Week of March 23, 2008 - March 29, 2008
Just. One. LINK!
So there I was five minutes ago, reading a story in the Washington Post about a group of innovative young journalists in Kenya who produce a grassroots web video show called "Slum TV." As I finished the piece I had what I'd guess is a pretty common thought: "This sounds like a cool project. I'd like to look at their website." So I scanned the Post article for a link. Scanned again. Went back to the beginning to catch the link on the first reference to the site. Went to the end to see if there were "related links." Checked out the sidebars for "more information." Gave up, went to google.
If I'm SlumTV, I'm pissed. That's activist partners, donors, more media attention lost. No small thing for a grassroots organization. Get a great piece in the Washington Post and can't even get a few thousand pageviews out of it. Sheesh.
(Yes, these are the things I get outraged over. It's a publisher thing). The link is here.
Quiet Monday Open Thread
Since it's a quiet day here today at TPMCafe, I'll turn the mic over to you. Possible topics:
Why do people say Tiger Woods is black?
Outrage fatique: will it ever set in?
Feel free to invent your own topics as you see fit.




