And we’re back! My apologies for the prolonged delay between posts here but now that I’m finished writing my latest book, I’m ready to resume at least semi-regular blogging. I will be combining excerpts from my upcoming book, Entrepreneurial Journalism (due out in Oct.-Nov.) along with observations and tidbits on interesting news startups. Today’s topic [...]
There are stark differences between the culture in a newsroom, especially one attached to a legacy news company, and the culture in a tech startup. Monica Guzman and I explored some of the many ways these two cultures are different and what newsrooms have to learn from the startups last night at an ONA-SPJ meetup [...]
MedCity News, the Cleveland-based journalism startup focused on coverage of the health and medical industry, made a number of important announcements last week that illustrate how the company is “growing up” quickly. Added were two prominent board members and an innovative compensation plan for contributing writers. The company’s top leaders also joined boards, proving their [...]
Here is a video from my talk at SXSW, courtesy of Dale Blasingame (@normalguyguide). Thanks, Dale!
Here is the Prezi I put together for my talk today at SXSW Interactive in Austin. Thanks to everyone for coming out so early on a Sunday (after daylight savings times.) .prezi-player { width: 550px; } .prezi-player-links { text-align: center; } Entrepreneurial Journalism on Prezi
I’m often asked whether newspapers will be able to successfully charge for news on their websites. Recently, the TV station where I work asked me to weigh in for a story. To summarize, I think it could be a supplemental revenue source for newspapers that publish high-quality, niche content. And only if the paywall goes [...]
Writing a book is easy. Compared to naming a book, that is. In 2009 I asked you (and my LinkedIn colleagues) to vote for your favorite title among 4 options and many of you answered “none of the above.” Which was fine, because several of you offered great alternatives. One of them ended up as [...]
Among the many differences between running your own independent news operation and working at a corporate news job, ethical dilemmas rank high. As Poynter’s Kelly McBride says, there is a generally agreed upon set of principles among journalists in the Fourth Estate. When you’re talking about the Fifth Estate – her term for independent new [...]
I’ve grown accustomed to answering questions about the future of journalism, the life expectancy of printed newspapers and the financial prospects of online journalism. I have my opinions, of course. But the skepticism I’m used to hearing from journalists in the U.S. pales in comparison to some of the comments heard at a panel discussion [...]
This week’s New York Times magazine takes a stab at “What are you really worth” this week and includes a lengthy piece on journalists. I’ll spare you the context of the how the market has devalued traditional journalism while creating new opportunities and simply recommend you read the entire article by Andrew Rice. The money [...]
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