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4-Minute Roundup: State of the Media; Jurors' Itchy Twitter Finger

Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week's edition, I talk about the new gloomy State of the Media report from the Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ), and the positive side for online media. I ask "Just One Question" to PEJ director Tom Rosensteil, and cover the latest news about jurors going online, Twittering and Facebooking when they're supposed to be mum about trials in progress. Check it out:

4MR 3-20-09 final.mp3

Background music is "What the World Needs" by the The Ukelele Hipster Kings via PodSafe Music Network

Here are some links to related sites and stories mentioned in the podcast:

PEJ's State of the Media 2009 report

PEJ's Special Report on Citizen-Based Media

Short-Shrifting Seattle at CJR

As Jurors Turn to Web, Mistrials Are Popping Up

Ex-Pa. Sen. Fumo convicted on all 137 counts at Delaware Online

Here's a graphical view of last week's MediaShift survey results:

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