Author: Paul

A DV Editing Box on the Cheap Digital Video Editing has a quickie on a cheap Duron processor based box they built for $350 using a used case that apparently does damn-well at video editing. It’s nice to see that hardware capabilities right now exceed the demands of the software, so that needing to run…

Coverage of Suck & Feed Shutdown: Both the New York Times and Salon have articles with details on the apparent demise of these two. The Times observes that along with Salon, these sites “were seen by many as embodying the democratic promise of the Internet, which would unleash a diversity of voices on the monotone…

The Web Is Still a Volunteer Medium; Web Independents Suck and Feed on Ice I was little dismayed today to find out two of my favorite “content” sites (to use “Internet-economy” jargon), Suck and Feed are–as the Feed editors term it–being put “on ice.” The message from Feed’s editors, dated today, indicates that the ‘zine…

A quick one… if you’re interested in following the assignment of new low-power FM licenses, check out the LPFM Station Database.

FCC Crackdown on Indecency? The FCC is at it again — this time the Commission has levied a fine against a Colorado Springs radio station for playing the Eminem song “The Real Slim Shady.” The twist here is that the fine is for playing the edited version of the song, with its rampant dirty words…

NPR, Low-Power FM and a Klose Encouter: Finally the Full Story In March, 2001 I had an opportunity to question National Public Radio president Kevin Klose live on the radio during an edition of Urbana, IL NPR affiliate WILL-AM’s call-in talk show, Focus 580. After the show I also spoke with Klose more on the…

Desktop Editing: Final Cut Pro Toppling Avid? Again, expanding on my commitment to feature news to DIY: Salon (again) has an article pondering “Apple’s moviemaking revolution; Its cheap, fast Final Cut Pro software makes film editing affordable — and threatens industry leader Avid.” It’s a good read for anyone working with digital video editing or…

Payola and Radio Consolidation The issue of payola, or so-called ‘pay for play,’ has been receiving a fair amount of press coverage lately, bringing a fresh spotlight onto the vagaries that have accompanied the massive consolidation of the radio industry. The term ‘payola’ comes from a 1950s scandal where it was learned that record companies…

Progressive Commercial Radio Station Shuts Down RadioForChange, a progressive AM talk-radio and Internet station out of Boulder, CO, posted an announcement–apparently released last week–that the station ceased operations at noon on May 30. The station was operated by Working Assets, best known as a long-distance telephone provider that donates a percentage of profits directly to…

Poster Who Prompted Ohio Valley IMC Subpoena Arrested in Australia. According to a Melbourne Herald-Sun article posted on politechbot.com, Matthew Stephen Taylor, who goes by the on-line alias of ‘proffr,’ was arrested last Friday and charged with two counts of criminal damange, one for vandalizing a McDonalds, and one apparently for threatening police, politicians and…