NPR's On The Media presents a short set of pieces about comments on news websites and the challenges of "digital democracy," with
discussion from Ira Glass about responses to a show about teenage runaways, and New Republic editor and critic
Lee Siegel, who posted anonymously to respond insultingly to comments on his own blog. And a
Roanoke newspaper editor discusses how one paper sees the integration of comments into online news sites and whether it's a valuable reader service.
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posted by Miko
on Jul 27, 2008 -
67 comments
"I've said all along, we are in this together." John Simson, executive director of
SoundExchange - the royalty collecting arm of the RIAA -
extends an olive branch through 2008 that will cap the advance payments internet broadcasters will have to cough up at $2500 per year. This comes in the wake of the
Day of Silence, (it was June 26,
did anyone notice?) spearheaded by Los Angeles-based terrestrial/online radio station
KCRW (home of the brilliant
Morning Becomes Eclectic) and
SaveNetRadio, during which some of the biggest names in online radio - include
Live365, NPR and
Pandora - went dark for 24 hours, airing a
one-hour broadcast twice during that day on the history of flat fees in public broadcasting. [direct .mp3, 38mb] Under the much-maligned changes made by our government's Copyright Royalty Board,
the top six internet radio stations would have had to pay 47 percent of their total revenue (anticipated to be around $37.5 mil.) to the RIAA, starting this July. The Internet Radio Equality Act
[summary, in its entire pdf glory] has been introduced to the House of Representatives, seeking to permanently reverse this decision.
posted by phaedon
on Jul 3, 2007 -
69 comments
A ray of hope: Internet Radio Fairness Act . Disappointed in the Librarian of Congress' recent imposition of high fees on web radio broadcasters and the resultant shutdown of many web radio broadcasts (including KIRO and KMTT in Seattle), U.S. Reps. Jay Inslee [right] (D-WA), George Nethercutt [below] (R-WA), and Rick Boucher (D-VA) introduced new legislation to change existing web radio laws.
posted by y2karl
on Jul 26, 2002 -
22 comments
After the outrage about NPR's linking policy, they've written a
new one. The ombudsman
explains what happened.
posted by jaden
on Jul 22, 2002 -
20 comments
The Library of Congress blew it. I watched some of the hearings about the CARP-proposed webcasting fees, and I had the impression that the people at the Library
got it. I was wrong. So instead of having all their limbs chopped off, webcasters can now expect only to be cut off at the knees. The end result will be the same, though; say goodbye to Internet radio.
posted by geneablogy
on Jun 20, 2002 -
30 comments
Here's a nice, nice internet radio station that may keep you from your work for the rest of the day. I just got through listening to Boards Of Canada, now its playing Destroyer! Wow.
listen
posted by protocool
on Apr 19, 2002 -
16 comments
Save internet radio The [American] Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel ("CARP") is proposing to lawmakers that internet radio stations aught to pay royalties retroactive to 1998; royalties of .14¢ per song per listener for Internet-only webcasters, .07¢ per song per listener for broadcast radio simulcasts, and .02¢ per song per listener for non-commercial radio simulcasts.
Most stations are operating on zero financing. Do the math; .02¢ x 12 songs per hour and 100 listeners..
Don't let this spell the end of internet radio. Please, go to the site and
click to help.
posted by giantkicks
on Mar 16, 2002 -
6 comments
Internet audio for providing the background noise for your web surfing.
Radio Paradise offers up peacenik rock and international music. Support American cornfed Middle Eastern music by listening to
Salaam (more Middle East artists from
mp3.com.) Or just get your fill of 70s, 80s, or 90s
pop rock. Any other good music out there for surfing with your ears?
posted by KirkJobSluder
on Sep 19, 2001 -
7 comments
There was one streaming radio site that I
loved, but it's fallen on hard times. I return to Shoutcast again and again, but I can't seem to find anything interesting. What streams do you listen to during your long work days?
posted by preguicoso
on Jun 20, 2001 -
77 comments
Is Radio on the Web Doomed? Does anyone have any thoughts on the legal developments described in this article? I had hoped the Web might be a defense against the downward, ownership concentration spiral of radio; now what?
posted by ParisParamus
on Apr 13, 2001 -
26 comments
radio asatru is what happens when it gets dark at the renaissance faire and the wizards and wenches start getting loose. madmartigan! madmartigan!
posted by subpixel
on Aug 18, 2000 -
0 comments
Digitally Imported is the best Internet-radio I've heard yet. It's mostly trance stuff, but if you bitch enough on the
forums, you might get a house track or two played. Just good stuff.
posted by endquote
on Apr 18, 2000 -
1 comment
GiveMeTalk.com is a portal of online talkradio. They also feature free-hosting of submitted shows. Will they spawn millions of new Rush Limbaughs? Let's hope not.
posted by mathowie
on Jan 24, 2000 -
0 comments
