One of my favorite journalism blogs is Journerdism, and it just got better with a new redesign.
The new look is certainly sharper, but what I really like is how Will Sullivan is positioning his content differently. Instead of doing big updates with multiple small stories, he is posting each item as its own update. In many ways it just makes more sense.
Reading through 10 tidbits and links in one post can be daunting, but reading a few separate posts a day is much easier to digest. It’s also more in tune with new media. A continuous news cycle is where all newspapers should be headed and blogs too.
We still see many sites (mine included from time to time) that pile on a lot of content at one time and then go dormant.
Sullivan brought a continuous news cycle to his blo, and I think makes for a much more enjoyable experience. For other bloggers out there who do big updates with a lot of links, I’d consider a format similar to Journerdism.
The site is still very much new, however, and it does have a few bugs and inconsistencies that I’m sure Sullivan is ironing out. Regardless, it should be one of first new media journalism sites you read each day.
I’m going to experiment with updating my blog in a similar fashion. My blog posts are traditionally broken up into two different classes: my longer-more indepth writings and my “today’s thoughts” posts that often have multiple shorter tidbits of information. The latter also tends to be more link driven, while the former is more original content.
I’m going to do away with the today’s thoughts concept for a few weeks and see how it goes. Let me know your thoughts too.
I was on vacation up until yesterday, which is why the updates have been slow on this blog. A lot of good content is coming soon.