Nick Denton is making some changes over at Valleywag. In addition to a site redesign and shift in editorial focus, he has ousted the young editor of the site and looking for a replacement: “we’re now looking for someone with, ideally, some background in reporting. An old-media career, useful in the sparkling new world of… Continue reading Blog Looks to “Old-Media” Reporters for Growth
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The Value of the Editor in a Social Media World
Time magazine is making some changes. Time’s publisher, Edward R. McCarrick descibes the moves this way: “We’re doing something really bold and direct, which is throwing down the gauntlet.” Jeff Jarvis is, of course, not enthusiastic about these changes at the magazine. He states: “I think that general-interest magazines may well be fated to fade… Continue reading The Value of the Editor in a Social Media World
If You Love Journalism, Set It Free
Time has names YouTube the invention of the year. “…even though they built it, they didn’t really understand it…. the minute people saw YouTube they did its creators a huge favor: they hijacked it.” The article concludes: “Consumers are impatient with the mainstream media. The idea of a top-down culture, in which talking heads spoon-feed… Continue reading If You Love Journalism, Set It Free
The Desperate Need For Context in a World of Information Overload
Romenesko points us to this quote from NBC anchor Brian Williams: “Jon Stewart is “the vitamin supplement” while network news is “the main meal…” Brian goes on to warn people about using the Daily Show as a primary source of political news. “If all you know about news is Jon’s take, it’s getting a bit… Continue reading The Desperate Need For Context in a World of Information Overload
Launch of a News Platform: Will it Shake Things Up?
PaidContent is reporting on the upcoming launch of Daylife: “The mission is to gather and organize news in ways that are most relevant to the user. That could be by event, topic, author, geography or other factors. Source pages that show what a journalist writes about or who is quoted are part of the mix.”… Continue reading Launch of a News Platform: Will it Shake Things Up?
Does the Future of News & Journalism Rely on “Fun”?
Robert Scoble has been reviewing his news reading habits with RSS feeds, concluding: “I wasn’t reading as many feeds lately because it just wasn’t fun.” Is this the metric that media companies and journalists are missing when they question the future of the news industry, and the tactics on dealing with massive competition from new,… Continue reading Does the Future of News & Journalism Rely on “Fun”?
Blogs: The Anti-Journalism
It is no secret that I am a big fan of blogs and new media. This morning I am shocked at the top story on Techmeme. Marc Cuban has posted “Some intimate details on the Google YouTube Deal” from an anonymous source, that he cannot confirm if any of it is accurate, but it simply… Continue reading Blogs: The Anti-Journalism
Blogging Code of Ethics
Due to some recent new around fake blogs – such as the one setup for Wal*Mart by Edelman PR – some are working on creating a code of ethics for blogging. Michael Arrington discusses the issue: “Mainstream media defines journalistic integrity as a lack of financial interest in the subject matter of their reporting. I… Continue reading Blogging Code of Ethics
Big Media = Big Brother?
The New York Times has an interesting article today titled “For Music’s Sake.” The writer took the stance of being mildly incredulous about the idea of pursing a hobby just for the sake of it, without any earnings potential. I, of course, brought this line of thinking back into the ‘established media’/’citizen media’ debate, and… Continue reading Big Media = Big Brother?
Power to the People: the Growth of Citizen Journalism
An interesting story on the power of “networked citizen journalism.” Just a little story of how several people on the web, through blogs, were able to add a deeper level of insight to New York Times article. Here is another story, this time from the Columbia University campus that talks about the differences of reporting… Continue reading Power to the People: the Growth of Citizen Journalism