Quality Editorial: Priceless?

Matt McAlister was exploring his feelings the Web 2.0 bubble, and touched upon an interesting question. He reflects on his first encounters with the threat of the internet to the market share of a print magazine he owned: “Was our island of high quality editorial a strong enough position to grow from?” The rest of… Continue reading Quality Editorial: Priceless?

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Is That Punk Journalism?

I was just surfing around YouTube, and catching up on some old Behind the Music episodes, stumbling upon the Green Day story. Throughout the video, the question keeps coming up “Is that punk rock?” Thinking back on my experiences with punk rock, I would say the single thing that defines it is the constant questioning… Continue reading Is That Punk Journalism?

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Are Days Numbered for Large News Organizations?

Are Days Numbered for Large News Organizations? Jeff Jarvis reports from a conference on “the future of news.” As he reviews the viewpoints of several speakers, he laments: “I’m sorry that we’re separating “traditional” and “new” news. That, itself, is much of the problem today.” This seems to be a common theme, but Jeff points… Continue reading Are Days Numbered for Large News Organizations?

News of the Week

Interesting news from around the web: The LA Times gives a fascinating look at the real value of journalism in the world. In the article, Susan D. Moeller and Moisés Naím talk about the deaths of reporters in search of truth, including the recent death of Anna Politkovskaya. “It is harder to quash the millions… Continue reading News of the Week

Who Needs Journalism?

The Wall Street Journal has an intriguing look at the new Bob Woodward book, in an article titled “So This Is Journalism?” “State of Denial” is replete with similar Woodwardian reporting: secret meetings recounted in vivid detail, complete with lengthy, verbatim quotations of what key players said to each other as the story unfolded. Once… Continue reading Who Needs Journalism?

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Citizen Journalism: What is Working and What Isn’t

Jay Rosen looks at en experimental online newspaper, and talks about what works and what doesn’t: “A web-to-print, highly-interactive, low barrier to entry, read-write, everyone-contributes newspaper is still a daily production headache. Articles, photos, headlines, and ads have to come together. Unedited, the site would have almost no value, although it can have unedited parts… Continue reading Citizen Journalism: What is Working and What Isn’t

Does the Web Trump TV and Print for News & Information?

The Christian Science Monitor looks at changes in the print publishing industry, focusing on a trend: “It’s not how many subscribers you have; it’s who they are.” “Among newspapers, the rise of the elite media can be seen in the growing and increasingly nationalized circulations of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.… Continue reading Does the Web Trump TV and Print for News & Information?

Traditional Publishing in Jeopardy

From AdWeek, an article titled “Print is not Enough.” “If you’re a magazine publisher who believes print ads alone will remain a viable business, Robin Steinberg has a message for you: think again… pressure is mounting on magazines to offer advertisers multiplatform packages that tie-in to the Web, mobile and other appropriate digital media.” “Readers… Continue reading Traditional Publishing in Jeopardy