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links for 2009-06-09

  • "And so I say - once again - that AT&T is holding Apple back when it comes to massive adoption in the United States. There are people - myself included - who would buy an iPhone today if it were available on another carrier. And now that the standard device is priced as low as $99, it’s almost a no-brainer of a purchase - but I still wouldn’t do it." = yeah, there are a lot of people in that boat.
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  • "It’s criminal to not have a website as a freelancer these days. You need your own corner of the digital universe where people can easily learn who you are and peruse your samples and/or client testimonials." - the same could be said for any journalist starting out these days. Buy your name. Now!

links for 2009-06-08

Radio stations urge Congress to stop the fee madness

College and high school radio stations urge Congress to oppose record-label supported legislation

In a letter to members of Congress delivered earlier today under the banner of the Free Radio Alliance and the College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI), faculty, staff, and students from more than 80 stations including Duke University, Harvard University, the University of Wisconsin, SUNY-Brockport, Rice University and Virginia Tech argued that “other serious threats” would result from the passage of the performance fee.

College Broadcasters, Inc. has been leading the charge to stop ridiculous fees from the recording industry that would probably put a lot of college radio stations out of business. Hat tip to those folks for leading the way. Let’s hope there’s some common sense in Congress about these fees.

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I’m on the road again today, but planning to finally update the WordPress installation to 2.7 in the next few days, so if things look wonky for a while, bear with us.

links for 2009-05-29

Last minute summer internship

Via Will Sullivan, this multimedia internship in Wisconsin for the summer.

The Oshkosh Northwestern is currently accepting applications for a part-time multimedia intern for the summer. The position will be for college credit.

Summer events in the Oshkosh area provide a prime use for those with multimedia talents. EAA AirVenture; the weekly Waterfest concert series, the weeklong concert festivals Country USA and Lifest; Soccer Saturday, a weekend soccer tournament; and the Miss Wisconsin pageant; among daily assignments and events, are just a few of the multimedia-worthy events and coverage opportunities.

In addition to shooting video this position also be working on creating dynamic photo galleries for our Web site and working with the Web editor on assigned Web duties.

The ideal candidate would have a basic working knowledge and experience in shooting and editing both stills and video, and working with programs such as Avid (or similar video editing software), Adobe Creative Suite, and Mogulus, among other programs.

The aim of the internship is to help broaden the skills needed for advancement in the media field post-graduation and to also give the applicant some real-life experiences covering breaking news, features and longer-term projects, among others, as the events and stories of the field dictate. Skills garnered and polished include video shooting and editing, still photography shooting, digital story development, editing for the Web and others.

Because the internship is for credit, documentation of internship acceptance from the university is required and under the supervision of the Assistant News Editor for Digital Media, the position will also complete any relevant coursework as dictated by the university.

To apply or for questions, email Dave Wasinger at dwasinge@thenorthwestern.com with a letter, resume and links to any related work.