When Journalists’ Sources Have Direct Access to an Audience

There was a weird exchange between entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, and Wired magazine this week, that was picked up by quite a few blogs. (Read about it here, here, here, and here.) There was one piece of it that I found really interesting: some people feel they don’t need to talk to journalists in a way… Continue reading When Journalists’ Sources Have Direct Access to an Audience

Associated Press Launches News Blog for 18-34 Year Olds

The Associated Press is courting younder readers with a new blog: Far and Wide. Journalism.co.uk reports: “Far And Wide provides signposts to the news stories flying across the AP’s global news wires, from the agency staff’s own perspective… [meant] to appeal to 18 to 34-year-olds raised increasingly on a diet of personalised, super-fast news snippets… Continue reading Associated Press Launches News Blog for 18-34 Year Olds

Blogs I Love

It’s one thing to talk about “best practices” when it comes to what works online – it is another to illustrate what works in the real world. So I will share two blogs that I read daily, and try to whittle down why it is they work so well.   Fred Wilson’s A VC. Let’s… Continue reading Blogs I Love

Published
Categorized as blogging

The Secret Ingredient for Successful Blogging: Passion

Mark Evans shares his thoughts on journalists’ adoption of blogging: “Fundamentally, most reporters writing blogs are doing so because they have to do it; not because they want to do it. As a result, these blogs lack passion and enthusiasm – two critical elements for successful blogs. Many newspaper bloggers are just going through the… Continue reading The Secret Ingredient for Successful Blogging: Passion

O’Reilly Link-Baits the Entire Blogosphere

Tim O’Reilly is asking bloggers to act like adults, with his Blogger’s Code of Conduct. To me, this simply seems like the ultimate link-bait. While I am sure O’Reilly’s heart is in the right place, Jeff Jarvis seems to encapsulate much of the reaction on the web.

Published
Categorized as blogging

Scandal Illustrates the Divide Between Bloggers & Journalists

Scott Karp comments on how the Kathy Seirra story from the past week reflects the differences between bloggers and journalists. For those who don’t know, Kathy Sierra is a prominent blogger who received death threats, which caused her to cancel speaking engagements and stop blogging. Scott’s comments: “I have been watching in silent horror for… Continue reading Scandal Illustrates the Divide Between Bloggers & Journalists

Scandal Illustrates the Divide Between Bloggers & Journalists

Scott Karp comments on how the Kathy Seirra story from the past week reflects the differences between bloggers and journalists. For those who don’t know, Kathy Sierra is a prominent blogger who received death threats, which caused her to cancel speaking engagements and stop blogging. Scott’s comments: “I have been watching in silent horror for… Continue reading Scandal Illustrates the Divide Between Bloggers & Journalists

Journalistic Uses for Blogs

The Bivings Report gives us 16 Ways The News Media Can Use Blogs. On their list: Solicit ideas for coverage. Request feedback on how to shape an editorial product. Host public blogs. Provide ongoing coverage. Foster interaction between journalists and citizens. Cheaply report news about niche interests. Request help from the public on covering a… Continue reading Journalistic Uses for Blogs

Twitter: Always Feel Important

Twitter is suddenly the big news for their creation of a new way to look at communicating on the web. Mashable describes Twitter this way: “…short, to-the-point messages that let your friends, family and the world know exactly where you are and what you’re doing, every second of the day.” On the speed of adoption:… Continue reading Twitter: Always Feel Important

Published
Categorized as blogging