Journalism, leadership and the realities of change
Perhaps I should just have one huge post on user-generated content that gets updated as merited because, to continue with the theme of UGC from the last update, this example shows what happens when a newspaper assumes everyone has the same knowledge and standards. Image: James ParksThe photograph on the right appeared in the Standard-Examiner in... Continue Reading →
I saw an update on Twitter today that read: Editors: 'Traditional skills more important than new media' with a link that I clicked, and it took me to this Press Gazette story. (I appreciate the above isn't an award-winning opening sentence but bear with me, all will become clear I hope...)So once I'd clicked my link and visited... Continue Reading →
I was thinking about the importance of attribution today after reading Mike Glover's take on the issue in his post on the coverage of Bin Laden's death and the "outrageous gullibility of the media in the wake of the Bin Laden incident".It's a thought-provoking piece of writing and well worth a read. (Also, incident is a great word,... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure what the hand-wringing is about with regards to the Washington Post prematurely publishing an article that featured the editor's notes to the journalist, which was quickly grabbed and reproduced on Gawker (where it remains long after the Wash Po took the story down and put up an apology for the mistake instead). In... Continue Reading →
A tweet by Jay Rosen led me to this online news story by the Jackson Sun, which says that there have been no newsworthy incidents in the area overnight. So far, so boring right?I wonder. Because I have also played the 'there is no news' card - and there was a very calculated reason for... Continue Reading →
I've been using Google Wave for about a week now and every time I log on I discover something new. I've read a few gripes about things being broken, or it being too confusing, or too quiet, but for me the biggest problem is having time to play around with it enough to learn everything... Continue Reading →
Alison Gow | Building the New 