Posted in aggregation, goodbye journalism on Oct 23rd, 2007
Laurent Haug has a really interesting post that explains how to maintain an effective online existence with very little effort.
What is fascinating is how easy it is to create a site with frequently updated niche-focused content, with a small amount of effort from a few people - none of whose primary focus is the site. […]
Posted in journalists, social media, citizen journalism, goodbye journalism on Oct 17th, 2007
Steve Yelvington looks at “Why journalists don’t make ideal online community leaders.”
It doesn’t start with your source list
A healthy Web community leverages the passions of individuals and activists and chaotic self-organizers, and that’s a completely different world than you’re going to find reflected in your source list.
Journalists don’t know how to ask questions
There’s a real […]
Posted in goodbye journalism on Oct 11th, 2007
A NY Times blog asks Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster, the founder and CEO, respectively, of Craigslist a few questions about why their company is so different. Here are some of the more interesting quotes that illustrate the unique nature of Craigslist:
“It sounds old-fashioned, but we generally don’t view information submitted by our users as […]
Posted in goodbye journalism on Oct 5th, 2007
Last Thursday, I linked to an article that discussed how news organizations are devoting more time and space to celebrity gossip, sidelining serious news. Today, the 14th most important story on CNN.com is: “Panda cub cries for mom during exam.”
After clicking on the “story” and watching a 15 second commercial, I get to watch one […]
Posted in goodbye journalism on Oct 4th, 2007
Alan Mutter has been chatting with editors inside news organizations to get a sense of why some aren’t innovating quickly enough, as audiences move from print to digital delivery. While I can’t agree with all of what Alan talks about, he does have some interesting quotes from the front lines:
“Management is more concerned about who […]
Posted in goodbye journalism on Jul 18th, 2007
In what will become a classic case study for “money CAN buy you anything,” the sale of the Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch seems to be going through.
“The board of Dow Jones & Co. voted to approve News Corp.’s $5 billion bid for the company last night, with two directors abstaining from the […]
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