[ 3.03 pm ] Of Outstanding Journalism during the Darkest Hour
EditorAndPublisher.com: New York Newspapers Performed Admirably
As World Crashed Around Them -- "The four dailies in New York overcame utter chaos, personal tragedy, and in some cases bodily injury to produce outstanding editions that did what newspapers do best: inform and serve the public. Here are their stories." Read this account from the industry's trade journal for proof that there are still genuine journalists left in the world. We salute you.
Also of note: Front Pages From the Day After -- Poynter.org Features Nearly 400 Newspapers
[ 1.19 pm ] A quick read of today's headlines yields two of note:
(1)
Yahoo News hacked, story changed suggests a further blow to the credibility of online information and raises the difficult question of how do you know what you are reading -- online or offline -- has not been altered?
(2) Microsoft .Net, Hailstorm: Change of Course:
Microsoft to Expand Passport, Asks AOL to Help
and
MS: You don't trust us? OK, we'll open Passport, Hailstorm (ZDNet AnchorDesk) Of course, the question remains: would you trust Microsoft or any loose "federation of trust" with your personal information?"
