Beyond the inverted pyramid
The tyranny of the inverted pyramid in most journalists’ minds right now is one of my recurring bugbears. It’s a product of print, and of the working techniques needed to get words onto paper in a timely fashion. But people can’t seem to move beyond it in the digital era.
This lovely post from Poynter reminds us that many more formats have been used for journalism than we acknowledge.
Journalism format conservatism: just say no. 😉
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Some Good Reading About The Future of News Paid Members Public
Good stuff I’ve read recently, haven’t linked to yet, but don’t have much to add to right now: * The Nichepaper Manifesto [http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/07/the_nichepaper_manifesto.html] – an articulate and well argued guide to how niche publishing might looks going forwards. * Media