I spent Thursday in the company of giants in the field of journalism at Columbia University’s conference on Watchdog Journalism. (Some Columbia Journalism students and recent grads blogged today’s sessions; Twitter coverage here.) In responding to one of my twitter reports, Dan O’Neil pointed me to a piece he wrote last year that articulates some … Continue reading »
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When We’re forced to Replace Journalism with Google
This Chicago Tribune piece on a pending protest at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops may be a harbinger of the future of journalism, and of the demands placed on consumers who want to know more than a soundbite. The 250 word “article” (published on the unwieldy Chicago Breaking News site) tell us that SNAP … Continue reading »
Real News: War in Congo kills 45,000 monthly
If the production of news was just, this would be lead news every day. A decade of fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo is continuing to kill about 45,000 people each month – half of them small children – in the deadliest conflict since the second world war, according to a new survey. The … Continue reading »
Participatory Media and UGC: Myth or Building to Symbiosis?
Via Chuq, Scott Karp makes the case that User-Generated Content is a myth: A whole mythology is emerging around the idea of “users” — consumers, fans, regular average folk — creating content that media companies and brands can leverage. It’s a compelling idea — but it’s a myth. The reality is that “average people” don’t … Continue reading »
The Onion and Nichey News Models of the Future
Greg Beato’s homage to The Onion in the November issue of Reason Magazine is finally linkable. At a time when traditional newspapers are frantic to divest themselves of their newsy, papery legacies, The Onion takes a surprisingly conservative approach to innovation. As much as it has used and benefited from the Web, it owes much … Continue reading »
