archive for March, 2007

Great Lakes Media Institute conducts journalism training courses in Rwanda

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

from the International Journalists’ Network:
http://www.ijnet.org/Director.aspx?P=Article&ID=305852
Rwandan government pledges support for journalism training
Country: Rwanda
Topic: Investigative Reporting, Photojournalism
An official from the Rwandan government has pledged the administration’s support to media assistance organizations working to train journalists in the country.

Speaking at the close of a recent five-day training course in Kigali, the Minister of Information in the Prime […]


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Facts about Model Agents and Modeling Agencies in New York City

Monday, March 26th, 2007

from New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA):
New York City modeling/talent agencies must be a licensed employment agency by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), and must be bonded, as well.
A licensed agency is required to prominently display its license. Look for the DCA license number on receipts and ask about […]


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NPR covers ego trip’s The (White) Rapper Show

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Admitting to a Guilty Pleasure
by Richard Purcell
News & Notes, March 23, 2007 · This is hard for me. I’ve come on the radio to admit a deep, dark secret. And that secret is that I was really feeling VH1’s reality series called Ego Trip’s The (White) Rapper Show.The show was a mixture of American […]


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RIAA Adds New Colleges and Students to its Hit List

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

from Ray Beckerman at The Recording Industry vs. The People:
RIAA Adds New Colleges and Students to its Hit List
p2pnet.net reports that the RIAA has sent 405 more blackmail letters, adding to its hitlist an additional 23 universities, including Boston University (50 pre-litigation settlement letters), Columbia University (20), Dartmouth College (11), DePaul University (18), Drexel University […]


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Henri Bendel Open-See - April 16 2007

Friday, March 16th, 2007

CALLING ALL DESIGNERS
You are invited to be a part of Bendel’s legendary semi-annual “Open-See” designer casting call event on April 16, 2007.
At Open-See, Henri Bendel buyers personally review merchandise in the following categories: women’s apparel, fashion accessories, lingerie and loungewear, beauty, fragrance, gourmet edibles, and gifts.
First come, first seen - no appointments. For more […]


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2007 CFDA Nominees Announced

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Heraty Law client Anna Sheffield of Bing Bang is a 2007 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Nominee! She is nominated for the Swarovski Award for Accessory Design.
June 4th marks the 25th annual awards ceremony for the CFDA, which recognizes excellence in design in fashion.
 
The full list of nominees:
WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Oscar de […]


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Calling all College Students Who Want to Talk to Rolling Stone magazine

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

from Ray Beckerman at Recording Industry vs. The People:
Notice: Calling all College Students Who Want to Talk to Rolling Stone magazine
By Ray Beckerman
Notice to college students targeted by RIAA in recent days
A freelance writer for Rolling Stone magazine is doing one or more stories on the RIAA’s new campaign against college students.
He would […]


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Podcast of Deerhoof on PRI’s “Fair Game”

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Podcast of Deerhoof on PRI’s “Fair Game”: click here (MP3).


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Fair Use Has a Posse - Now with Insurance!

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

from Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005137.php
Fantastic news from Stanford Law School’s Fair Use Project: documentarians who follow the Center for Social Media’s Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use can now get “errors and omissions” insurance from Media/Professional Insurance. The key was cementing a promise of pro bono or reduced […]


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