Friday, February 13, 2009

"A Teeming Swamp of Considerations" - John Carroll


John Carroll lays it down.

This is from a speech on Monday...


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Thursday, February 12, 2009

CBS Twitter Interview Clip

3% have computers globally

30% have mobile devices

The Twitterfication of journalism...

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Maybe you should be paying for this link...


Maybe I should have to pay a nickel to use this logo...

For those who haven't seen it yet - it seems like a pretty reasonable assessment and proposed solution...


The Time Magazine article on saving journalism is here.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

The Good Ol' Days

This old journalism film is classic...

If only they knew...


Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Citizen Journalism Takes a Hit

As of February 6, 2009, the website Scoopt.com, which was designed for users to upload newsworthy photographs, will be closed to the public.

Citizen journalism gets a swift one in the groin.

Check it out here.

Could This Be Where the Industry is Headed?!

I found an interesting piece that was just posted on U.S. News and World Report's website.

Read it here. Don't worry - it's very brief.

It is an interview with Steven Kydd, Executive Vice President of Demand Media and owner of eHow.com, which pays contributing writers based partly on how much ad revenue their articles generate.

While the articles on eHow.com may not fall into the category of "traditional journalism," the business model employed by this company is worth examining...

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.. and maybe you can make some extra cash to pay .0001 percent of your student loans!

Friday, January 30, 2009

Tweet Tech



An intriguing discussion about the benefits of "new journalism"...

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