links for 2010-01-11

"Every now and again, something happens which reminds you that the internet isn’t the respectful, creative, collaborative place that we rather naively hope it is, but is actually infested with people who seek to exploit, destroy and undermine the work of others."

Does what it says on the tin. [via Sarah Hartley]

Cartoon review of 9 blogs - love it. [via City Of Sound which gets a mention in it]

"New research has discovered that the average Telegraph journalist thinks about sex at least 30 times every day...By contrast, the average Guardian journalist thinks about sex only 10 times a day - and usually in the context of sexual violence, the objectification of women or the need to eliminate prostitution."

"The snow will be gone in a week or so, but the need for solid local reporting will remain forever. It matters not whether that reporting is on a small-scale hyperlocal basis or by a long-established newspaper or radio station. The only thing that matters is that local people continue to be able to get quality local news".