Tag: journalism
-
Clay Shirky: Let a thousand flowers bloom to replace newspapers; don’t build a paywall around a public good
Full audio and transcript of a recent Clay Shirky talk that includes this note on the unbundling of media: “So, in the language of my tribe, the aggregation of news sources has gone from being a server-side to a client-side operation — which is to say, the decision about what to bring together into a…
-
VIDEO: DocumentCloud moves ahead
Here’s NiemanLab’s interview with Aron Pilhofer from the New York Times on the big additions to the list of DocumentCloud partner organizations. VIDEO: DocumentCloud moves ahead
-
Clarion-Ledger reporter gets fellowship, $500,000
Wonderful: A MacArthur Genius grant goes to the investigative reporter with “more than two decades of reporting on unpunished killings from the civil rights era” under his belt. Clarion-Ledger reporter gets fellowship, $500,000
-
Elevate your journalism career
Steve Buttry provides journalism students and professionals with a book-chapter-length list of great advice. From the introduction: “Editors, colleagues and training programs will help you move to a higher level, but nothing will help as much as your own commitment to improvement.” Elevate your journalism career
-
Using iPod Nano for video interviews
Mindy McAdams gives the new iPod Nano video camera a test drive. Using iPod Nano for video interviews
-
POTUS Tracker
Data and analysis from the Washington Post on President Obama’s calendar. Who is getting face time, on what topic, for how long, on a daily basis? POTUS Tracker
-
Newspapers get the kind of communities they deserve
Mathew Ingram on one reason, among others he covers here, on why reporters should get involved with the community frequenting their stories: “Another thing that seems to escape many journalists is the direct connection between their own indifference to interacting with readers and the parlous state of their comments. If my research has taught me…
-
Toward meaningful metrics for local online news sites
In search of online news metrics that matter: “More meaningful metrics would translate visitor interest, disinterest and loyalty into numbers that can be viewed as a whole and within the context of particular site content types, classifications or products…” Toward meaningful metrics for local online news sites
-
Content Doesn’t Matter Without the Package
Scott Karp makes this case: The unbundling of media has been quite profitable for those who are able to successfully repackage it. Content Doesn’t Matter Without the Package
-
Rebooting the News #25
Dave Winer and Jay Rosen bring on a guest for this week’s podcast: It’s Dan Gillmor, who puts on his reporter hat and gets a better explanation of RSSCloud out of Winer than I’ve heard yet. Rebooting the News #25