Poynter Online Resources

The Truth About Convergence
Common Convergence Questions
The Tampa Model of Convergence
A series by Forrest Carr, head of a converged newsroom that houses a TV station, a newspaper, and a website under one roof.

Journalism at the Forefront of Change
A profile of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune's Diane McFarlin, who has led her newsroom in convergence efforts.

Media Meld
Should newspapers merge with other media? Barb Palser reports some views.

Washington Post Extends Its Reach
The Washington Post has assembled a constellation of multi-media partners that includes MSNBC and Newsweek. Al Tompkins explores its scope.

From MSNBC to NYC, a Gathering Storm
Brian Storm, once at MSNBC.com and now at Corbis, had been a leader in multi-media storytelling. Kenny Irby talks to him.

Dual Ownership On Its Way Back
In May 2002, Al Tompkins provided a concise summary of what's going on with FCC rules.
FCC Releases Research Related to Cross-Ownership
In 2002, the FCC released 12 research papers about deregulation and convergence.  Poynter Online News Editor Julie Moos provides a summary.

Convergence on the Web
Poynter Librarian David Shedden has compiled a very useful list of links.

Federal Communications Commission

The FCC's Web address is http://www.fcc.gov. On the FCC site is an area for Media Ownership Policy Reexamination.

Media Ownership

The Columbia Journalism Review has an index of who owns what.

The Nation's Mark Crispin Miller explores ownership issues -- includes a interactive look at the Big Ten media companies as of December 2001.

Deregulation Issues

The Consumers Union has taken a position on a number of the deregulation issues, especially with regards to cable television.

The Media Access Project advocates for more voices in the media.

The Center for Digital Democracy is hosting the reply comments made by a coalition of groups -- including both listed above -- to the FCC's proposed rule-changes.

The Carnegie Corporation has a report on their 2002 journalism conference that includes a very comprehensive history of media regulation and deregulation. (Link is to a PDF file; look for the history in Appendix A.)

Future Possibilities

The Newsplex experiment is a prototype converged newsroom.