I’m starting to wonder whether publishers might end up in competition with their own advertisers. Looking at the 22 reasons people go online, it’s not hard to see why publishers can’t sell their ad space the way they used to. People go online primarily to learn, have fun, and socialize, and the web gives them [...]
If news outlets are having trouble adapting to the new digital landscape, Journalism schools aren’t. A new generation of J-school students are being primed to work within social news organizations rather than conventions news outlets. They’re being equipped with a mix of journalism and technical skills. As Time reports: A cadre of newly minted media [...]
With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms. – Hunter S. Thompson A lot of us are worried about the decline of the independent press. Amidst declining ad revenues, it seems [...]
So they’re not all exclusively about journalism, but nonetheless, they all feature ideas, perspectives, and opinions that (I think) are all worth considering if you’re at all seriously interested in journalism or public relations. They’re in no particular order, and one of them I even found only today (I’m quick to commit in that way), [...]
It’s been a busy week in the world of newspapers. While publishers continue to watch their revenue streams dry up, entrepreneur Steve Brill, former Wall Street Journal publisher Gordon Crovitz and cable guy-turned-investor Leo Hindery, Jr. think they have the answer: an online paid-content model. In any case, both these events have generated a considerable [...]
A little while ago, an old college classmate of mine told me that the local newspaper was looking for an online video guy, and they had a very clear vision of what kind of video they wanted to feature content. I think that this is very much inline with what they were looking for. Now, [...]