Interesting Blog/Writings from Jay Rosen of NYU’s Journalism Department

PressThink: PressThink: An Introduction

From the Intro

The subatomic force that holds the pack of reporters together as they swarm around a story, there’s an example of pressthink. Without it there could be no pack%u2014the pieces would come flying apart. There is a strange energy there, holding smart people to dumb practices.

East Coast Burning Man…?

Welcome! – ArTsY-FaRtSy Festival (interactive art/Burning Man style gift economy)
From the site:
Our mission, simply put, is to bring what’s really important
living! back into your life.
Our parties:

  • provide an opportunity for uncensored self-expression;
  • encourage communication and collaboration;
  • create an exciting and fun-filled experience; and
  • promote sharing, tolerance and good will.

    These great values come to life through costumes, gifts, and interactive art exhibits. Meet fun, friendly new people. Learn interesting skills. Play original, non-competitive games. All in an atmosphere that practically begs you to share your thoughts, ideas, feelings and creations with those around you.

    • EFF takes on the Music Industry

    #nextScene

    From the site:
    For years, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has been waging war against peer-to-peer file-sharing software and the technologists who create it. Now the RIAA has turned its crosshairs on you, threatening to sue you for sharing the music you love. But even shotgun-style lawsuits won’t solve the RIAA’s problem. As more and more Americans learn to love online music, the answer must lie in new business models that harness the power of P2P as a vehicle for paying artists. If artists get paid when we share files, then artists win, we win, and yes — even the RIAA wins.