The blog world is trying to reinvent journalism, and finding that in many ways, they have to start back at the very beginning. Accusations have been flying this week over online advertorials with bloggers. It all seems to have started with this Valleywag post, and was further fueled by Jeff Jarvis, and a series of… Continue reading Are Bloggers and Marketers Really Evil?
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Can a Single Editor Fuel a Media Brand?
Scott Karp looks at a key element in the transformation of media: that a single editor can fuel an online “magazine” brand: “That one talented writer/editor can run an entire publication is truly transformative for magazine publishing, and for all publishing.” He uses Nick Denton’s Gawker Media as a case study: “Nick Denton is smart… Continue reading Can a Single Editor Fuel a Media Brand?
BusinessWeek Moves Executive Editor From Print to Web
BusinessWeek has moved their Executive Editor John Byrne from the print side over to the web side, indicating the growing importance of the online space for BusinessWeek. “Mr. Byrne will be responsible for the editorial operations of BusinessWeek.com and will guide the further integration and collaboration between the print and online editorial staffs.”
New York Times Reporters: We Are Bloggers Now
Scott Karp reports on blogging going mainstream, with the New York Times live blogging the recent Democrat debate: “The New York Times, “newspaper of record,” now brings you the record within minutes after the event happens. This is truly a sea change, and evidence that the New York Times is indeed changing its editorial standards… Continue reading New York Times Reporters: We Are Bloggers Now
Journalism at Risk: Is Professional Reporting in Decline?
Neil Henry, a former Washington Post correspondent, and a professor of journalism at the University of California at Berkeley opines the current state of journalism, amid massive cuts at traditional news sources. Some excerpts: “There certainly won’t be any less news or fewer scandals to report, mind you: Only fewer trained watchdogs on hand to… Continue reading Journalism at Risk: Is Professional Reporting in Decline?
NY Times: Less Editorial Oversight, More Content, Shorter Stories
Gawker gives us some amazing quotes from The New York Times’ Executive Editor Bill Keller. Among the topics: More content: “[Bill] spoke about the “gradual reallocation of resources from print towards digital” and copy editors being moved to the day side, so that there could be a “greater flow of fresh quality edit material.” Less… Continue reading NY Times: Less Editorial Oversight, More Content, Shorter Stories
Will Journalists Be Outsourced – To Their Readers?
Robert Niles of the Online Journalism Review looks at a story of one local news website that is considering outsourcing some of its reporting overseas. While this worries many – he takes it a step further to suggest that news operations outsource reporting to their readers.
Journalism Students Advised to Start Blogging
NYU’s Digital Journalism instructor Patrick Phillips advises students to cut their chops in writing and jump starting their careers by starting a blog.
The Divide Between Editorial and Advertising
CNET reports on editorial standards at PC World magazine: “Award-winning Editor-in-Chief Harry McCracken of PC World resigned Tuesday over disagreements with the magazine’s publisher regarding stories critical of advertisers, according to sources.” I thought it was nice that two editors of a blog I follow (Engadget) made a point to back McCracken’s decision and the… Continue reading The Divide Between Editorial and Advertising
When Journalists’ Sources Have Direct Access to an Audience
There was a weird exchange between entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, and Wired magazine this week, that was picked up by quite a few blogs. (Read about it here, here, here, and here.) There was one piece of it that I found really interesting: some people feel they don’t need to talk to journalists in a way… Continue reading When Journalists’ Sources Have Direct Access to an Audience