Tag: Online News
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On the difference between gameplay and gamification
On the difference between gameplay and gamification: Josh Korr on “why gamifying the news is so challenging.”
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An alternative to Audacity: Fission
An alternative to Audacity: Fission: New to me, a free, somewhat uncomplicated audio editor for OSX.
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San Francisco
Yesterday, news broke that Hearst will close the San Francisco Chronicle if it a) can’t dramatically reduce costs (read as: cut payroll in half) or b) find a buyer (it won’t). Analysis: Alan Mutter Mark Potts Ken Doctor Although it is likely that you will hear and see a copious amount of handwringing in the…
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Thanks, Howard.
As you may or may not have heard by now, my boss at the office, Howard Owens, has moved on. I just want to take a moment to publicly say thanks to Howard here, and more than obviously, to wish him the best in whatever endeavor other people might call his “job” next. Personally, I…
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Why commenting on news sites still stinks: Further notes on the commenting survey results
The most striking conclusion I’ve come to based on the results of the commenting survey that 49 online news folks answered over the last week or two was this: Commenting on news stories is still broken. Busted. Stinks. It’s a mudpit. Still. I’ve been writing about how to improve commenting on news sites for a…
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Commenting survey results
For a couple years now, I’ve been working with editors, reporters, and commenters on news sites taking the following hypothesis as a given: Commenters will be the most civil in the place that is the most public. For example, I expected commenters on news stories, where more people could see their words, to be more…
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Tools for News: Chris Amico’s new database of online news tools
Behind the scenes at Wired Journalists, a few of us have been talking for some time about the need for an all-encompassing database of online tools for news, featuring tutorials, examples, ratings, and reviews. Chris Amico has made a solid run at building out the guts of it, launching his Tools for News this week.…
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A quick survey about comments on your news site
I have a little theory. It’s my opinion that commenters — or anyone, really — is the most civil when they’re speaking in public and everyone can see who they are. So, I think that news site commenters/readers are most civil on news story comments, then blog posts, then message board threads. When I popped…
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Notes on getting serious about staffing for online news
Mark Potts on what it takes to shift a news organization’s focus from print to Web: “How many newspapers have a sizable staff responsible for managing print circulation? All of them of course. Now, how many have even one staff member responsible for managing online distribution via RSS, e-mail or Facebook? Damn few. How many…