Hike Isenau-Diablerêts

Start of walk: In Diablerêts, take the bubble to Isenau.

There is a restaurant at the arrival of the bubble, good place for a snack or lunch. Other restaurants available during the walk.

TSR's Bernard Rappaz sounds off on media and Internet

TSR (Télévision Suisse Romande) web editor Bernard Rappaz sounds off on the web, media, etc. This week he comments in his blog (in French) about a book by Xavier Comtesse Economie directe, un outil de formation. Interesting book about the way companies offload an increasing proportion of their complex tasks on their clients via the web.

BBC's Jeremy Paxman calls for higher moral purpose for television

On BBC's news website you can listen to "Presenter Jeremy Paxman has renewed his call for a "higher moral purpose" in television." Paxman was speaking on BBC radio.

Readers can rate news sources on newstrust.net

Newstrust.net allows readers to rate news English language news sources for accuracy, balance, context, evidence, fairness and other criteria. Considering a perceived lack of trust in the traditional media, it seems like a step in the right direction to give feedback to news organizations and, at the same time, improve the public's perception.

Vint Cerf on the Internet

Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the Internet, speaks about the challenges ahead on the BBC News" website.

Wired: US Newspapers Put Readers to Work

Should we cheer or tear our hair out? Wired: To Save Themselves, US Newspapers Put Readers to Work. I am sure I don't give a damn about hyperlocal news - but am I the only one?

France: Sarkozy defines public television mission

Sarkozy wants to define the role of French public television Sarkozy définit les missions de France Télévisions.

Italians pay Ethiopian war (1935) tax on petrol

Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera has a story on the cost of petrol in Italy.

NYT Jimmy Wales interview on Wikipedia

New York Times interview with Jimmy Wales founder of Wikipedia.

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