Posted in journalism on Dec 18th, 2007
More print editors are finding roles online:
“Brandon Holley, late of Jane magazine, has become the latest example of an editor who’s made the leap from print magazines to the digital space. Holley has been quietly working at Yahoo as executive producer, Yahoo Lifestyles, a new position at the company.”
Posted in journalism on Dec 16th, 2007
Mark Glaser has created a great primer on hyper-local news:
“Hyper-local news is the information relevant to small communities or neighborhoods that has been overlooked by traditional news outlets. Thanks to cheap self-publishing and communication online, independent hyper-local news sites have sprung up to serve these communities, while traditional media has tried their own initiatives to […]
Posted in newspapers, journalism on Dec 16th, 2007
The American Journalism Review takes a sober look at the future for newspapers as they look to the web to make up for the decline in print. Some great quotes from teh article:
“Newspaper Web sites are attracting lots of visitors, but aren’t keeping them around for long. The typical visitor to nytimes.com, which attracts more […]
Posted in online video, journalism on Dec 12th, 2007
I will be sharing more online video that is produced by traditional print media, such as newspapers. First up, an engaging feature about a man whose conviction was overturned after 18 years in prison: Life Unbarred.
The segment was produced by The News & Observer out of North Carolina. Photojournalist Travis Long shared the background of […]
Posted in blogging, newspapers, innovation, journalism on Dec 1st, 2007
Here is a video that gives you a behind the scenes look at The New York Times’ digital newsroom, and their process. Some interesting quotes:
“If something is ready, you publish it, and you publish it in whatever forum is available at the moment. Usually, thats the web, because its available all the time.”
“One of the […]
Posted in journalism on Nov 21st, 2007
Jim Wayne speaks with the creators of “Not Just a Number,” an online crime map that connects Web 2.0 reporting tools, with deeper ways to tell a story, and help a community.
“Not Just a Number goes well beyond merely pinning crime stats on a city grid. It holds a magnifying glass over each anonymous coordinate […]
Posted in journalists, blogging, journalism on Nov 19th, 2007
Jeff Jarvis takes a look at the concept of “beat blogging,” whereby beat reporters embrace networked journalism:
“So I like to think of this as turning reporting inside-out: Before, the reporter put himself at the center, because it was through him that reporting flowed to the press and public. Now there can be a network of […]
Posted in journalism on Nov 13th, 2007
Paul Bradshaw doesn’t think highly of news media that doesn’t interact with its community:
“Have you ever been to one of those meetings where there is a lot of talking - but no action? That’s what most news websites and blogs are like at the moment. One endless meeting.”
His solution is to ask 6 questions as […]
Posted in blogging, journalism, citizen journalism on Nov 11th, 2007
Jennifer Woodard Maderazo look at how citizen journalists and bloggers around the world are reshaping how we look at journalism within areas of conflict.
“Before the web, it was relatively easy for governments to control the information their citizens consumed. A paper could be shut down, and a journalist tried and convicted for speaking his or […]
Posted in newspapers, customer experience, journalism, niche media on Nov 6th, 2007
Mark Glaser looks at how the San Jose Mercury News is changing the meet the needs of its readers. His advice:
“Don’t just run focus groups or surveys; get passionate people in your community of readers on board from the start. And get their input at the start, in the middle, and all the way through […]
