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ALSC’s Exceptional Websites for Children

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Published by rwatstein November 9th, 2008 in web sites, children and American Library Association. 0 Comments

ALSC has added 15 websites this fall to Great Web Sites for Kids, its online resource containing hundreds of commendable links. The site is organized by subject headings such as animals; literature and languages; mathematics and computers; the arts; and history and biography. There is also a special section with sites of interest to parents, caregivers, and teachers, plus an area devoted to sites in Spanish

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Presidential Transition Website: Change.gov

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Published by rwatstein November 9th, 2008 in web sites, government and politics. 0 Comments

Throughout the Presidential Transition Project, this website will be your source for the latest news, events, and announcements so that you can follow the setting up of the Obama Administration. And just as this historic campaign was, from the beginning, about you — the transition process will offer you opportunities to participate in redefining our government. Come back often as we define new programs and possibilities to engage and be part of this administration. Source: Obama Administration/Presidential Transition Project

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United Nations Launches Audiovisual Library of International Law

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Published by rwatstein November 2nd, 2008 in web sites, United Nations and law. 0 Comments

The United Nations Office of Legal Affairs launched the Audiovisual Library of International Law. This website has three main parts: The Historic Archives present documents, photos, and digital film footage relating to the UN role in the development of international law; The Lecture Series contains lectures by leading scholars on topics in international law, and includes a bibliography of related materials; The Research Library provides links to other web-based research resources in international law, including other UN sources, national treaty series, and selected scholarly articles provided by HeinOnline (still in pilot/beta). The Audiovisual Library aims to provide free, scholarly resources to students and practitioners around the world, particularly in regions where there are few resources for the study of international law.

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The Roald Dahl Funny Prize

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Published by rwatstein November 2nd, 2008 in web sites, books and authors. 0 Comments

Website for this competition inaugurated in 2008 that presents prizes for “The Funniest Book for Children Aged Six and Under” and “The Funniest Book for Children Aged Seven to Fourteen.” Includes lists of nominated books, an article about the science of humor, and links to site about author Roald Dahl. From Booktrust, a British organization “that encourages people of all ages and cultures to discover and enjoy reading.”

Roald Dahl Funny Prize website

Europa Film Treasures

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Published by rwatstein November 2nd, 2008 in web sites and film. 0 Comments

Watch hundreds of the treasures of European cinematographic heritage online. “All genres and time periods are on the playbill! From comedy to science fiction, from westerns to animation, from erotic to ethnological movies.” Also includes background about each film. Available in several languages. As the site notes, users may experience viewing difficulties due to high traffic. Developed by a film restoration company “in collaboration with the legal successors (when they have been identified) and depositories.”

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Yearbook of the United Nations

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Published by rwatstein October 12th, 2008 in web sites and United Nations. 0 Comments

The Yearbook of the United Nations is now available for free online. The Yearbook is the flagship reference publication of the UN, and details the work and achievements of the organization over the course of each year. All 59 volumes that have been published, 1946-2005, are available to browse or search. Several search options are available, including the ability to limit to one year, a range of years, or a selection of years; proximity searching; and boolean searching. This website offers a wealth of information about the UN to researchers worldwide.

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International Herald Tribune Web Site to Merge into NYTimes.com

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Published by rwatstein October 12th, 2008 in web sites and newspapers. 0 Comments

The New York Times plans to combine the International Herald-Tribune Web site (IHT.com) with NYTimes.com, according to various media reports. News from IHT will be hosted on The New York Times Web site (iht.nytimes.com). The move is designed in part to increase global traffic at NYTimes.com.

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All About Cupcakes

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Published by rwatstein September 27th, 2008 in web sites. 0 Comments

This presentation about cupcakes covers the history of cupcakes, cupcakes today (including cupcake culture and the cupcake “internet craze”), and cupcake designs and recipes. Includes links to related sources. Part of a project for the Interactive Media Lab at the University of Florida.

