Posts about the skills, ethics and practicalities of being a member of the fourth estate.
bloggers
Two thoughts that have invaded my brain as I work on presentations for some of our journalists: 1. Journalistsā pre-existing reputation, and the inherited reputation from the magazine, are only good for one thing in blogging: getting people to the blog. From then on, the only thing that matters is
Journalism
Jeff Jarvis declares that news organisations should be retraining their staff [http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/28/retrain-or-retire/] for the new media age. Adam Tinworth, after a year of trying to do just that, pauses to bash his head repeatedly against his desk.
Blogging
The Guardianās published a great piece about the relationship between the mainstream media and bloggers [http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2157924,00.html]. I think the heart of the piece lies here: > From the dawn of blogging itās been tempting for established professionals to
Blogging
Itās frankly embarrassing when you work all of a three day week, yet are knackered at the end of it. Yet, thatās how I feel as the end of my truncated week in Suttonās infamous brown towers drawn to its close. Stuff thatās been foremost in
Blogging
Reading pieces like this [http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/the-hard-line-opinions-of-journalists-are-no-substitute-for-the-patient-fact-finding-of-bloggers/] reminds me of my long-held opinion that blogging isnāt bad for journalism, as seems to be the received wisdom in some circles. No, itās good for it. Very good for it. Mind you, a pack of predatory
alexa
Things Iāve been meaning to link for a while: * Dan Blank points out that the lesson of the exposure of Fake Steve Jobs [http://danblank.com/blog/2007/08/09/editors-as-their-own-media-brands/] is that journalists can really inovate, if given the chance. * Scoble gives an idea of the competition and
Journalism
Hereās a nice example of video from a print title (in this case, Scientific American [http://www.sciam.com/], a competitor to our New Scientist [http://www.newscientist.com/]): Itās the sort of thing that just wouldnāt work well in print, but which makes a great short
Blogging
One of my collegues here in RBIās editorial development team has decided to spread his blogging wings and move beyond theatrical whinging. Heās joining the publishing 2.0 debate over at [Engagement 101](http://engagement101.blogspot.com/).
bloggers
But the internetās barely a couple of decades old and the most venerable of the technologies weāre talking about here, blogging, has only a decade of publishing history behind it. People are still finding new ways of creating compelling sites with this stuff. A few years back, āauthoritativeā
apple
The Mac blogosphere has been busy eviscerating a journalist [http://www.macuser.com/steve-jobs/world_exclusive_bob_keefe_is_n_1.php] by the name of Bob Keefe [http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2007/08/10/and_they_call_it_the_cult_of_m.html]
Blogging
If you were to say to me āAdam, old chap, whatās the toughest challenge you face in getting journalists to blog?ā, two things would cross my mind. The first is that you have an incredibly mannered way of speaking, and good on you in this age of enforced casualness
Blogging
Noodlepie explains how a blog post differs from a magazine article [http://www.noodlepie.com/2007/08/how-a-blog-post.html], using pictures not words. Genius.
