It is quality journalism, for a number of reasons. While there are those on both sides of the political fence who are generally against "government-run" news, agencies like PBS and NPR are funded in part by goverment funds, and are largely independent. In a highly charged political climate where media analysts are growingly concerned about commercial media and cable channels spending too much time covering the politics and not informing people of the actual issues, PBS in general, and the News Hour does not have to answer to commercial sponsors whose main interest has become ratings. Without commercial interruption PBS has time on their side and can delegate 9:30 to a story like this and rightly so. On any commercial channel you ... More »

I'm not personally familiar with New Scientist, however rather than a story or review, this is an interview with someone I completely trust - literally one of THE inventors of the internet, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. As such, Berners-Lee is to be believed and trusted when it comes to the internet and all related issues. Berners-Lee now admits the web has evolved to become more complicated than any of the original creators could have imagined and the issues that have arisen lack data and no real ways yet of thinking about how to address those issues, such as privacy and security.

I would characterize this as an art and culture blog, and the piece is written as a review, not as objective journalism, although from my personal knowledge the facts that are used seem correct. I'm of the opinion that online journalism could enhance the area of arts and culture journalism, which beyond a few of the major dailies and weeklies, can be hard to find.

When it comes to technology journalism, Tim O'Reilly and his publishing companies have become a brand name that one can rely on. With books, magazines, web sites, databases, multimedia and other distribution sources O'Rielly education and development in the field of technology, computers and the web is a source I would rank in the top 10 online sources in this category. This is Tim O'Reilly's personal blog and the reader gets the benefit of many comments left by some heavy hitting developers using new technology to continue building out the web, so stay tuned for Web 3.0, the semantic web. See http://oreilly.com/

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Written for Edutopia, George Lucas' Educational Foundation this piece has a definite point of view in support of a good case. This is an important time for rebuilding arts infrastructure through the economic recovery stimulus, and Fran Smith gives a valuable roadmap for rebuilding arts infrastructure through the economic recovery stimulus, and detailed look at the need for arts in the schools. This is an important time for rebuilding arts infrastructure through the economic recovery stimulus, making it an important read for those involved in arts policy, arts education and funding strategies.