Amy Gahran notes that despite the reasons and events that drive citizen journalism forward – its value is clearly illustrated in the Virginia Tech shootings this week: “Doubtless in coming days we’ll be poring over the first-person blog entries, Twitter posts, forum discussions, Flickr photos, podcasts, moblogs, YouTube videos, and more from those unfortunate enough… Continue reading Tragedy Brings Out the Power of Citizen Journalism
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Quality vs. Convenience of Experience
Two week’s ago, I talked about the online world has changed the face of music discovery. Today, I would like to discuss the question of the quality of music – and of course, relate it back to publishing. This week, Apple and EMI announced that they are ditching Digital Rights Management (DRM) on music that… Continue reading Quality vs. Convenience of Experience
Do Readers Prefer the Web to Print?
A recent study by the Poynter Institute, a Florida-based journalism school has found that those who read news on the web, have a greater attention span than those who read print – reading more of the articles they choose to read.
Cliffs Notes to the State of the News Media 2007 Report
Mark Glaser has a great recap of reactions to the recently released State of the News Media 2007 report. I refuse to do a recap of a recap, so you will have to check it out yourself.
Journalistic Uses for Blogs
The Bivings Report gives us 16 Ways The News Media Can Use Blogs. On their list: Solicit ideas for coverage. Request feedback on how to shape an editorial product. Host public blogs. Provide ongoing coverage. Foster interaction between journalists and citizens. Cheaply report news about niche interests. Request help from the public on covering a… Continue reading Journalistic Uses for Blogs
Investigative Journalism vs. Blogging
Jeremiah Owyang muses on his experience at a recent journalism meet-up at Stanford: “I was blogging in real time, and some guests found that it was interesting that we were publishing in real time, while some of them were working on issues for their July publications. I was also asked about the editorial process and… Continue reading Investigative Journalism vs. Blogging
Social Media the Key to Traditional Media’s Future
Barry Parr, an analyst for JupiterResearch, notes how social media can drive an audience to traditional media: “Bill Grueskin of WSJ.com shared an interesting anecdote about how Digg made a two-year-old column one of the most-read stories on a particular day. Interestingly, WSJ.com is getting tremendous lift from promoting their videos to bloggers. We’re all… Continue reading Social Media the Key to Traditional Media’s Future
Social Media Hits USA Today
USA Today has redesigned their website with this goal: “create a community around the news, one that connects readers to reporting.” The new site features: Unmoderated commenting. The ability to create your own profile & blog on their site. Journalists will participate in this online community as well. Open forums. Further details on PaidContent and… Continue reading Social Media Hits USA Today
Lost in a Sea of Information
Read/Write Web gives a phenomenal overview of the attention economy. The crux of their focus: There has been an explosion of new types of information. People no longer read, they skim. News that used to last a day now lasts just a few hours, simply because we need to pay attention to the new news.… Continue reading Lost in a Sea of Information
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