Media Bugs
Project category: Journalism
Link to web site: 
http://www.mediabugs.org

All journalists make mistakes, but they sometimes view admitting errors as a mark of shame. MediaBugs aims to change this climate, by promoting transparency and providing recognition for those who admit and fix their mistakes. MediaBugs will create a public test web site in a U.S. city for people to report errors in any news report – online or off-line. Comments will be tracked to see if they create a conversation between the reporter and the error submitter, and then show whether corrections or changes resulted. Based on a system that technology teams use when releasing software, this aggregation process will display trends in errors and show which news organizations are responsible to public questions and comments.

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  • Weekly video roundup 8/12
    Scott Rosenberg on how blogging began, Matthew Bishop on "Philanthrocapitalism," Jeff Jarvis, and more
    Matt Thompson
    Aug 12 |
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    [Source: Fora.tv on YouTube]

    Knight News Challenge winner Scott Rosenberg lays out 10 myths about blogging (especially as it relates to journalism.) This segment is part of an hour-long session Scott gave in Berkeley, Ca., on how blogging began, hosted by Berkeley Arts and Letters and the Berkeley Cybersalon. You can watch the whole thing at Fora.tv.

  • Future of News TV: July 9-16
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    Matt Thompson
    Jul 17 |
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    A weekly look at how the future of news conversation is playing out in the videosphere

    [Source: nonnydelapena on YouTube]

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