Comments on: A pep talk for journalists http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/ A veteran journalist blogs about the new media revolution. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cosplay http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-37690 cosplay Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:10:21 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=305#comment-37690 All good ideas. Just wanted to add my 2 cents from the Print viewpoint. To be clear, I’m neither a journalist nor involved in a newspaper. I’m a semi-retired blogger who spent 30 years running a Print business and then a stint teaching in design school.
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]]> By: Every journalist needs to help save the media « Save the Media http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Every journalist needs to help save the media « Save the Media Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:03:04 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=305#comment-228 [...] As I’ve said before, we cannot wait for those running newspapers to figure everything out abou.... If we are all gathering ideas, presenting them, trying them, refining them, we will move more quickly than if just a few people are trying to figure it all out. [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('228','Every journalist needs to help save the media « Save the Media'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('228','Every journalist needs to help save the media « Save the Media','[...] As I’ve said before, we cannot wait for those running newspapers to figure everything out abou.... If we are all gathering ideas, presenting them, trying them, refining them, we will move more quickly than if just a few people are trying to figure it all out. [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] As I’ve said before, we cannot wait for those running newspapers to figure everything out abou…. If we are all gathering ideas, presenting them, trying them, refining them, we will move more quickly than if just a few people are trying to figure it all out. [...]
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]]> By: OMNT Links of the Week #9 | Old Media, New Tricks http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-227 OMNT Links of the Week #9 | Old Media, New Tricks Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:26:43 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=305#comment-227 [...] were pumped after reading Gina Chen’s pep talk for journalists on her blog, Save the [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('227','OMNT Links of the Week #9 | Old Media, New Tricks'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('227','OMNT Links of the Week #9 | Old Media, New Tricks','[...] were pumped after reading Gina Chen’s pep talk for journalists on her blog, Save the [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] were pumped after reading Gina Chen’s pep talk for journalists on her blog, Save the [...]
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]]> By: bloggingmom67 http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-226 bloggingmom67 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:59:38 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=305#comment-226 Yep, it's an exciting (but a bit scary time) to be a journalist. I think the changes in the industry can really revive it. At least I hope so. -- Gina<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('226','bloggingmom67'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('226','bloggingmom67','Yep, it\'s an exciting (but a bit scary time) to be a journalist. I think the changes in the industry can really revive it. At least I hope so.\n\n-- Gina'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Yep, it’s an exciting (but a bit scary time) to be a journalist. I think the changes in the industry can really revive it. At least I hope so.

– Gina

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]]> By: Daniel http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Daniel Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:29:45 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=305#comment-225 I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty pumped. :-)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('225','Daniel'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('225','Daniel','I don\'t know about you guys, but I\'m pretty pumped. :-)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I don’t know about you guys, but I’m pretty pumped. :-)
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]]> By: bloggingmom67 http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-224 bloggingmom67 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:01:44 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=305#comment-224 Miguel, Thanks for checking out my blog! I guess we'll be seeing (reading) more of each other now that I'm associate writing for Yan as well. I'm glad you found my post inspiring. -- Gina<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('224','bloggingmom67'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('224','bloggingmom67','Miguel,\n\nThanks for checking out my blog! I guess we\'ll be seeing (reading) more of each other now that I\'m associate writing for Yan as well.\n\nI\'m glad you found my post inspiring.\n\n-- Gina'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Miguel,

Thanks for checking out my blog! I guess we’ll be seeing (reading) more of each other now that I’m associate writing for Yan as well.

I’m glad you found my post inspiring.

– Gina

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]]> By: Miguel http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Miguel Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:01:07 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=305#comment-223 Impressive, I'm not a journalist but found your pep talk inspiring. Interesting, I like your parallel to the post office. Thanks for your comments at TSB. Appreciate your support. :) -Mig<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('223','Miguel'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('223','Miguel','Impressive, I\'m not a journalist but found your pep talk inspiring. Interesting, I like your parallel to the post office. Thanks for your comments at TSB. Appreciate your support. :)\n\n-Mig'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Impressive, I’m not a journalist but found your pep talk inspiring. Interesting, I like your parallel to the post office. Thanks for your comments at TSB. Appreciate your support. :)

-Mig

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]]> By: Notes from a Teacher - Monday squibs http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Notes from a Teacher - Monday squibs Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:31:49 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=305#comment-222 [...] A pep talk for journalists. This is good. A sample: “But we cannot freeze in fear like the proverbial deer in the headlights of an oncoming truck. For if we do, we are sure to die, just like that deer. We must fight the instinct that tells us to give up, to hide under a blanket and cry or do only the bare minimum because we’re doomed anyway.” [...]
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]]> By: bloggingmom67 http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-221 bloggingmom67 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:24:43 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=305#comment-221 Lydia, You raise a very important point about telling readers what to do now -- without dragging them down. A nonjournalist friend of mine recently complained that she can't even read the newspaper anymore because it's too depressing with all the news about the economy. We need to be able to reach that person and not depress her but empower her, I think. -- Gina<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('221','bloggingmom67'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('221','bloggingmom67','Lydia,\n\nYou raise a very important point about telling readers what to do now -- without dragging them down.\n\nA nonjournalist friend of mine recently complained that she can\'t even read the newspaper anymore because it\'s too depressing with all the news about the economy. We need to be able to reach that person and not depress her but empower her, I think.\n\n-- Gina'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Lydia,

You raise a very important point about telling readers what to do now — without dragging them down.

A nonjournalist friend of mine recently complained that she can’t even read the newspaper anymore because it’s too depressing with all the news about the economy. We need to be able to reach that person and not depress her but empower her, I think.

– Gina

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]]> By: bloggingmom67 http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/12/a-pep-talk-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-220 bloggingmom67 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:23:00 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=305#comment-220 Josh, Couldn't agree more that good quality content is vital. I didn't mean my post to give the impression that it's all about using new media tools. I think we have to use everything right now -- tools, amazing content, reaching out to readers, citizen journalism, context -- and pull out the stops. -- Gina<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('220','bloggingmom67'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('220','bloggingmom67','Josh,\n\nCouldn\'t agree more that good quality content is vital. I didn\'t mean my post to give the impression that it\'s all about using new media tools.\n\nI think we have to use everything right now -- tools, amazing content, reaching out to readers, citizen journalism, context -- and pull out the stops.\n\n-- Gina'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Josh,

Couldn’t agree more that good quality content is vital. I didn’t mean my post to give the impression that it’s all about using new media tools.

I think we have to use everything right now — tools, amazing content, reaching out to readers, citizen journalism, context — and pull out the stops.

– Gina

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