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October 2008 - Posts

Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:12 PM

Who are we trying to reach by video: journalism, the audience or ourselves

As journalists, we sometimes let a good story get in the way of the news.  That tendency has plagued us, as we’ve moved to multimedia platforms. Fortunately, the people we are trying to serve with information have a way of
posted by RonSylvester | 1 Comments
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 1:37 AM

CNN: A newspaper wire service?

Will CNN save newspapers from the Associated Press with a comprehensive wire service?
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Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:51 PM

Journalists' should make sure their voices are heard in community conversations

I'm catching up on reading, and blogging, after knee surgery. Still a little loopy on the pain meds, but I'll see if I can patch together some coherent sentences.I watched this video interview with social media guru Howard Rheingold. He's talking about
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Friday, October 10, 2008 4:43 PM

Angry journalist: "I check my brain at the door."

I came across a very depressing blurb today at AngryJournalist.com. And before I share it, I do hope that this person is completely in the minority. I mean, we all know that times are dire in many respects and that things are changing, but this comment
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Friday, October 10, 2008 1:09 PM

The Fall of Newspapers

There's an interesting debate taking place on a blog I read frequently.  In this particular post, Jeff Jarvis maintains that the fall of journalism, is indeed, journalists fault. Here is a paragraph from the blog post: "It is our fault that
posted by Angela_Connor | 0 Comments
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 1:53 AM

Is content still king?

Absolutely. Because without content, there would be no Google News or Yahoo News or wildly popular and successful blogs, and the news readers or aggregators such as Bloglines and Google Reader would essentially have no function to perform. So, while I
posted by Angela_Connor | 0 Comments