Can US citizens overcome racism to elect black president?
0 Comments Published May 10th, 2008 in ethics, journalism, politics, reporting.Can US citizens overcome racism to elect black president?
That is the question all newspapers and all news media should be asking themselves now that it seems imminent Barak Obama will become the Democratic presidential candidate to face off against Republican candidate John McCain.
This is where newspapers can really do their service to the citizens of this country.
The US has two strong candidates for president.
It would be a shame if Obama isn’t elected merely because of the color of his skin.
WSJ editor resigns four months after Murdoch takeover
0 Comments Published April 23rd, 2008 in news, newspapers.
Wall Street Journal Managing Editor Marcus Brauchli confirms he has resigned, believing the Journal needs someone of Rupert Murdoch’s choosing.
Get more personal with online mapping software
0 Comments Published April 14th, 2008 in community, exchange ideas, journalism, maps.
Poll: How do you get your online news?
0 Comments Published March 31st, 2008 in IM, journalism, news, poll, socialsoftware.
Take the poll and read the article by Chris Leckness of mobilitysite.
Thank you, Mark Meyhew (aka TwitterTutor) for sending this link via twitter.
Free live blogging when you’re on-the-go reporting
1 Comment Published March 27th, 2008 in blogging, free, getting things done, gtd, journalism, online, phone, reporting.
Thanks to one of the reporters behind ReporTwitters, I learned about the free live blogging software, Coveritlive.
Also, ReporTwitters, which currently has 80 plus reporters posting news via Twitter, is seeking more people to join their forces. Check out their blog.
Talk of the Nation interview on PEJ’s latest media report
0 Comments Published March 17th, 2008 in journalism, newspapers, trends.
Talk of the Nation has a great interview with Tom Rosenstiel, director of Project for Excellence in Journalism and Vice Chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, about PEJ’s annual report on the state of news media.
The interview is a must-listen.
The report, a must-read.
Newspapers can - and need - to be the ‘EveryInfo’ for the public
1 Comment Published March 13th, 2008 in community, future, interactive, journalism, newspapers, socialsoftware, statistics, technology, virtual event.How do newspapers gain a bigger audience and sustain it?
Be the “EveryInfo” for your readers. It’s like the term “Everyman.”
By “EveryInfo,” I mean the place where an individual goes to get all the information one wants and needs.
Newspapers need to act like comprehensive libraries. Huge databases of breaking news, recent new and historical news. Databases filled with everything an individual wants to know about entertainment happening in one’s region. Big and small.
Databases that can be number crunching for the reader. An individual wants to know how many ozone-action days there have been in the past month or past ten years, can easily use the newspaper’s online calculator to find out. An individual wants to know what happened 100 years ago today and can find it.
Newspapers are adding ways for individuals to comment on more and more stories and pertinent topics. Make better links to newspaper forums and further discussion of particular topics. Use the best forum/bulletin-board software out there.
This is a tremendous goal. It will take time.
In the meantime, newspapers can add links to all those resources that currently have those capabilities. Newspapers have started doing this, but can do so much more.
2008 sxsw interactive winners
0 Comments Published March 11th, 2008 in awards, festival, interactive.
2008 sxsw interactive winners
There wasn’t a News category this year, however, WIRED won the Classic category (”While the SXSW Web Awards focus on the best new internet destinations, this category is devoted to sites that launched before January 1, 2007.”) The Classic category may be the one option to submit news sites for the 2009 SXSW interactive awards.
fun infographic for sxsw interactive opening remarks
0 Comments Published March 9th, 2008 in festival, infographics, visual.As I post this entry, sxsw interactive is in the midst of their awards ceremony. Check out the winners later at their website. I hope to post a link when it’s available.
sxsw interactive opening remarks interpreted by graphic artist Sunni Brown, principal and owner of BrightSpot Information Design.