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U.S. Department of Education Unveils College.gov at New York High School

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Published by rwatstein September 27th, 2008 in education and web sites. 0 Comments

The U.S. Department of Education recently unveiled College.gov, a new website that aims to motivate students with inspirational stories and information about planning, preparing and paying for college. Designed with students’ input and participation, College.gov was created by the U.S. Department of Education to be a go-to online resource for credible information about college that also provides real life experiences of peers who are already attending college. U.S. Under Secretary of Education Sara Martinez Tucker unveiled the website during a discussion with students at The David A. Stein Riverdale/ Kingsbridge Academy MS/HS 141 in Bronx, N.Y.

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20 Best Websites to Download Free E-books

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Published by rwatstein September 14th, 2008 in web sites and e-books. 0 Comments

August 2008 annotated list of websites where you can download books for free. Some sites listed focus on computer programming, Shakespeare, government texts, technology, and other subjects. Reader comments provide suggestions of additional sources. From a blog with tips for tech users, designers, and bloggers.

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Library of Congress’s “Learning from Katrina” Web Page

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Published by rwatstein September 7th, 2008 in web sites and Library of Congress. 0 Comments

August 29 marked the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating impact on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. In commemoration, the Library of Congress has created a website titled Learning from Katrina, which provides insights for better responses to record and artifact damage by hurricanes. Visitors can hear seven interviews with professional conservators who helped salvage collections affected in August 2005.

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LibGig

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Published by rwatstein September 7th, 2008 in web sites and librarians/information professionals. 0 Comments

“Professional networking website dedicated to bringing together everyone who accesses, organizes, creates, manages, produces or distributes information for a living.” Site features searchable job listings, list of American Library Association accredited schools (”including their specialties, degrees, certificates, doctoral programs, admissions and financial aid contact”), career development resources, and a blog.

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What the Web Looks Like to the Color Blind

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Published by rwatstein August 31st, 2008 in web sites and disabilities. 0 Comments

Here is a Web site that shows you what various Web pages look like to people who have different types of color blindness. This is no small issue. Consider how many people are looking at the Web sites you worked so hard to design, and they do not see anything like what you put up there. The site says: In the U.S. 7 percent of the male population — or about 10.5 million men — and 0.4 percent of the female population either cannot distinguish red from green, or see red and green differently. Color blindness affects a significant amount of the population, and it is even more prevalent in more isolated populations with a smaller gene pools. It is mostly a genetic condition, though it can be caused by eye, nerve, or brain damage, or due to exposure to certain chemicals.

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Web 2.0’s Most Ridiculous Sites

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Published by rwatstein August 31st, 2008 in web 2.0 and web sites. 0 Comments

Robert Luhn writes: “Alas, not every Web 2.0 site is a winner. Many are vague, pointless, or just plain silly. As web critic Nicholas Carr notes, ‘If I were called in to rename Web 2.0, I think I’d call it Gilligan’s Web.’ How do you identify a dumb Web 2.0 site? First, the site’s mission statement must be impenetrable. Second, the site must solve a problem that has been solved a million times already. Third, its name must love the letter ‘r’ but eschew vowels.”

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Ice Cream: Selected Internet Resources

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Published by rwatstein July 19th, 2008 in web sites and collections. 0 Comments

Small collection of annotated links to websites about ice cream, covering history, safety of homemade ice cream, photos, scientific aspects, and ice cream sundaes. Includes historical photos. From the Science Reference Section, Library of Congress.

Ice Cream: Selected Internet Resources website

Swimming in Picture Books

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Published by rwatstein July 12th, 2008 in web sites, books and museums. 0 Comments

This is a website companion to a past physical exhibit featuring “illustrations that captured the sensations of being by or in the water. For this virtual version, there is more information about the stories and their illustrators of the sort you might learn during a gallery talk.” Click on images near the top of the page to see larger pictures and annotations. From the Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton University.

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Literary Tattoos

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Published by rwatstein July 12th, 2008 in web sites, innovation and literacy. 0 Comments

Jen runs a website called Contrariwise that focuses on tattoos based on books, poems, lyrics, movies, poems, plays, and quotations. If you have an appropriate tattoo, such as this typewriter tribute to Hemingway (“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”), you can submit a photo. Otherwise, it’s fun to look through. Be sure to check out the pain-o-meter if you are considering your first tat.

