Media

The Arkansas-Democrat Gazette uses racial information in its crime reporting. According to deputy editor Frank Fellone, the newspaper has used race in its "Police Beat" column "for years and years." The newsroom standard, according to Fellone, is "to use all available information provided by the police."

Matt Campbell and Jeff Woodmansee, creators and coauthors of the progressive blog Blue Hog Report, were making waves. Big ones. That's exactly why the state Republican Party tried to shut them down.

And there's not much of it out there, either

Arkansas Business published a story last week extolling its masterful use of the social networking service Twitter in a journalistic "nanny nanny boo boo" of sorts.

Facebook page reunites former Arkansas reporters.

New sister site to cover crime.

Did Arkansas Cash for Gold hit advertising, well, gold?

House video was a success. Will the Senate follow?

Kickstarter gives artists a shot in the arm, maybe.

CALS expanding offerings into the digital world.

The Conway Post site a good test for smaller markets.

Terrell Case, Tim Wistrand and Corey Gattin document battle between Carroll Electric Co-op and its members.

Local site offers first-hand account of Egyptian protests.

State holiday causes a stir.

Recent changes too little, too late?

Music's not a loan, but yours to own, free from library.

This season is full of shallow, quick and meaningless television messages from any number of politicians--all predicated on the notion that you're so gullible, naive or stupid that you'll believe them.

A campaign video goes viral.

Twitter is so last year. Justin.tv, a live-streaming smartphone app, allows users to broadcast instantly from anywhere.

The splintering of a local start-up.