Posted in innovation, media, tagged Business model, Kim Fletcher, media, newspaper, newsroom, Rob Curley, Services, Television program, Webb, Website on July 7, 2008 | No Comments »
We need more people in this industry like Amy Webb. If you haven’t heard about the 30-Day Newsroom Innovation Challenge which she announced on her site the other day, you have to check it out. It’s a fantastic idea.
And, remember, a while back when I wrote a post about kicking Rob Curley while he’s [...]
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During the recent flood disaster that struck Cedar Rapids, the role of a media company and how it relates to the community it covers so deeply has become increasingly clear based on lessons learned. Now the role for media turns into one of responsibility. We know we have a tremendous opportunity, but what we do [...]
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Posted in media, tagged flood, media, newsroom on June 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The last week has been nothing short of amazing for the community where I live and for the newsroom where I work.
Last Thursday, downtown Cedar Rapids and some surrounding neighborhoods suffered the worst flooding in history. The Cedar River crested at an all-time high of 31.1 feet, several feet above projected levels.
The downtown area is [...]
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Posted in media, tagged innovation, media on June 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A lot is being said about the recent news of Rob Curley leaving Washington Post Interactive and heading to Las Vegas after what appears to be an experiment in local news and information that, to date, has failed.
For an industry already full of depressing headlines, this one probably hurts the media industry ego the most [...]
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I’ve been out of the game for a while, but starting to get back in the saddle. To help get me started again here are some interesting links I’ve read in the past few days that are worth sharing.
Here’s the latest from Lee and Sachi LeFever at CommonCraft, who explain social media in plain English.
Here [...]
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Posted in media, tagged innovation, jason, media, medici on May 21, 2008 | No Comments »
I recently visited some friends in Oregon and had to stop at the famous Powell’s Bookstore in Portland. While I was there, I came across this book called “The Jasons: The Secret History of Science’s Postwar Elite” by Ann Finkbeiner and, of course, had to pick it up and buy it just on the name [...]
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Posted in media, tagged AP, media on May 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Associated Press has been going around to its members recently announcing some new technology and new ways it will distribute content.
I heard the announcement earlier this week at the Saxotech user conference in Tampa as the AP looks to integrate into Saxotech’s software platform.
This isn’t about more AP. It’s about a more relevant AP. [...]
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Posted in media, tagged beat, blogging, media on May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Shame on me for this. It shouldn’t take for my friend Matt to get some recognition on Beat Blogging for me to mention that he gets it and is doing a heck of job.
Matt is a reporter and blogger at the Gazette Times in Corvallis, Oregon. He has a personal blog too.
Watch this space for [...]
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Posted in media, tagged architect, jarvis, media on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
So I am over-achieving today with my third post, but I wanted share this because it has some validity with where I am at and the vendor I am meeting with today.
This presentation comes from Jeff Jarvis, who also teaches at CUNY.
We have to get our students ready to adapt as the tools inevitably evolve. [...]
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I met my friend Matt while in Ames. We both worked for The Tribune at the time. He nows lives in Corvallis, Oregon working at the Gazette Times. I’m going to see him and his wife next month, and can’t wait. He’s a journalist who gets it and he’s blogging about it theses day over [...]
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