links for 2008-07-22

• As Papers Struggle, News Is Cut and the Focus Turns Local - NYTimes.com
  “In many cases, the resource they had for foreign news was an editor pulling material from the wire services, or they were willing to send a reporter overseas in limited cases, and they’re doing less of that now, or none at all.”
  (tags: nytimes journalism new media foreignnews foreigncorrespondent)
• Pew Research Center: The Changing Newsroom: Gains and Losses in Today's Papers
  "I feel I'm being catapulted into another world, a world I don't really understand," said Virginian-Pilot Editor Denis Finley. "It's scary because things are happening at the speed of light. The sheer speed (of change) has outstripped our ability to under
  (tags: pew news newsroom newspapers journalism media reporting foreigncorrespondent foreignnews)
• BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Delia Derbyshire Early Dance track
  30 years ago dance beats of today from Delia Derbyshire. via Kottke
  (tags: deliaderbyshire musics dancemusic beat mp3 bbc radiophonic workshop)
• alfaspider: VN 2 years, 7 months
  "I love living here so much that I’ve had nightmares of returning home unexpectedly and each time was overwhelmed with the feeling of disappointment."
  (tags: Vietnam saigon expat asia seasia southeastasia livejournal)