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Twellow.com : Directory of Twitter Users

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Published by rwatstein June 29th, 2008 in web sites and Twitter. 0 Comments

Twellow is a new Twitter Directory which has been launched by the folks at iEntry/WebProNews and looks like it will be quite a piece of work. Taking elements from Twitter, web directories, search engines and the Yellow Pages, Twellow.com lets Twitter users add their Twitter profile to the vertically categorized directory; along with basic personal info, their web site and amount of followers

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Twellow website

New Great Websites for Kids from Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)

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Published by rwatstein June 21st, 2008 in web sites, children and American Library Association. 0 Comments

ALSC has added 17 new websites to Great Web Sites for Kids, its online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable websites for children. GWS features links to interesting websites, organized by subject. There is also a special section with sites of interest to parents, caregivers, and teachers, and an area devoted to sites in Spanish.

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The Beats and Beyond: Counterculture Poetry, 1950-1975

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Published by rwatstein June 7th, 2008 in web sites and poetry. 0 Comments

Companion to a 2008 exhibit that celebrates holdings of “post-World War II American avant-garde poetry.” Features an exhibition checklist with selected images in areas such as the New York School of Poets, Beat poets, the San Francisco Renaissance, censorship, black nationalism and the black arts movement, feminism, and the Vietnam War. Curated by Sarah E. Fass, Rare Book Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC)

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Published by rwatstein June 7th, 2008 in web sites, internet, computer science and journals. 0 Comments

JCMC is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that focuses on social science research on the Internet and wireless technologies. Find archives back to 1995 (most recent issues at a linked site). Topics include online social networks, blogging, types of fantasy sports users, social and economic dimensions of search engines, and more. Sponsored by the Indiana University School of Library & Information Science and School of Informatics. An official journal of the International Communication Association.

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Welcome to the Civil Rights Digital Library

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Published by rwatstein June 1st, 2008 in libraries, web sites and digital. 0 Comments

The struggle for racial equality in the 1950s and 1960s is among the most far-reaching social movements in the nation’s history, and it represents a crucial step in the evolution of American democracy. The Civil Rights Digital Library promotes an enhanced understanding of the Movement by helping users discover primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale. The CRDL features a collection of unedited news film from the WSB (Atlanta) and WALB (Albany, Ga.) television archives held by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries. The CRDL provides educator resources and contextual materials, including Freedom on Film, relating instructive stories and discussion questions from the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia, and the New Georgia Encyclopedia,
delivering engaging online articles and multimedia.

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America’s Eleven Most Endangered Archives

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Published by rwatstein June 1st, 2008 in web sites and archives. 0 Comments

Since 1988, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has used its list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places as a powerful alarm to raise awareness of the serious threats facing the nation’s greatest treasures.” Site features a FAQ and an archive listing places by threat, year listed, state, and other factors. Entries provide descriptions and update on endangered status for places such as California’s state parks and the Michigan Avenue Streetwall in Chicago.

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Internet Pinball Database

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Published by rwatstein May 26th, 2008 in web sites and gaming. 0 Comments

This site (originally compiled as part of the Pinball Pasture site in the mid-1990s) is “a comprehensive, searchable listing of virtually every pinball machine ever commercially made. It is an ad free, popup free, registration free resource. [The site does] not buy or sell games.” Listings include details such as the pinball machine’s manufacturer, machine type, notable features, images, and user ratings and comments. Also provides a glossary, player guide, and other supplementary material.

