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Just launched: A tool that will make life easier for FOIA reporters

If confusion is the first step to knowledge, FOIA users must be geniuses. In some ways, the FOIA is as impenetrable as it is helpful, but a new resource wants to change all that:FOIA Wiki, which launched in beta today.

Check out the ful story: http://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/foia_request_wiki.php

Into the Issues

At The Rural Blog we watch events and issues, but also trends and ideas in rural America – especially those that offer opportunities for localizing stories. We’ve had several examples lately.

TPA Mobile Lab

TPA Mobile Computer Lab is FREE if attended by at least three member newspapers

Choose from: MacOS X, Quark, Photoshop, Pagemaker, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver.

TPA Mobile Computer Lab is FREE to all attendees and the host if the event is attended by at least three member newspapers. However if the three member newspapers do not attend a fee of $450 per class will be charged to the host newspaper.

Blendle, the Dutch ‘iTunes for news,’ will launch in the U.S. early next year | Poynter.
Blendle, a Dutch “digital newsstand” that allows readers to pay by the article, is coming to the United States early in 2016, the company announced Dec. 9. Source: Blendle, the Dutch ‘iTunes for news,’ will launch in the U.S. early next year | Poynter.
One-fifth of Americans report going online ‘almost constantly’ | Pew Research Center
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1838","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-full alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","alt":""}}]]As smartphones and other mobile devices have become more widespread, some 21% of Americans now report that they go online “almost constantly,” according to a Pew Research Center survey. Overall, 73% of Americans go online on a daily basis.
The American middle class: 5 takeaways | Pew Research Center

Americans in middle-income households have lost significant ground since 1970, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of government data.

How NYT’s research lab maps the future role of technology in news | Media news
The New York Times research and development lab was established in 2006 and is currently formed of seven engineers, tasked with monitoring and reacting to audience behaviour towards new technological trends. Source: How NYT’s research lab maps the future role of technology in news | Media news  
Millennials sound off on wearables and news consumption | RJI
Source: http://bit.ly/1lzaVQ1 By Mike McKean More millennials wear a wristwatch than you might think. While few of them actually consume news on wearable computers, many are somewhat interested in doing so.
Record, publish and host podcasts

Journalism tool: Record, publish and host podcasts: Welcome to Cast

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