notes from #tsbmeta event and TSB call for proposals on metadata & digital content > http://bit.ly/dCjslF (via @jasonhall) Congrats @ushahidi & @swiftriver! SiLCC is a cloud based service for extracting relevant keywords. http://bit.ly/dkOz3J Thanks [...]
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Journalism in April

Follow the money. Tools for reporters investigating companies The Investigative Dashboard, or ID, is a space for investigative journalists and citizen reporters to find resources, share information, and learn new ‘tricks of the trade’. ID is not, however, just a collection of tools and tips. It is also part of an international initiative to encourage [...]
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Local democracy

Council decision-making is ‘more secretive today than ever’ – Roy Greenslade Guardian April 15th Political Studies Association paper J Morrison: Spin, smoke-filled rooms, and the decline of council reporting by local newspapers download pdf   Hansard Society report Digital citizens & democratic engagement download pdf   Opening up local election data “As well as the [...]
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March #1

Digital Economy BillGuardian: Lords angered over three strikes rule for filesharers iPadY combinator looking for iPad startups JournalismFree manual for investigative journalists Story-based Inquiry Open AccessJISC: How to build a business case for an Open Access policy The new report shows how universities can work out how much they could save on their profit and [...]
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October #5

ArchiveBFI partners with Blinkbox to broadcast classic British films online New Media AgeJISC Report: Digitisation of special collections: Mapping, assessment, prioritisation How are we to know that digitisation is serving the needs of the Higher Education community and is sustainable in the long-term? Resource Shelf ConsultationsDigital Engagement is Everyone’s Job Dextrous webLet’s talk about Government [...]
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October #1

ArchiveLegal delays have blown a hole in UK’s digital heritage GuardianJournalismYouTube Video: Clay Shirky on Internet Issues Facing Newspapers from Berkman Centre for Internet & SocietyArs Technica summarizes the Knight Commission report on serving the news needs of local communities local newsRoy Greenslade: Local news start-ups need professional input Guardian Freedom of InformationRight to inspect [...]
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September #6

DesignTED video: Tim Brown (IDEO) urges designers to think big. From consumption to participation. Be inspired. Digital BritainISP responds: TalkTalk legal challenge if told to disconnect internet ‘pirates’. Times GuardianUK technology industry organisation responds to BIS Consultation on Legislation re illicit P2P file-sharing IntellectGovernment 2.0Calling open data developers: we need your help says Cabinet Office [...]
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September #5

Google Book SettlementHuffington Post Pamela Samuelson: Google Book Settlement 1.0 Is HistoryUK academics: JISC seeks your views on the US Google book Settlement. A Write To Reply service. Government 2.0San Francisco App Store, open data – staff and citizens encouraged to build the government they want Mashable DataSF App ShowcaseCOI: benefits of government website auditing: [...]
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September #4

DIY scienceUS students take stunning images of Earth from space: budget $150. Video Digital BritainSalford conference on the future of local media. ReportGoogle AppsGoogle Apps and government Google public policy blog Google Book SettlementGoogle agrees to revise book scanning settlement Out-LawUpdated with Several New Items: Google Book Settlement Hearing Postponed ResourceShelfPamela Samuelson: Department of Justice [...]
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The Internet Manifesto

Is a modestly-titled list of propositions about ‘how journalism works today’ produced by 15 German bloggers and journalists Internet Manifesto.It’s pretty good at challenging mainstream media’s attempts to protect failing business models and traditional position as information gatekeeper. A piece by one of the authors in the Guardian.It’s also given to rhetorical conceit. Some of [...]
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