Posts about the skills, ethics and practicalities of being a member of the fourth estate.
bloggers
Here’s a piece of news [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/business/media/21atlantic.html] that’s all over the journalism blogosphere this afternoon, and which surprises me not at all: > Last week, though, the prominent political blogger Andrew Sullivan used his forum on TheAtlantic.com to
comments
More essential reading for Saturday morning (time for a second cuppa), this time about the relationship between news and online communities [http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/09/newspapers-get-the-kind-of-communities-they-deserve/] : > Our comments routinely point us in the direction of new angles for stories, and in many cases commenters have become sources
Blogging
I’ve been tweeting since late 2006, and I’m pretty happy with how Twitter fits into my overall publishing stream. It’s an important part of it, as a quick glance at my Activity Stream [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/everywhere/] will demonstrate, but it’s not the be-all-and-end-all of
Journalism
Interesting conclusion to a post about a story the traditional media [http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2009/09/the_next_version.php] failed to cover: > I would also point out one thing which I am sure will be missed by the “Old Media is indispensable” faction, which is that
caterer
This is a nice piece of work from the Caterer [http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/09/04/329702/exclusive-video-interview-michelin-starred-phil-howard-on-his-battle-with-drugs.html] team: The [full interview with Phil Howard](http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/09/03/329676/phil-howard-the-drugs-dont-work.html) is up on their site.
BBC
Journalists really need to read this post by Robin [http://www.cybersoc.com/2009/09/bbcs-robert-peston-the-blog-is-at-the-core-of-everything-i-do.html] , where he highlights the speech the BBC’s Robert Peston [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/] gave where he explains how central blogging is to his work.
I’ve just been reminded by a discussion on our company [Yammer](https://www.yammer.com/home) that I meant to recommend a new podcast called [This Week in Google](http://www.twit.tv/twig). It’s the latest offering from the [TWiT](http://www.twit.tv/) stable, is hosted
geotagging
A good idea in publishing: Geolocation information in Twitter [http://blog.twitter.com/2009/08/location-location-location.html], and here’s why it’s a good idea [http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/08/20/geotwitter-and-news-and-more/]. A bad idea in publishing: Tracking scripts in content [http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/08/what-the-associated-press-tracking-beacon-is-and-what-it-isnt/
business models
And so, the Murdoch plan for content charging [http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-newscorp21-2009aug21,0,5961516.story] begins to become clear: > As newspapers across the country struggle with declining readership and > advertising revenue, News Corp. executives have been meeting in recent > weeks with publishers about forming a
beat blogs
Steve Yelvington has posted an absolute must-read entry on his blog, where he breaks down the two major types of visitors and the ways you should serve them [http://www.yelvington.com/a-tale-of-two-audiences]: > The beat blog focuses on the small circle, offering speed, depth and conversation among the reporter
Journalism
A few reactions to the News International news [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2009/08/the_second_paid_content_experiment_begin.html] from earlier: * Shane Richmond of The Telegraph thinks that it will be a gift to the competition [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/shanerichmond/100002791/murdochs-paywall-is-a-gift-to-the-competition/] * Jeff Jarvis
Journalism
I said that the silly season was on its way on Friday, didn’t I? Well, I now have evidence: “Big Fish Dies” above the fold. *Serious journalism.*
