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
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Social News Sites Spreading
Lyndon Antcliff takes a look at how many Digg clones have popped up, how easy they are to create, and how much traffic they are generating. He provides an extensive list of Digg-like and social news sites, and their Alexa rankings. Jason Calacanis talks more about Digg’s demographic, and what they will need in revenue… Continue reading Social News Sites Spreading
Wall Street Journal: “Interpretation is Key” in Reporting
A video preview of the newly redesigned Wall Street Journal gives us some insight into how they view journalism’s evolution in today’s world of information overload and multimedia lifestyle. Gordon Crovitz, Publisher of The Wall Street Journal says that readers want more help in cutting through information overload, to know what the news really means,… Continue reading Wall Street Journal: “Interpretation is Key” in Reporting
Press Releases Get “Social.” Um, no.
Is there anyone who doesn’t love a press release? Steve Rubel at Edelman PR is demostrating their new tool, StoryCrafter, that supposedly evolves the press release, and makes it social. I know what you are thinking – how can a press release be “social”? Well I ask you – who hasn’t read a press release… Continue reading Press Releases Get “Social.” Um, no.
News Search vs. Web Search
Search Engine Watch takes a look at Google’s list of top searches in 2006, as well as Yahoo’s. One key finding is that news searches and general web searches differed greatly. Two possible reasons: Demographics and/or psychographics. Situational intent. However, they do reach a valuable conclusion for journalists and media companies: “If you are looking… Continue reading News Search vs. Web Search
More Journalists Jump from Traditional Media to Web
The New York Times reports on more prominent journalists leaving their jobs at large media companies to join a new web venture: “Mike Allen, a reporter who covers the White House for Time magazine, and Roger Simon, the chief political correspondent for Bloomberg News, are joining the new multimedia political news venture being overseen by… Continue reading More Journalists Jump from Traditional Media to Web
Are Media Companies Leaders, or Followers?
Week after week, I link to articles that profile the massive changes going on within media and journalism. Each illustrates companies and people who are coping with a change in their industry that they are forced to endure. Perhaps these changes are discussed as “opportunities” in some articles; in others, but in many, they are… Continue reading Are Media Companies Leaders, or Followers?
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”?