May 2013
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April 2013
1 post
“At the same time, technology radically empowers individuals. Institutions are...”
– The end of big (media): When news orgs move from brands to platforms for talent » Nieman Journalism Lab
March 2013
2 posts
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Did print beauty get lost in the scramble for...
Last night, The Boy got a lovely package. It was a couple of books from the Folks at For Print Only. Each year, they do awards from print design and print them in a lovely little book.
I went to their site to check out some of the projects that didn’t make it into the book — namely magazines and journals. As I clicked through the sparse 3 pages of magazines, I realized something. Not one...
January 2013
2 posts
“You have to make stuff. The tools of journalism are in your hands and no one is...”
– IAmA columnist and reporter on media and culture for the New York Times. : IAmA
Goddamnit, I love you David Carr.
December 2012
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November 2012
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“Likewise, when managing, don’t dictate every detail of how to complete a...”
– The Employee-Motivation Checklist | Fast Company
Social is about the planning, not the tweeting... →
I’ve followed UpWorthy for awhile (particularly after a friend said it was a viral startup that actually got news). I read Buzzfeed, too.
What strikes me about it, and this aligns with this Nieman article, is that it’s not about the easy viral story, it’s the viral story that matters to people. And the social bit here is that they plan social. It’s not ”We wrote this...
September 2012
4 posts
“There has to be a certain scale at stations before you see creativity really...”
– NPR’s Todd Mundt says public radio needs to innovate or die » Nieman Journalism Lab
Creativity and public radio. Two things on my mind today.
“One of the painful ironies of office life is that we can never quite get the...”
– Want More Productive Workers? Adjust Your Thermostat | Fast Company
(Amen, I say.)
“What’s the right balance between restraint and aggressive repeating and...”
– The ‘facts’ from Benghazi | Capital New York h/t @JulieWestfall
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Three reasons I gave Homicide Watch money
I am no Clay Shirky, guys, but here is my schpeel. Read it and back their Kickstarter, please.
1) Laura and Chris are two amazing human beings.
I may call a lot of people great and awesome, but these two….I met Laura at a fellowship last year. She wowed every single mentor and every single entrepreneur there with her spirit and her passion toward her project. I met Chris slightly later...
August 2012
1 post
Goodbye, B Mack.
B Mack, as she was known.
Things I know because of B Mack:
* Saying “like” constantly makes you sound much less smart than she knows you are. * Don’t futz with copyright. * You have a choice with your notes. Keep them all, and use them as backup if you get subpoenaed. Or get rid of them every six months and rely on your unreliable memory.
But there was more.
I should tell...
July 2012
8 posts
“Resist the temptation to rely too much on a guru; hiring a guru will only take...”
– Yes, I have been reading a lot about mobile.
The Future Isn’t About Mobile; It’s About Mobility - David Armano - Harvard Business Review
“It was the first time I really expressed myself all the way, not trying to be a...”
– Reasons to like Roy Choi again.
Stinky, Spicy, and Delicious: The Radical Reinvention of Asian American Food - Nancy Matsumoto - The Atlantic
“I like to think I work with a team across the site that’s really a disruption...”
– I love Cory.
Haik: Washington Post web team a ‘disruption layer’ in the newsroom | Poynter.
“I have a different view on this. Content creation ought to be a single...”
– Interesting take on newsroom integration from Raju.
Interview: Wall Street Journal digital chief Raju Narisetti on innovation, mistakes and opportunities | TheMediaBriefing
“Because if this is just about bragging rights, it needs to stop. Now. And not...”
– Yup.
Amy Sullivan: Who Reported It First? Who Cares. | The New Republic
“But as they proceed, the Newhouses should remember that cutting corners ignores...”
– Me being me is going to say it’s got plenty to do with digital and great journalism, but also with ceasing to do things the way we have, tell stories the way we have, and sell ads the way we have. Moving to a digital platform and producing the same stuff for “the web” instead of...
The news never sleeps, but reporters should.
The average American apparently works a day of overtime a week, and we all live and die by our smartphones.
This will inevitably by great for sites like Lifehacker, who will find some way for you to be more efficient in your day, to hopefully not work overtime.
But, things are different for newsmakers. We can’t just shut off e-mail. What if a building burns down? People will expect it on...
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On when to embed tweets {gripes}
I love embedding tweets in stories. I’m all about it, especially when it takes the place of a quote.
The idea being, sometimes, people will tweet things that they wouldn’t say into your mic, or in front of your notebook. Sometimes, Twitter brings a truth serum to our lips.
Or, Twitter will be a good place to find sources, where you can quote their tweet and follow up with an...
June 2012
7 posts
The New York Times, Flipboard, and "platform...
Very quickly, why I, for one, think the NYT/Flipboard thing is smart.
I sort of take issue with the wording on the above linked Atlantic article….it’s not really about becoming a wire.
