Watch his whole speech at ASNE/APME in Washington on Oct. 9, 2017.
Press Freedom Tracker
Check out the Press Freedom Tracker. Story here.
Plex just keeps getting better
I’ve been using Plex for several months now and it just got news.
Coupled with the iOS app, I use it as a personal Spotify. I find it less compelling for streaming video, but I don’t own a lot of video to stream. It does photos, but there may be better alternatives. it is a great way to organize all media.
I don’t think it’s a Netflix or Amazon Video competitor, but the addition of news services does make it even more useful.
I use it on a QNAP NAS, but there are number of ways to host your own Plex server, including a cloud option. Check it out.
Journalist training opp coming up in Knoxville
First Amendment Encyclopedia launched
Middle Tennessee State University has launched a “First Amendment Encyclopedia,” containing more 1,500 documents significant in the First Amendment’s history.
Can I take photos of public records?
Even Tennessee lawmakers sometimes tire of government open records silliness.
During a meeting of the Tennessee Legislature’s Joint Government Operations Committee earlier this week, Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, asked representatives of the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury, the Department of Transportation and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to ensure their open records policies allow residents to take photographs of public.