Netscape is back baby and in a big way.

It is a self-regarding conceit of journalism that we are the dogs for whom public relations furnishes the lamp posts, says John Lloyd writing in the Financial Times.

David Nordfors provided an introduction to Innovation Journalism. I liked his simple definition of the business of journalism: attracting attention that you can sell.

PRWeb CEO David McInnis in responding to my prior post about direct-to-consumer press release services is saying that there is nothing sacred or holy about journalism anymore.

Japanese athletes competing at the upcoming Winter Olympics won’t be able to blog about their experiences because their posts could be construed as journalism and disqualify them from the Games.

A thoughtful article on Friday by Richard Sambrook, director of global news at the BBC, on how the internet is disintermediating news:

Shel Israel talks about the disruption of his own business:

Every time I turn around, there’s somebody telling me (and the rest of the world) that a blog isn’t a real blog unless commenting is turned on.

An InfoWorld writer blogged about the potential problems that could arise from the growth in “citizen journalism,” but the real problems come from elsewhere.

A new project from the founder of popular online classifieds site Craigslist will extend citizen journalism to fix trust issues Americans have with journalism.

At the turn of the 20th century, citizen journalism (then referred to as a letter to the editor) was considered an innovative and progressive idea. Giving the reader a voice in the news was unheard of at that point. Fast-forward a hundred years (give or take), and take note of the web log, the brave and testy incarnation of a new millennium.

Over the past few months Yahoo has been recruiting a slew of veteran online journalists.

The Online Journalism Review is one of the best sources of reporting on the applications of new media to the journalism business.

Blogging software platforms. Which blogging tool to choose is a dilemma faced my many new bloggers.

I had an email overnight from Pete Quily in Canada telling me about We’re Not Afraid, a blog set up last week following the London bombings that publishes photos from people around the world who aren’t afraid…

Note to Steve Gillmor: thanks for the support. He writes: “This may seem like so much inside baseball to most of you, but this has been building for a long time….

Journalism is the rightful guardian of disclosure of news and information, and what should be disclosed and what shouldn’t, and has a duty and a right to maintain that position.

Jerry Swerling has more than 30 years of experience as a senior-level communications professional and educator. Today he serves in two capacities.

I read Molly Wood’s Inside tech journalism: the NDA game with great interest for two reasons.

PR Face2Face is a special series of interviews with the top public relations and publicity professionals in the country, as well as with people involved in the public relations world. The ninth installment is Dan Gillmor, founder of Grassroots Media Inc.

Dana Blankenhorn: “To say a blog is journalism is like saying web pages are journalism.” …