Coverage of baseball’s winter meetings and the future of journalism

I hesitate to use a beat as trivial as baseball as an indicator of other, more important, kinds of journalism, but here goes: As MLB’s winter meetings begin, baseball geeks are chattering about possible deals and analyzing the personnel moves that are made. Let’s compare where they might go for winter meeting coverage. If you’re … Continue reading »

Bill Plaschke Can Sleep Easy

FireJoeMorgan, my favorite sports blog and one of my favorite media blogs, is no longer– a relief to illogical sports commentators everywhere. The skilled writing on FJM was not the product of any untrained blogger sitting in a Kansas basement– its primary author, Michael Schur, is a writer-producer for The Office, a veteran of several … Continue reading »

The Most Influential Media Writing of 2007

Earlier this month I asked, on this blog and via LinkedIn, for help in identifying the most influential books, articles, blog posts and the like about media, technology and the internet. A few dozen people took the time to share. Responses came primarily from academics, nonprofit, and some for-profit, media makers, funders, and a handful … Continue reading »