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

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

Will Editors Simply Become “Sifters?”

The Wall Street Journal has an eye-opening interview with Jack Kliger, president-CEO of Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. The chat focused on a couple of the print magazines that recently switched to web-only, including ELLEgirl and Premiere. On the roll of editors in an online world: “First of all, the editorial staffs [from print to web]… Continue reading Will Editors Simply Become “Sifters?”

Now Hiring: Citizen Journalists

Traditional journalism outlets are embracing citizen journalism: “CBS News and Fox News on Monday signed up Neighborhood America to create social-networking technology that will help them attract user-generated news reports from citizen journalists around the United States.” At what point will every niche, every industry, every B2B category have well established networks of “sources” that… Continue reading Now Hiring: Citizen Journalists

Will Future Journalists be Prepared for Media Reality?

Mindy McAdams doesn’t think that all journalism schools are preparing their students for the realities of online. Commenting on some of the future-journalists themselves: “They are attached to a dream of becoming someone from the past — maybe photojournalist Eddie Adams, maybe gonzo writer Hunter S. Thompson — a journalist who only took pictures or… Continue reading Will Future Journalists be Prepared for Media Reality?

Traditional Journalists Embrace New Media, and New Journalism

The New York Times takes a deeper look into “The Politico,” a new website that is attracting veteran political journalists, and upstarts alike. The sites financier describes the attraction to the new venture: “Newspapers have to be all things to all people… On the Internet, there is no one site that delivers everything. It’s broken… Continue reading Traditional Journalists Embrace New Media, and New Journalism

The Evolution of Reporting

Andy Abramson proclaims: “…we have entered an era of “Instant Jouralism” and of “just in time” distribution of news content.” His reflections center on the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) that is happening this week in Las Vegas. “It’s the “new instant journalists,” even those without press passes, who will be wandering the halls at CES… Continue reading The Evolution of Reporting

Is the Internet Saving Newspapers?

Jimmy Guterman of PaidContent.org reports on the aftermath of layoffs at the Philadelphia Inquirer. While there has been a lot of reaction on the Inquirer’s own blog, via comments, Mr. Guterman concludes: “…journalists who look at digital media know that online is a growing source of revenue and readership that is saving many newspapers from… Continue reading Is the Internet Saving Newspapers?