On the Geo Media

Editor's note: This is the first of a possible occasional series of posts on the geospatial media. I crafted the title from one of my favorite podcasts, On the Media.

One of the first maps discussed
on the Urhere podcast.

Urhere Podcast - "Urhere is a podcast about maps and cartography for fans of historic and modern maps." Gretchen Peterson and Vanessa Knoppke-Wetzel talk about maps. Each episode has a companion blog post with a summary and a few links. New episodes drop each Wednesday and there are six already published. The hosts ask for voluntery monetary contributions.

DirectionsMag Geospatial Community Blog - Directions Magazine’s copyeditor and blog mediator Rebeckah Flowers publishes the posts, which "will be written by a variety of experts in various geospatial fields." States Flowers in an introductory post, "Our goal is for every blog post to provide you with easy-to-implement information for advancing your career or skillset, with links to resources and tools to facilitate further learning." The blog appears to be hosted on LinkedIn. Flowers welcomes contributions.

The Demise of Running Times... and how it Relates to the GIS Media

I just got a card in the mail letting me know that Running Times, a magazine I'd subscribed to for maybe eight years, is ending publication in January. The timing will let its sibling, Runner's World, also owned by Rodale Press, celebrate its 50th year, and per the card, "broaden its ambitions."

Print publishing is having a rough time these days and I knew when Running Times and Runner's World came under the same umbrella in 2007, there would be changes. I am very happy Rodale kept both editorial teams paid and the magazines published until 2016!