links for 2008-04-08

• Intl. Org. for Standardization >> Search Results for “topic maps”
  (1) SGML applications — topic maps. (2) Topic Maps — Part 3: XML syntax. (3) Topic Maps — Part 2: Data model.
  (tags: topicmaps data information xml iso standard syntax code)
• Are Newspapers Doomed? (Do We Care?): Newspapers & the Net Forum -Britannica Blog
  We’ll launch our forum on “Newspapers & the Net” with an excerpt from Nick Carr’s book. Throughout this forum assorted writers, journalists, bloggers, and media scholars will discuss and debate the state of newspapers in the digital age.
  (tags: journalism media newspapers online blog britannica nickcarr clayshirky jayrosen jeffjarvis economics information publishing)
• BUZZ_BLOGS__BEYOND_Final05-16-05.pdf (application/pdf Object)
  BuzzMetrics studied political blogs during the last two months of the presedential campaign. “Rathergate” enhanced the reputation of blogs, whose key contribution was letting anyone anyone could examine and discuss the fascimiles of the memos.
  (tags: internet news media blog buzzmetrics pew politics rathergate cbs scandal investigation journalism)
• The News Business: Out of Print: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
  Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin’s Courant, it no longer requires a dystopic imagination to wonder who will have the dubious distinction of publishing America’s last genuine newspaper.
  (tags: journalism media newspaper newyorker internet ericalterman huffpo objectivity economics)