Tag: Media
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SJSU blogger shout out time
There are a bunch of bloggers these days in the SJSU journalism program, and although I don’t regularly point out the ones who aren’t writing about media much, I do catch plenty of what they write in the feed vacuum known as my aggregator. So without further preamble… Andrew the “Soapbox Prophet” hasn’t posted since…
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A lesson in covering breaking news on campus from the Daily Iowan
The first thing I thought when I heard a tornado hit the Iowa City and the University of Iowa last night was “I bet the Daily Iowan has video up.” Sure enough, the student newspaper has a package of stories, plus some fantastic tornado-at-night video, including shots of students watching and describing the scene. The…
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Talking points for a visit to Journalism 132
[I’m sitting in on Prof. Greene’s information gathering classes this morning…] Hi everyone. I’m supposed to be providing some constructive criticism on your blog posts, but the odds are pretty good that I’ll be going off on a tangent or three, so here are links to a few things I figure I’ll be rambling on…
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A pair of photojournalism events at SJSU
If you’re a photojournalist, an art photographer, or a J-School student interested in multimedia journalism, you should check out Dai Sugano’s talk Thursday April 13th at an SJSU NPPA event. Sugano shoots for the San Jose Mercury News and works on a small team of photographers, editors, and web producers putting together multimedia presentations at…
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Your paperboy called. He says he’s made of fiberoptic cable. And your micropayment is late.
Here’s why the “but-I-like-inky-fingers” crowd should relax: After most news organizations get their online operations in full swing, but before newsprint goes completely extinct, e-paper will emerge as the daily medium for information. This is old news, but with all the hand-wringing over what to do about a business model for the new newspaper, I…
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Death by Smiley Face: When Rivals Disdain Profit – New York Times
How can traditional media companies compete with companies who aren’t in it for the money? Death by Smiley Face: When Rivals Disdain Profit – New York Times
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So who do we lock in the room with a whiteboard and a laptop…
…to figure out the answer to the $4.5 billion question: “What’s the new business model for newspapers?” At last night’s Who Needs Ink? panel discussion, everyone punted on that question, but Jerry Ceppos (to my delight) again insisted that newspapers need to stop screwing around and devote a large chunk of their staff to the…
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Silicon Valley gazillionaires all pass on the Merc
Thanks, but no thanks, say New Media moguls and other companies and individuals with money to burn. The LA Times says no Silicon Valley moneymakers are stepping up to buy the San Jose Mercury News … then again, the LAT article doesn’t say much, but there are more links and commentary on the Knight Ridder…
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Pew Internet & American Life Project Report: Online News
50 million Americans get their news online. Full report from Pew. Pew Internet & American Life Project Report: Online News
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Strategy for newspaper company may differ from strategy for newspaper. Rebuilding Media: The fate of media
Some good business-side info. I prefer my own idealistic rants, of course. Strategy for newspaper company may differ from strategy for newspaper. Rebuilding Media: The fate of media