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Small Business Administration: Free Online Courses

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Published by rwatstein May 26th, 2008 in education and web sites. 0 Comments

Collection of online tutorials for small businesses. “In general, the courses are all self-paced and should take about 30 minutes to complete. Most of the courses require a brief online registration.” Topics include planning, management, finance and accounting, marketing and advertising, government contracting, risk management and cyber security, e-commerce, international trade, federal tax training, and retirement. Some material also available in Spanish. From the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Small Business Administration Online Courses website

U.S. Visits to Question and Answer Websites Increased 118 Percent Year-over-Year

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Published by rwatstein April 27th, 2008 in demographics and web sites. 0 Comments

The market share of U.S. visits to a custom category of Question and Answer websites has increased 118 percent for the week ending Mar. 15, 2008, compared to the same week in 2007, Hitwise reported. Over the past two years, U.S. visits to this category have increased 889 percent comparing Feb. 2008 versus Feb. 2006. The most visited website within the Questions and Answers category last week was Yahoo! Answers (answers.yahoo.com), which received 74.05 percent of the market share of U.S. visits. Wiki.Answers.com was the second most visited website receiving 18.35 percent of visits, followed by Answerbag.com, which received 4.42 percent of visits. WikiAnswers, launched in June 2007 has seen U.S. visits increase 125 percent comparing the week ending Jun. 9, 2007versus Mar. 15, 2008.

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Bush Library’s Home on Web is Unsettled

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Published by rwatstein April 6th, 2008 in libraries and web sites. 0 Comments

While President Bush’s advisers were taking offers on an ideal spot for his library and museum, they probably should have paid more attention to the virtual real-estate market. Officials finally settled on Southern Methodist University in Dallas to house the $250 million complex. But online, some of the best online addresses are gone – snapped up for mere dollars by squatters with no connection to the library, hoping to make fun of the president, protect him or simply cash in on his name.

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Virtual Museum of Cataloging & Acquisitions Artifacts

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Published by rwatstein March 29th, 2008 in web sites, museums, digital, collections and cataloging. 0 Comments

This virtual museum is for the new generation of librarians who may not be familiar with the tools and methods used before technology and the digitization of library catalogs stepped in. It is also for those experienced librarians who have been in the profession for many years; perhaps the museum will bring back a bit of nostalgia. This site provides a look inside the history of libraries and librarianship. Librarians have always worked hard to adapt to the constantly changing technology that is meant to make libraries more efficient. The changes vary from the methods used to catalog items to the tools used to catalog them. Within these pages can be seen the transition, innovation, and the differences from one method or tool to the next.

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Vanderbilt University Optimizes Web Site for iPhone

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Published by rwatstein March 29th, 2008 in web sites, Apple and iPhone. 0 Comments

Vanderbilt University has released a version of its homepage designed for the Apple iPhone. The site was created by the Vanderbilt News Service’s Office of Web Communications, which is working to optimize the university Web site for other mobile devices.

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Library of Congress Launches Historic Baseball Resources Website

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Published by rwatstein March 29th, 2008 in web sites and Library of Congress. 0 Comments

The rich holdings of the Library of Congress include many items that document the history of baseball and Americans’ fascination with the game. LC has just launched a new Historic Baseball Resources page that features player profiles, historical news and events, collection guides, and presentations. The LC Digital Reference Team will also host a web conference, “Batter Up! Baseball at the Library of Congress,” on April 4 at 2 p.m. Eastern time, through the Online Programming for All Libraries site

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Historic Baseball Resources web site

Virtual Tour of World Heritage Sites Adds 80 Locations

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Published by rwatstein March 16th, 2008 in web sites. 0 Comments

WHTour.org has relaunched, offering 360-degree virtual tour of World Heritage sites from across the globe. WHTour.org is an independent non-profit organization documenting the UNESCO World Heritage List with a series of ‘panographies’. The site is the work of Belgian photographer, Tito Dupret. During the 7 years already committed to this project, Dupret has helped produce some of the most impressive panographies ever seen of some of the most historic, rare and often unreachable sites from across the planet in full-color, full-screen splendor. From China, Tanzania, Indonesia, Iran and India to Egypt and now the Middle East, each of Dupret’s panographies is produced with the aid of RealViz’s panorama assembling software, Stitcher Unlimited.

