Nearly two million subscribers online in NZ

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show 1.5 million subscribers are now hooked up to the internet and most have broadband. " Broadband subscriptions have increased 10.7 per cent in the six months to March 2008, to reach 891,000. Subscribers with analog...

Interaction index being developed by 20 something journalist

Following up on a Bivings Report from 2006, Joanna Geary moves toward a way of quantifying or at least visually comparing the interactivity of news sites. Very interesting."The study is based on the 2006 study of American newspapers by the Bivings Report. Most of the...

Report: CNN citizen journalism site close to launch

"CNN is close to expanding its "iReport" user-generated reporting initiative into a separate Web site, MediaWeek wrote Monday. The new site, to be hosted at iReport.com, will be a repository for user-submitted news content--video, audio, and photos. Visitors can navigate...

No Country for Old Men wins four Oscars

The Coen brothers completed their journey from the fringes to Hollywood's mainstream, their crime saga No Country for Old Men winning four Academy Awards, including bestNo Country for Old Men wins four Oscars

What are people looking for?

"Hitwise monitors how more than 25 million Internet users interact with over 500,000 Web sites across 160 industry categories. It collects Internet usage information through a combination of ISP data partnerships and opt-in panels. Data are collected in accordance with local...

Derbyshire Police Excellent Report.

"Derbyshire police is performing well, according to an independent report. An audit on police forces in England and Wales looked at how constabularies operated, as well as how they compiled crime data during 2006-7. Forces were given one of four ratings in different...