The lead author of the U.N.‘s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Dr. John Christy, will be the keynote speaker at Directions Media’s Rocket City Geospatial Conference next week. The IPCC was awarded the Nobel Prize last Friday (Oct. 12), along with former U.S. Vice President, Al Gore, for its work on bringing attention to climate change issues. Christy, a professor at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, is skeptical of some of Gore’s work on the issue. "Climate has evolved from a topic dealt with by a few bookish, pocket-protector scientists to a multi-billion dollar industry that has begun to drive legislative policy on Capitol Hill, to embolden high-profile environmental activists… and to create anxiety among the largest industries (and thus people) of the world."
Christy’s presentation will commence at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17th at the Huntsville Marriott Hotel.
by Joe Francica on 10/13 at 01:01 PM |
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It’s official: yesterday Directions Media received its first social media release. (It’s posted http://www.directionsmag.com/press.releases/index.php?duty=Show&id=19401”>here.) I follow media trends but I had to look up what that is. Basically, it’s a press release in bullet or other structured form. It may include “hipper” links than regular releases including access to podcasts, graphics, etc. The idea, as I understand it, is to provide journalists a better list of resources to use in crafting an article. (see more on SMRs here)
Once upon a time a press release was designed to do just that: to prompt journalists to write about the topic. What’s happened, of course, is that now press releases are published (typically with full text on the Web) directly to readers. Some members of the media use press releases to guide their coverage; others do not.
So, what are we to do with social media releases? While the format is different from a press release, a social network release is essentially the same thing: it’s an organization telling journalists/bloggers/etc. that they’d like that group to tell you the reader the story. For that reason, Directions Media will treat them just like press releases: they can be posted directly to our website via this form (registration required). Readers can find both types of releases in our daily newsletter, on the front page of Directions Magazine and via RSS feed.
by Adena Schutzberg on 10/12 at 01:07 PM |
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by Adena Schutzberg on 08/30 at 06:54 AM |
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Last week, Editor-in-chief, Joe Francica had the opportunity to interview Vice Admiral Robert B. Murrett, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Adm. Murrett was appointed director of the NGA on July 7, 2006 and leads one of the largest military organizations dedicated to geospatial information gathering and intelligence analysis. Murrett discusses the organization’s current mission and the use of geospatial standards within his organization.
His staff of highly trained geospatial technologists are deployed in domestic operations to support natural disasters as well as being deployed in combat zones to support the warfighter. Prior to his appointment, Murrett served as the Director of Naval Intelligence Murrett received his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Buffalo and master’s degrees in government and strategic intelligence from Georgetown University and the Defense Intelligence College, respectively.
The interview was recorded on August 21, 2007 and is 28 minutes in length (10Mb).
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