Category: Journalism
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Final edition: Twilight of the American newspaper—By Richard Rodriguez (Harper's Magazine)
Newspapers have become deadweight commodities linked to other media commodities in chains that are coupled or uncoupled by accountants and lawyers and executive vice presidents and boards of directors in offices thousands of miles from where the man bit the dog and drew ink Link: Final edition: Twilight of the American newspaper—By Richard Rodriguez (Harper’s…
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Let's Abolish 'Citizen Journalists' – The Digital Journalist
Let’s talk about citizen journalists. There are many people who think they can replace professional visual journalists. Link: Let’s Abolish ‘Citizen Journalists’ – The Digital Journalist
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From Bad to Worse – The Digital Journalist
As we were closing this issue, two stories have come across the wire that underline how profoundly deep the crisis is today for journalism and photojournalists. Dallas Observer blogger Robert Wilonsky reveals “a memo Dallas Morning News editor Bob Mong and senior vice president of sales Cyndy Carr sent to everyone at A.H. Belo Corp.…
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Citizen Journalism: A Recipe for Disaster – The Digital Journalist
There is something wrong in how some in journalism currently view the profession. Thousands of professional journalists are out of work. More join the unemployment lines every day. Yet, I see many in journalism moving steadily toward using citizen journalism as if it is the answer to the future of our profession. For starters, citizen…
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New W.H. pool rotation sparks debate – Michael Calderone – POLITICO.com
That’s been apparent this week, as White House reporters have privately discussed and debated the recent addition of sites like Talking Points Memo and Huffington Post to the White House in-town press pool. It’s not that reporters are criticizing the work of either Christina Bellantoni or Sam Stein, but some have expressed concerns about pool…
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Notes from a news-site paywall attempt – Boing Boing
Notes from a news-site paywall attempt New Zealand’s National Business Review stuck a paywall in front of its website back in mid-July, betting that enough readers would stick around and pay for “quality” that it would… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/30/notes-from-a-news-si.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 New Zealand’s National Business Review stuck a paywall in front of its website back in…
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As a Novice, Amanda Lindhout Faced Greater Danger in Somalia – NYTimes.com
For Novice Journalists, Rising Risks in Conflict Zones Two freelancers, who were kidnapped and held for 15 months, went to Somalia with fewer resources than their counterparts from major news organizations. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/business/media/30somalia.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Amanda Lindhout was a waitress at an Irish pub in Calgary, Alberta, with a dream of becoming a journalist. But Ms. Lindhout,…
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Journalists Nigel Brennan and Amanda Lindhout Are Freed in Somalia – NYTimes.com
2 Journalists Are Freed in Somalia After 15 Months as Captives Nigel Brennan, an Australian photographer, and Amanda Lindhout, a Canadian freelance reporter, described a hellish experience, alternating between tedium and terror. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/world/africa/26somalia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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Breaking: Twelve Journalists Killed in Philippines | dvafoto
Never in the history of journalism have the news media suffered such a heavy loss of life in one day Link: Breaking: Twelve Journalists Killed in Philippines | dvafoto
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After parties held in abandoned newspaper boxes – Boing Boing
After parties held in abandoned newspaper boxes Prankster/artist Jason Eppink threw “Print After Parties” inside newspaper boxes in honor of the the death of print. Very clever. From Eppink’s project description: Abandoned by f… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/16/after-parties-held-i.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 Prankster/artist Jason Eppink threw “Print After Parties” inside newspaper boxes in honor of the the death of…
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About Half in U.S. Would Pay for Online News, Study Finds – NYTimes.com
About Half in U.S. Would Pay for Online News, Study Finds Americans were tied with Britons at 48 percent, the lowest figure among nine Western nations surveyed. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/business/media/16paywall.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Americans, it turns out, are less willing than people in many other Western countries to pay for their online news, according to a new study by…
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'My Paper Chase – True Stories of Vanished Times,' by Harold Evans – NYTimes.com
When Type Was Poured Hot In his new memoir, Harold Evans recalls an exuberant run in 20th-century journalism. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/books/review/Carr-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Sir Harold Evans knows his way around a story, having served as the editor of The Sunday Times of London, The Times of London, and all manner of publications up and down the food chain.…
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We're Just Sayin' – The Digital Journalist
In the end, one wonders how it’s possible to even put out a magazine anymore. When I think of what we used to do, the budgets we had – and they never felt extravagant at the time – were essentially an investment in excellence. Link: We’re Just Sayin’ – The Digital Journalist
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All the News That Fits the Horse-Drawn Cart – The Digital Journalist
The horse has escaped the barn, but almost all the discussions over the years as newspapers began their downward slide failed to acknowledge, or even seemed to grasp in some cases, that “newspapers” are, in essence, really TWO businesses – the “front half” and the “back half.” The “front half” is the news operation, with…
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Iran holding three journalists on charges of 'unauthorized reporting' – washingtonpost.com
Three foreign journalists reported detained in Iran Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110602462.html?wprss=rss_world Iranian officials arrested a Japanese reporter and two Canadian reporters during anti-government protests this week and charged them with “unauthorized reporting,”
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White House Endorses Federal Shield Law For Journalists
Link: White House Endorses Federal Shield Law For Journalists
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McSweeney's Internet Tendency: The San Francisco Panorama Press Release.
We at McSweeney’s love newspapers. We love the internet, too. But we believe that print newspapers are an invaluable part of the journalistic landscape. So we’ve spent five months collaborating with dozens of reporters, designers, photographers, and authors on a 21st-century newspaper prototype. Link: McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: The San Francisco Panorama Press Release. via: dvafoto
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KN | Kitsune Noir » Vertical Newspaper
Newspapers are certainly in a state of flux, I’m not sure if they’re on their way out quite yet, but things are definitely not looking good. The Telegraaf Media Groep from the Netherlands has something new they want to try with newspapers. It’s a vertical newspaper, which unlike traditional newspapers you turn the page from…
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Times Responds on Reporter’s Kidnapping – At War Blog
Times Responds on Reporter’s Kidnapping Several Web sites repeated Monday erroneous allegations that The New York Times had paid a ransom for the release of its reporter David Rohde, held by the Taliban for seven months. via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/times-responds-on-reporters-kidnapping/ False reports persist. On Sept. 13, The Sunday Times in London reported that $9…