Save the Media

Tweet Well, I have some more short-takes for you — tidbits I found around the blogosphere: Are bloggers journalists? Look to history. Boston University journalism professor Chris Daly writes that “bloggers stand squarely in a long-standing journalistic tradition. … Their roots go back to the authors of the often-anonymous writings that helped to found America [...]

Tweet Most of my posts on this blog focus on new media, changing content, and embracing interaction with readers. I do that because I really believe those are vital as journalism evolves. However, I think there’s much about so-called “old  journalism” that should be retained as journalism evolves. I’m no newbie. I’m 42 years old, [...]

Tweet A colleague of mine asked today: “Is blogging  journalism?” She was helping her step-daughter write an essay, an assignment for a college ethics course. Two co-workers and I jumped in to answer the question to help my colleague assist her step-daughter. I found the question compelling because it goes to the very heart of [...]

Tweet I’ve come across some new Twitter tools that I’ve found useful as a journalist, so I’ve decided to compile a new post of my favorite tools for Twitter. (Read my earlier list of favorite Twitter tools here.) Blip.fm: A colleague of mine, @LauraTRyan, turned me on to this  great tool. It allows you to [...]

Tweet Time for some more short-takes, capturing interesting stuff I’ve found around the blogosphere: Who will will? Deborah Potter at Advancing the Story says “specialized media will win.” I agree with her, and I like how she puts it.  It’s just another way of saying, guess what, we’re not a mass medium anymore. But I [...]

Tweet The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s recent announcement that it’s ceasing publication of a newspaper — and going online only — is sad because of the jobs and lives impacted and what it means for the future of journalism. But I’m hoping the P-I’s online experiment can help us all learn a bit more about the revolution [...]

Tweet New York University journalism prof Jay Rosen tweeted a video today that I think is a must-see for any journalist trying to understand the “Internet revolution.“  Basically, he compared the static experience of watching TV to the interactive experience of connecting with people, news organizations and newsmakers through the Web. I think calling this [...]

Tweet I don’t know about you, but for me, part of the appeal of being a journalist is I get to stand up to authority. As a reporter, I just loved it when some clerk in a podunk town would refuse to release information that was clearly public record. “I just want to make sure [...]

Tweet When I started blogging two years ago, I had this very low-tech, inefficient and almost useless way of keeping track of the blogs and news stories I want to read regularly and the posts or stories I wanted to blog about. I’d “favorite place” all the blogs  or news Web sites I was interested [...]

Tweet When I started blogging, little did I know that I know that I’d need to become an Internet marketer. As a blogger, you need to let people know you’re there. As a journalist, that can seem weird. We’re used to be being behind the scenes — behind the notebook or camera — not out [...]