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35 Sites Added to Great Web Sites for Kids

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Published by rwatstein February 5th, 2008 in web sites and children. 0 Comments

ALSC has added 35 websites to its Great Web Sites for Kids page, Great Web Sites for Kids (GWS) features links to valuable Web sites of interest to children, organized by subject headings such as animals; literature and languages; sciences; the arts; and history and biography. There is also a special section with sites of interest to parents, caregivers and teachers and an area devoted to sites in Spanish. The ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids Committee maintains and updates the site.

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Great Web Sites for Kids web site

Global Voices

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Published by rwatstein January 26th, 2008 in web sites and collections. 0 Comments

A project “that collects, summarizes, and gives context to some of the best self-published content found on blogs, podcasts, photo sharing sites, and videoblogs from around the world, with a particular emphasis on countries outside of Europe and North America.” Browse by country, topics, or contributors. Available in several languages. Founded at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

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Get Lost: Artists Map Downtown New York

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Published by rwatstein January 26th, 2008 in web sites, museums and mapping. 0 Comments

“Get Lost is a collective portrait of downtown New York. Twenty-one international artists were invited to create a personal view of the city and draw a map of downtown New York, uncovering a territory that is both real and imaginary. “Get Lost brings together fictional landscapes, utopian visions, private memories, and obsessive instructions to explore Manhattan, its past, present, and future.” Browse by artist. From the New Museum, New York.

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Nutcracker Ballet

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Published by rwatstein December 1st, 2007 in web sites. 0 Comments

Information about current performances and history of the creation of the “The Nutcracker” ballet (based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffman, with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky). Features an overview of the story, music clips, a list of ballet performances listed by country and state, and reviews of selected performances. Also includes a list of movie versions of the ballet. Note: Includes commercial content. From an enthusiast.

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Reuters Rolls Out Ad-Supported India Web & Mobile Sites

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Published by rwatstein September 15th, 2007 in web sites. 0 Comments

Reuters recently announced the debut of Reuters India (www.reuters.co.in), an ad-supported English language Web site and accompanying mobile platform. Both the Reuters India Web and mobile sites feature breaking local Indian and international news as well as Reuters’ business and financial information from across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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Are Candidate Web Sites Propaganda or News?

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Published by rwatstein September 15th, 2007 in Pew Research, web sites and politics. 0 Comments

With its early start and crowded field, the 2008 presidential campaign has generated an extensive amount of media coverage. Since the beginning of the year, the race to become the 44th president of the United States has been the second-biggest story, trailing only the debate over Iraq war strategy. But the mainstream media are not the only information source for citizens seeking news about the candidates. The campaigns themselves, through their official websites, seem to be challenging the press as a destination for campaign news. Furthermore, these highly interactive sites are facilitating everything from blogging to fundraising to social networking. To get a sense of what these sites offer and how the candidates use them, The Project for Excellence in Journalism conducted a detailed study of the official websites of all 19 announced presidential candidates — eight Democrats and 11 Republicans.

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Time Magazine’s 2007 Picks for Best Websites

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Published by rwatstein September 15th, 2007 in web sites. 0 Comments

The names of the sites are hyperlinks to the sites themselves.

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A Spiritual Network in Cyberspace

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Published by rwatstein June 25th, 2007 in web sites and journalism. 0 Comments

Some of the biggest names in web journalism — ESPN.com, Slate.com, and People.com — were among the finalists for the 2007 National Magazine Award in “Online General Excellence.” But when the American Society of Magazine Editors announced the winner on May 1, a lesser known spirituality-and faith-based site called Beliefnet.com walked away with the top prize.

If Beliefnet is not exactly a household name, it is an interesting experiment in online journalism. For one thing, its own turbulent history in some ways reflects the trajectory of the internet itself. For another, the strategy it has settled on — a subject specific site that offers interactivity, networking and journalistic even-handedness — may offer one working blueprint for the rapidly evolving field of Web information. “There is something about religion and spirituality that makes people want to connect with one another,” says Paul O’Donnell, a former senior editor at Beliefnet. The site’s message boards cover virtually all faiths, from Christianity, Judaism, and Islam to less traditional ones, like Paganism, Witchcraft and Scientology.

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