The word “networks” gets thrown around a lot. In terms of journalism, one could argue that journalists have always been about networking. We network with sources, subjects and readers and use that networking to our advantage when finding and writing stories. “Social” networking in this age, however, means something different. A recent post on the ...
Does “community engagement” belong in the j-school curriculum? Robert Niles, writing in the Online Journalism Review, Doing journalism in 2010 is an act of community organizing, says absolutely, yes: The journalists who succeed online are the ones who understand that they are no longer simply reporters… they’ve become community organizers. Consider these examples: Jonathan Weber, ...
About a year ago, I and many others suggested making an iTunes for newspapers but we see now that that might not be such a great idea considering the music industry and a million other blog posts about paying for stories. iTunes also would prohibit the type of content possible and revenue potential considering Apple would ...
In response to the previous post, Brian Duggan, Donica Mensing and I began an interesting disucssion via email. The question: Is advertising capable of being journalism ever?” Brian Duggan said: Ads provide objective information, yes, but to what degree? Does that baked potato in your Locals BBQ ad always look picturesque for every customer? Ask yourself ...
A lot of people in the hardcore journalism world don’t think advertising is journalism (it’s threatening) and many people don’t believe advertising should be in journalism schools. But I think advertising is journalism and belongs in J-schools. Advertising can serve the same purposes and affect the same goals as journalism when done a certain way ...
Has anyone asked you these questions lately?
Google Labs, The New York Times and the Washington Post are experimenting (together, itself a noteworty point) on creating “Living Story” pages that aggregate information about a topic with a timeline, pictures, summary and links to major stories. Readers can read stories without navigating away from the main page, getting deep information on a single ...
My point is, anyone can innovate any time, anywhere. You can do it in small increments so no one will notice. A method I've heard here is that you innovate and change in small ways over a long period of time. At the end of your journey, everything is completely different but everyone thinks of ...