Monthly Archives: July 2008
It’s all about the community, stupid
At BeatBlogging.Org I have noticed that many of our most successful beat bloggers have strong communities around their beats. Community can trump content, but the best sites combine great content with a great community. Community is what makes people want … Continue reading
Posted in Beat Blogging, Blogging
Comments Off
We can. We will. We must.
I am strongly disappointed by the out-right negativity permeating through journalism right now. The anger, the negativity, the we-can’t attitude hit a flash point on an intern’s post about job cuts and a newsroom reorganization. Yes, grown-up journalists were using … Continue reading
Posted in State of journalism
Comments Off
Today’s Thought: No reason to ask if blogging is journalism
Asking if blogging is journalism is like asking if desktop publishing is journalism. The answer is sometimes. Both are just publishing platforms. Nothing more. Nothing less. At BeatBlogging.Org you’ll find many examples of journalists using blogging and other online tools … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, today's thoughts
Comments Off
Today’s Thought: Institutional memory and inertia
Are institutional memory and inertia killing the newspaper industry? After reading the comments on a myriad of posts from journalists stuck in the past, I can’t help but think that there is no future for newspapers as long as the … Continue reading
Posted in State of journalism, today's thoughts
Comments Off
Today’s Thought: The news hole
Can you imagine tailoring your reporting to fit a space dictated by a medium and not by the actual story? Unreal. Imagine a world in which you write as much or as little as needed. Have one photo to go … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, today's thoughts
Comments Off
I may be posting less…
But I’m saving more links to my delicious feed in the right column, and I’m conversing more than ever on Twitter. And, of course, I’m blogging at BeatBlogging.Org. If you’re looking for beat reporters pushing the practice using online tools … Continue reading
Posted in off topic
Comments Off
