Sunday, April 30, 2006

Forum and against

A look at the dynamics and personalities of online forums.

Crime & Safety: How the fatal crash of a state trooper became a phenomenon in the Crime & Safety forum at Syracuse.com.

Greensboro comments: A newspaper in a North Carolina town that has big issues of race and police gets ready to add comments to its stories. From editor John Robinson of the News-Record.

Pressthink: How The Washington Post's Maryland Moment blog became an online meltdown over the newspaper's Abramoff coverage. From Jay Rosen at NYU.

Spokane speaking: What happens when a newspaper asks bloggers to blog about the newspaper? From The Spokesman-Review.

The Psychology of Cyberspace: Resolving conflicts online. From Rider University.

Godwin's Law: What happens when you call somebody a Nazi?