It’s about becoming a service. Wire is a bit of an antiquated term and platform intelligence is not really the same thing that the AP does.
Associated Press sells its work at a very, very high...
“Another problem is old media thinking. Editors and reporters haven’t stopped to...”
– Let’s blow up the news story and build new forms of journalism | Poynter.
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I took LA public transit today: A storify.
“I believe age and generation are irrelevant in selecting leaders for news...”
– This I believe about journalism and the future of media « The Buttry Diary
“Sometimes life is hard. Things go wrong — and in life, and in love, and in...”
– Advice on Living the Creative Life from Neil Gaiman | Brain Pickings
“Rattner outlines the long game — a world in which social media is merely one...”
– Intel’s CTO on social media’s long game - Ideas@Innovations - The Washington Post
May 2012
9 posts
“Cisco expects that the CAGR for mobile data will be a whopping 78 percent by...”
– Trust me, that @MeganGarber knows.
Technology - Megan Garber - The Future Growth of the Internet, in One Chart (and One Graph) - The Atlantic
Journalism prof to students: Don’t model... →
I think there is a balance here. You should not work the hours @TheStalwart does, but you should have dedication and know the demands of the web.
WatchMy parents wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer, too! Maybe I should quit this journalism thing and sumo wrestle.
kpseesee:
A three-time world sumo champion brings his game face to Hollywood.
Video by Mae Ryan and Ashley Myers-Turner
Symbolia: Call For Pitches: Symbolia's Preview... →
symboliamag:
The theme of Symbolia’s preview issue is “How We Survive.”
This issue will explore survival, social adaptations, and evolution over the course of 5-6 stories that merge comics and illustration with prose, audio, and infographics. And we want you to become a contributor.
We’re looking for…
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Remembering where you are from {journalism...
I was realizing the other day I never properly wrote out a response to Mandy Jenkins’ very true post about social media editors and Twitter monkeys. Now that no one is talking about it, it is an apt time to write down my thoughts on that plus some.
We tried a new thing the other day and I sat down and talked to our business blogger (along with a reporter) about Facebook and the free labor...
“News companies must disambiguate their content and business models and devolve...”
– Google’s head of news: Newspapers are the new Yahoo — Tech News and Analysis
I will attest that Gingras is a pretty smart dude.
“Are we trying to get better at something that doesn’t matter anymore? Perhaps we...”
– Journalism: Dying by a thousand cuts, or being reinvented? — Tech News and Analysis
April 2012
8 posts
“.@Lavrusik on designing better article pages: “The way news pages are designed...”
– How tech’s giants want to re-invent journalism — paidContent
“Tomlinson could not be reached for comment regarding his induction. He was @ the...”
– Ending line sass. Love it.
Internet Hall of Fame honors Raymond Tomlinson, whose @ symbol defines Web life - The Washington Post
“In a word, it’s about authenticity. Today’s audiences look for great reporting,...”
– Inside Forbes: The 9 Key Steps We’ve Taken to Disrupt the Traditional News Business - Forbes
“While clicks bring immediate returns, retweets and other forms of audience...”
– Engaging News Hungry Audiences Tweet by Tweet: An audience analysis of prominent mainstream media news accounts on Twitter | SocialFlow Blog
“The story is not the only thing that matters,” he said. “A story by itself does...”
– Newton to Journalists: Focusing on the Story Isn’t Enough Anymore - 10,000 Words
Going viral on Twitter is a random act - New... →
The science of sharing is a very confusing thing.
“Remember how great college was? Every semester brought new topics, new...”
– Forget That Survey. Here’s Why Journalism Is The Best Job Ever. - Forbes
“Live events are the most obvious incarnation of this but there are huge...”
– Personality-driven journalism and events is a model that might just work « eight
March 2012
6 posts
#wjchat on Knight News Challenge →
newschallenge:
1. What do you propose to do? [20 words]
Provide a social-media powered platform for peer-to-peer digital journalism training built on the existing success of #wjchat.
2. Is anyone doing something like this now and how is your project different? [30 words]
No. while there are other online…
Another great (women-led) Knight News Challenge... →
newschallenge:
1. What do you propose to do?
Build an engaging tool that helps readers discover previously unexplored news items that their “opposite” (politically, demographically, geographically) reads instead of news stories endlessly aggregated across their own narrow social networks.
2. Is anyone doing…
KPCC's Knight News Challenge App: Take Radio... →
newschallenge:
1. What do you propose to do? [20 words]
Take live streaming radio beyond the play button and podcast with server and player infrastructure that capitalizes on the potential of “nearly live” listening.
2. Is anyone doing something like this now and how is your project different? [30 words]
At…
“In looking to get content shared, marketers and publishers should focus on...”
– I don’t know how many studies and articles need to be written about this before people finally get it. (via @sazzolini)
How Content Is Shared: Close Friends, Not ‘Influencers’ | DigitalNext: A Blog on Emerging Media and Technology - Advertising Age 