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Saturday, December 27, 2008 2:16 AM

When neighborhood news blogs own hyperlocal: An interview with Tracy Record of West Seattle Blog

This is a cross-post from my blog, Online Community Strategist. Tracy Record, editor and co-publisher of West Seattle Blog took the time to answer a few of my questions during the biggest snow storm in recent Seattle history and for that I am grateful.
posted by Angela_Connor | 1 Comments
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:30 AM

Seeing the future of journalism, and trying to save it, in Denver

The Denver Press Club recently invited me to participate in a weekend workshop looking at the future, and the precarious present, of journalism.Denver Channel 8 taped my presentation and put it online.  My wife found it stunning that, 1) anyone would
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:22 PM

Jon Stewart asks his "depressing riddle" about newspapers

"What's black and white and completely over?" Jon Stewart asked last night on the "Daily Show." We knew the answer before he said it.Here's the video.It smarts.  But good satire is that way.That's why we're learning these skills for online. 
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Friday, December 05, 2008 6:23 AM

The rise of social media and the demise of newspapers

I remember a kind of panic going through the newspaper industry -- around 1989.Young people weren't reading newspapers, and there was a great amount of money being spent trying to figure out how to change that."How are we going to get the next generation
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