If there is one trend that journalists should pay attention to right now, I would say that it is the microblogging platform Twitter. Why? Because its snowball affect is coming quickly, and you have the chance to be a part of its evolution, instead of playing catch-up with other platforms like social media, video, blogging… Continue reading Journalists: Twitter is Trend Worth Embracing
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Reshaping the Newsroom: The Future of Journalism
Steve Outing reached out to his network of colleagues in the news industry to find out what their biggest problem was: “Everyone’s got work to do to put out the “daily miracle,” but in an era when the old industry model is in decline, we can no longer afford to have a workforce where the… Continue reading Reshaping the Newsroom: The Future of Journalism
The War Against Mediocre Online Editorial Content
Valleywag reports that Gawker Media is changing how their bloggers are getting paid. Below are quotes from a supposed Gawker internal memo that Valleywag got a hold of. How online editorial compensation is flawed: Traditional media payment structure can reward those who politics within their organization: “It’s only on the internet that a writer’s contributions… Continue reading The War Against Mediocre Online Editorial Content
Mercenary Media vs. Missionary Media
Robert Scoble profiles Federated Media, a community of 150 “passion driven” blogs. FM’s Founder and Chairman, John Battelle categorizes media in two ways: Mercenary media A company identifies a market opportunity, creates content around it, and then sells advertising against it. Missionary media Writing for the passion of the topic. A community builds around this… Continue reading Mercenary Media vs. Missionary Media
The Death of Apple’s Brand Promise
This is a story about what is standing between individual journalists who blog and work on the web, and crushing lawsuits from large companies… Last week, a blogger gave up his right to report on a certain company. The man is Nick Ciarelli, a student who has written the influential Think Secret blog, which speculates… Continue reading The Death of Apple’s Brand Promise
Blogger Gives up AdSense Over Ethical Issues
Darren Rowse points us to a post by a blogger who is giving up on using Google AdSense because of ethical issues. Trent Hamm runs a website called The Simple Dollar, which gives financial advice for “people fighting debt and bad spending habits.” His issue with AdSense: “…this automated bidding system allows anyone to bid,… Continue reading Blogger Gives up AdSense Over Ethical Issues
Gawker Blog to Create More Original Reporting
Gawker.com, a blog with 10 millions page views per month, is looking to evolve into “a more traditional news operation.” “It’s no longer enough to take stories from The New York Times, and add a dash of snark. Gawker needs to break and develop more stories.” “That dash of snark — the hallmark of Gawker… Continue reading Gawker Blog to Create More Original Reporting
BusinessWeek Integrates Print and Web Teams
More top publications are integrating their print and web editorial teams: “BusinessWeek has joined the crowd, putting one editor in charge of print and online for each of eight major content areas… As part of the changes, a dozen business and editorial staffers will be laid off.” “While coverage is intended to be seamless between… Continue reading BusinessWeek Integrates Print and Web Teams
What The New York Times Looks for in a Young Journalist
Fiona Spruill, editor of the Web newsroom for The New York Times shares a bit about their integrated newsroom, and what they look for in new hires: “Our Web newsroom is closely integrated with the print newsroom, so I am looking for people who can flourish in both worlds and who I could see fitting… Continue reading What The New York Times Looks for in a Young Journalist
Blogger Cites “Freedom” as Distinction Between Her and Big Media
Nikki Finke, who manages the blog “Deadline Hollywood Daily,” points out how she differs from more established media outlets: “I don’t think I’m a better journalist than anybody else,” she said. “I don’t think I’m a harder-working journalist than anybody else. I do think I have a forum where I have more freedom than anybody… Continue reading Blogger Cites “Freedom” as Distinction Between Her and Big Media