The Return of the Human: Why Tech Companies Are Tapping Journalism Talent. In digital media, it turns out, editors — actual human beings — might actually be necessary. At least that seems to be the trend as developer-laden ventures like Tumblr, Flipboard and even an ad network bring in journalists to help identify and stoke conversations across the digisphere. “Many companies, particularly in tech, are looking for people to help them cohere a public-facing sensibility beyond simple functionality and service. Such moves seem to emanate from community roles but are moving beyond the rather simple way people used to think about online communities,” Tumblr Editor-in-Chief Chris Mohney told me.
“If that’s a trend, I hope it continues.” At advertising and technology conferences where executives once talked up algorithms and efficiencies, there’s now talk of the need for the kinds of originality and creativity only people can provide. Say Media is one strong example. Troy Young, Say Media Technology-Assisted People vs. Steve Rosenbaum, Magnify Robots Can’t Feel Related. Amazon Hires Sony Music Digital Executive Michael Paull - Peter Kafka - Media. Michael Paull, who oversaw Sony Music’s digital business, is headed to Amazon.
Last year Amazon riled the music industry by rolling out a Web-based music “locker” service without getting permission from the labels first. This summer the e-commerce giant finally negotiated licenses with the labels and other copyright holders, and rolled out an enhanced version of the service, meant to compete with Apple’s iTunes Match. Paull’s departure may not have anything to do with the industry’s consolidation, as Universal Music swallows up EMI Music. But expect to see many top players shifting jobs and employers in the coming months. Tagged with: Amazon, Apple, cloud, EMI Music, iTunes, iTunes Match, locker, Michael Paull, music, Sony Music, Universal Music. Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums. These grants supported the planning and designing of up to 30 Learning Labs in libraries and museums throughout the country.
The Labs engage middle- and high-school youth in mentor-led, interest-based, youth-centered, collaborative learning using digital and traditional media. Grantees participate, in-person and online, in a community of practice that will provide technical assistance, networking, and cross-project learning. Projects provide prototypes for the field and be based on current research about digital media and youth learning. There were two project deadlines for this grant program, in FY 2012 and FY 2013. See list of Learning Lab Grantees. Learn more about the Learning Labs grant program. Project Resources The White House "Educate to Innovate" Web site The MacArthur Foundation's Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning blog The Exploratorium’s Learning Studio is a model example of a "learning lab", for professional developers, educators, and youth.
The CMO.com Interview: PBS SVP Lesli Rotenberg. Vatican Hires Fox News Reporter To Advise Media Office. Seeking to modernize and widen its dealings with the media, the Vatican has hired Fox News Channel's Rome correspondent to advise its press office.
The move will put journalist Greg Burke, who is also a member of Opus Dei, into a new role working with Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi. For NPR's Newscast desk, Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome: "Greg Burke, 52, has been with Fox 10 years, and he'll be the first Vatican communications expert with experience outside the world of Catholic media. Last week, the pope's right hand man, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. accused the media of 'pettiness and lies.'" "The Vatican has been bedeviled by communication errors since Benedict's 2005 election: the pope's infamous remarks about Muslims and violence, his decision to rehabilitate a schismatic bishop who denied the Holocaust, and the Vatican's response to the 2010 explosion of sex abuse scandals in Europe are just a few.
According to Mediabistro's TVNewser blog, Burke obtained dual U.S.