Monthly Archives: September 2008

Fake LA Times staffers better than real LA Times staffers

Posted on September 24, 2008 by pat

Former and current LA Times staffers have taken it upon themselves to not only blame but also sue Sam Zell for their current predicament. As if it was Zell’s hubris that led them to think they were a national (international?!?!) … Continue reading →

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Are these the beat reporters pushing the practice the most?

Posted on September 22, 2008 by pat

I’ve been thinking about who are the best bloggers? The requirement isn’t who runs the best blog on the Web, but rather which beat reporters are innovating the most on the Web with online tools like social networking and blogging. … Continue reading →

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If you could start from scratch would you build the same product?

Posted on September 19, 2008 by pat

I was just at Cleveland.com, and I was looking at all the new features the site has launched recently. Certainly, the new features are upgrades over what used to be there. The new design is a step forward. The site, … Continue reading →

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Supply and demand is a bitch

Posted on September 18, 2008 by pat

I have some lessons from ONA 08 over at BeatBlogging.Org (version 2.0 nonetheless), and I wanted to highlight the supply and demand part of the post: This is an issue facing journalism on the Web and not just beat bloggers. … Continue reading →

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I have ethics, yo

Posted on September 17, 2008 by pat

Yes, it is true, I’ll be at the Kent State/Poynter Workshop on blogging and ethics tomorrow. I just wanted to clear this up really quick. I do have ethics. Jay Rosen contends that if blogging didn’t have ethics, it would … Continue reading →

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Get your daily beast from Tina Brown

Posted on September 16, 2008 by pat

Perhaps the biggest revelation from ONA 08 is that Tina Brown is forming a new Web startup dedicated to celebrating the life and times of the world’s great beasts. I think the site is a great idea. First, everyone loves … Continue reading →

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ONA 08 review and thoughts

Posted on September 15, 2008 by pat

ONA 08 ended two days ago, and I spent all of yesterday recovering. It was a great time, and I met a lot of talented and interesting people. Maybe if I met less people, I would have gotten more work … Continue reading →

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Going to be at ONA? I’ll see you there

Posted on September 5, 2008 by pat

I hope to see all of you at ONA starting the 11th. I’ll be there, and I’ll also be appearing on an ethics panel. It should be a great time and a good way to find out what others in … Continue reading →

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