http://www.fixjournalism.com a conversation about journalism's future Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:35:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.fixjournalism.com/news/re-when-is-advertising-journalism/ http://www.fixjournalism.com/news/re-when-is-advertising-journalism/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:23:20 +0000 Michael Higdon http://www.fixjournalism.com/?p=650 http://www.fixjournalism.com/news/re-when-is-advertising-journalism/feed/ 0 http://www.fixjournalism.com/news/when-is-advertising-journalism/ http://www.fixjournalism.com/news/when-is-advertising-journalism/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:26:32 +0000 Michael Higdon http://www.fixjournalism.com/?p=644 http://www.fixjournalism.com/news/when-is-advertising-journalism/feed/ 3 http://www.fixjournalism.com/news/news-coffee-shop-revisited-reviving-public-spaces/ http://www.fixjournalism.com/news/news-coffee-shop-revisited-reviving-public-spaces/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:39:00 +0000 Michael Higdon http://www.fixjournalism.com/?p=595 He/She is the community hub - the all-knowing journalist. But he/she is only the all-knowing journalist because of time spent with the community members. So really, the OCM is a facilitator between customers who buy coffee for breakfast and customers who buy at lunch. Also, we buy one of those nice big flat screen TVs (about $1000 to $1600) and start selling advertisements on a rotating screen. As an incentive, it also includes specials in that coffee shop with nice food photography compliments of the ad staff. Nothing is better than a photo of a greasy croissant sandwich or steaming coffee when it comes to making point of purchase sales. In addition to ads, let's stick news headlines on that screen. Not unlike Las Vegas Sun's billboards. On top of that, if there's breaking news using Twitter or Cover it Live (or other live tools) let's put the Nevada Appeal's Twitterfall on it too. People in the coffee shop could participate from their mobile phones or laptops and see it live. [Click the headline to read more ...]]]> http://www.fixjournalism.com/news/news-coffee-shop-revisited-reviving-public-spaces/feed/ 1 http://www.fixjournalism.com/journalists/if-your-newspaper-is-still-relevant-why-would-it-close/ http://www.fixjournalism.com/journalists/if-your-newspaper-is-still-relevant-why-would-it-close/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:41:35 +0000 Annie Flanzraich http://www.fixjournalism.com/?p=528 http://www.fixjournalism.com/journalists/if-your-newspaper-is-still-relevant-why-would-it-close/feed/ 0