Archive for June, 2009
All good things must come to end
I’m sad to report that funding for BeatBlogging.Org will run out on Sept. 1 of this year. Being the editor of BeatBlogging.Org has been a great ride. I’ve learned a lot about how beat reporters are adapting to the Web, how social media is changing journalism and where journalism is heading. Working with NYU’s Jay [...]
On reinvesting profits
Microsoft gets a lot of grief for many of the things that it does, but we should at least give Microsoft credit for being willing to reinvest profits into research and development. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said he is willing to invest up to $11 billion in search over the next five years. I have [...]
Beware of that crazy Internet (and bad advice from professors)
“When I was in college, a professor said, ‘Beware of the Internet.’ Everyone and anyone is a ‘journalist’ or ‘writer’ because of it. Six years later, I owe the Internet a big hug, because before my memoir Rattled! there was Storked! on glamour.com. But I do consider myself a real writer, and my stories are [...]
What would you like to see in a new journalism podcast?
I have been discussing the idea of starting a new journalism podcast with some people and would appreciate your feedback. This podcast would be different from диваниthe existing podcast series on BeatBlogging.Org. It would involve multiple hosts and would attempt to be newsy, lively and fun. We would also have guests on and interview interesting [...]