Save the Media

Well, I can’t speak for your blog, but I can tell Twitter  has driven traffic to my blog. But then again, I’m a social-media evangelist. I’ve written before out the the usefulness of Twitter for journalists. I’ve experienced the utility of Twitter on my own beat, parenting. Right now, I’m setting up a series of [...]

I’m in the midst of a series of blog posts explaining how journalists can use social-networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Linked In. But I’ve decided to interrupt the series temporarily for a very important post: Questions about new media that journalists have asked me over the past several months. I feel this is [...]

    Today’s post is second in my series of how journalists can use social-networking sites to connect with readers and help them make sense of the world. MySpace can be useful for journalists in much the same ways as I outlined in my post about journalists on Facebook, with some notable differences. Before I [...]

One of the more interesting aspects of the interactive Web for journalists is the ability to connect with readers directly through social-networking sites. I really believe journalists have just begun to see the value of social networking as a reader-interaction, news-gathering and news-dissemination tool. In 10 years, I suspect, we’ll look back and wonder how [...]

My post today is for journalists who haven’t yet tried new media tools or new types of online content and are waiting for their newspapers to set up some type of training program to teach them how to do it. My suggestion: Don’t wait. Newspapers are in such crisis right now, that we all need to [...]

One of the most powerful aspects of twitter for journalists is the retweet. The retweet is when someone who follows you reads your tweet and thinks it’s worth tweeting again. Usually when people retweet, they will type RT or Retweet in their twitter filed and then repeat what was tweeted. Why is the valuable? I’ll use an [...]

So you’ve signed up for a twitter account. You’ve created your profile. You’ve searched for some followers on your beat and in your community. You’re ready to start tweeting. So what do you say? The honest answer is: whatever you want. Starting on twitter is like having writer’s block. The only way to cure it, is to [...]

So, you’re a journalist who wants to use twitter. What do you do first? Go right to twitter.com and sign yourself up. It’s free, but you need to pick a profile name and write yourself a bio. You should link to your blog or news outlet’s Web site in your bio. Your bio statement is a quick [...]

Is twitter a magic bullet that will save newspapers? Of course not. The thing is. There is no magic bullet. What the newspaper industry needs to do to adjust to the changes in the media climate are similar to what an overweight person needs to do to get sleek. It’s not one thing: It’s a [...]

So why am I blogging about the media. I’m blogging because I really believe that journalism needs to survive. To me, it’s a vital watchdog in a free Democracy.  I am writing this blog as part of my small attempt to help save the media. I’ve been a newspaper journalist — reporter, editor, copy editor [...]