Category: For Immediate Release

  • FIR Interview: Gary Kebbel, Journalism Program Director, Knight Foundation

    Gary Kebbel has an enviable job: Giving away $25 million over five years to people who enter the Knight News Challenge, designed to surface new ideas for the production and distribution of news. In this FIR Interview with Shel Holtz,…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #481: September 7, 2009

    Content summary: Shel’s on the road; the next FIR has Joseph Thornley as guest co-host as Neville’s going to Twestival Local; upcoming FIR interviews include Steve Rubel; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on sovereign wealth and communication; the Media Monitoring…

  • FIR Cut: Microsoft plans Tupperware-style Windows 7 community launch events

    Overflow from FIR #480 on September 3, 2009. TechFlash.com: Microsoft calling on thousands to host their own Windows 7 parties Download this podcast (2.29Mb, 5:36) If you want to automatically receive FIR Cuts as they’re published, subscribe to the RSS…

  • FIR Cut: Are lifestreams the corporate blogs of the future?

    Overflow from FIR #480 on September 3, 2009. PRNews Online: Life, or Something Like It: Leveraging Advances in Social Aggregation Craig’s Posterous: Audio chat with Neville Hobson about Posterous Download this podcast (4.4Mb, 10:52) If you want to automatically receive…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #480: September 3, 2009

    Content summary: Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; SNCR Awards deadline is Sept 7; FIR Interview with Brian Solis and Deirdre Breakenridge posted; upcoming FIR Interview with Steve Rubel; FIR Conference is going to happen; from a road trip in…