Gulf Oil Spill
- @CrisisMappers: CM*Net Webcast: Grassroots Mapping Gulf #OilSpill w Balloons & Kites! w Jeffrey Warren http://bit.ly/9PRm5h
- B.P. on the hook for $10b in civil penalties–though would take years to collect http://cot.ag/blQzvy
- Boston Globe runs photo of #oilspill taken by our Jeff Warren during a #grassrootsmapping trip http://cot.ag/9FqBko
- @BPGlobalPR: Negative people view the ocean as half empty of oil. We are dedicated to making it half full. Stay positive America!
From the Center
- Video: “Civics in Difficult Places”, a global call-in show moderated by Ethan Zuckerman (@ethanz) http://cot.ag/bZcaI9
- @mres: Happy Scratch Day! More than 100 gatherings in 40 countries. See http://day.scratch.mit.edu and http://www.vimeo.com/11588843
From Our Friends
- Steve Schultze provides a summary of “The FCC’s Authority Over Broadband Access” http://cot.ag/cs9YuI
- In Denver June 6? Join Denver Open Media for their first annual member picnic http://cot.ag/aBvyEC
- Collaboration in public TV: breaking institutional barriers, getting buy-in from the top http://cot.ag/9GRaAE
- South African Paper’s Mobile Site Focuses on ‘Nowness’ http://cot.ag/cxNmtq via @pbsmediashift
- @michelemclellan: A news site is born. floridaindependent.com goes live today. Funded by @knightfdn and Gulf Coast Community Fdn.
- Africa – on the Road to Technology Perdition? http://cot.ag/dez6Nc via @katrinskaya
Future of News
- Aussie #Spill Breaks Down Wall Between Journalists, Audience http://cot.ag/cyIsSr via @pbsmediashift
Transparency
- @sunfoundation praises House GOP for new public discussion platform “America Speaking Out” http://cot.ag/91sa7E
Media Accountability
- How significant is it that the Wall Street Journal can’t bother to acknowledge, let alone fix, an error? http://cot.ag/cJWX8k
- AP’s decentralized system makes it nearly impossible to get a reporter’s error corrected http://cot.ag/c1Ii8l
Net Neutrality
- @arstechnica: 73 Democrats tell FCC: drop net neutrality rules – http://arst.ch/kna
- Global “Last Mile” Performance Stats Going Public http://cot.ag/c8J8yN
Politics
- Political cybersquatting: Politicians face consequences if they don’t secure name domains http://cot.ag/9pHLAV
Jobs
- @EFF: Want to work at @EFF? We’re looking for a webmaster! http://bit.ly/9i8Ip2