Posts filed under “online media”
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 charge for content. Far from it. Rather, news organizations need to create upsell features. For [...]
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 surfing habits. I wrote a long post about this subject over at BeatBlogging.Org. Consider this [...]
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, write headlines, write captions, etc. Obviously, page layout is not needed on the Web, and [...]
On moderating comments
I’m working on some content today for beatblogging.org about the moderation of user comments on stories and blogs. I need your help. How does you news organization handle these moderating duties? Are your comments moderated or unmoderated? If they are moderated, who does it? Do your writers and bloggers interact with posters? What has worked [...]
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 God? A twenty-something journalist. You know what kind of journalist is ruining journalism? A twenty-something [...]
The long tail and SEO work
On May 8th, I made a post about how a previous post from a year earlier had a resurgence in traffic. I thought that traffic would eventually subside, but I was wrong. In less than 3 months, that post has almost doubled the amount of page views it has: I’ve said it before and I’ll [...]
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 the story — it was always about the information and news. So, if the format [...]
My newest journalism adventure…
I’ve spent the last two years producing journalism in a myriad of formats and the last year arguing for ways to modernize and make relevant journalism in the 21st century.I’ve argued for reinventing journalism. I’ve argued for journalists to let go of everything they’ve ever known. Ultimately, informing people is my passion. I care deeply [...]
Innovation is a bumpy road but journalism needs it
Lost in the whole Rob Curley/LoudounExtra “flop” flap is that innovation is never easy. Heck, six out of 10 start-ups fail within the first four years of operation (let alone individual ideas and products at a start-up). And for some reason people are using the performance of LoudounExtra.com (it’s still going by the way) to [...]
It’s good to have non-wired friends
One of my good high-school friends signed up for Facebook last week. Yes, the same Facebook that, had you listened to the digerati, has jumped the shark. But Facebook hasn’t jumped the shark. It’s still becoming more popular and adding more features. Facebook may have jumped the shark for the kinds of people who have [...]