On Dec. 31, I posted about the request by Cincinnati Post editor Mike Philipps that none of his staff bring booze to work for the paper's last edition.

Slate's Jack Shafer makes the following argument in his Jan. 3 column: (thanks, Kevin S.!)

Peter Horrocks, head of the BBC Newsroom, has a long post at The BBC Editors blog on the value of citizen journalism.

From the post, which is largely based on a speech he gave to the University of Leeds' Institute of Communications Studies:

Some insights on the care and feeding of a journalist's identity in cyberspace. I would have posted this on Dec. 31, but Blogware went into a funk -- again. :(

From the Jan. 5 NYT:

In cubicles across the country, lunchtime has become the new prime time, as workers click aside their spreadsheets to watch videos on YouTube, news highlights on CNN.com or other Web offerings.

The trend — part of a broader phenomenon known as video snacking — is turning into a growth business for news and media companies, which are feeding the lunch crowd more fresh content.

The recent heart attack of Om Malik, a high-profile U.S. tech blogger, has some talking about the stresses inherent in being a one-man media band.

Since I reported the original allegation, here's the follow-up: Conservative pundit Rachel Marsden will not be charged with criminal harassment in the case of an ex-boyfriend and OPP officer.