Category Archives: newspapers
Jay Mariotti made the right decision to leave the Sun-Times
The real question is why he stuck around so long. If fact, I don’t understand why any star print columnist or beat reporter doesn’t just start his or her own Web site. The Dallas Cowboys Blog for The Dallas Morning … Continue reading
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News organizations need to upsell users
The idea that news organizations should charge for basic content on the Web is repugnant. It’s a losing proposition. It’s a terrible, terrible idea. And journalism is filled with terrible ideas right now. But that doesn’t mean news organizations can’t … Continue reading
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Using Web analytics to improve content
For years individual content producers in news organizations didn’t have an easy way to figure out how popular or useful their content was with people. But with today’s advanced site analytics, content producers have unprecedented data about users and their … Continue reading
Posted in Mainstream Media, new media journalism, newspapers, online media, State of journalism
Tagged Beat Blogging, Web analytics
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What is the future of the copy editor?
Do copy editors have a future in journalism? Will that role be drastically changing? Traditionally, copy editors at most newspapers had to do more than just edit copy. They also had to do page layout, fit stories to fixed spaces, … Continue reading
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Lock up all your curmudgeons and children!
Because TwentySomethingJournalist.com just launched. You know what the worst kind of journalist is? A twenty-something journalist. You know what kind of journalist doesn’t respect the newspaperman myth? A twenty-something journalist. You know what kind of journalist doesn’t respect the Paper … Continue reading
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Layoffs are not a business model
Timothy Kennedy, the publisher of The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa., announced 35-40 layoffs yesterday at the 110,000-circulation newspaper. But that’s not the real lede for me. In the middle of his memo he writes, “More than ever our financial … Continue reading
On missed opportunities
I want to relate a story from two years ago about a missed opportunity at a 25,000-circulation daily newspaper. I was talking with the top editors at this newspaper about my Web experience and some of my thoughts on what … Continue reading
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I’m not a storyteller — I’m an information provider
A lot of journalists got into this business because they like to tell stories. I think that’s one fundamental reason why so many journalists have a hard time adapting to the changing news landscape. For me, it was never about … Continue reading
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Newspapers are the new general stores
Remember them? The thing about general stores is that they are helpful. You can pick up a variety of things from food to bandages to clothes to live bait. But the other thing about general stores is that they don’t … Continue reading
LoudounExtra, a hyperlocal failure for the Washington Post?
It’s depressing. It feels like my girlfriend broke up with me and took my dog with her. Yes, I’m talking about The Wall Street Journal’s assessment of the failure of LoudounExtra.com. Maybe failure is a little harsh, but according to … Continue reading
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Tagged hyperlocal, LoudounExtra, Washington Post, WPNI
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