Archive for the ‘Newspaper 2.0’ Category
Monday, June 9th, 2008
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At 36, I've spent more of my life online than I have offline. I'm not sure how that happened. I was supposed to play shortstop for the Reds.
But that didn't happen. Instead, I threw myself into the world of journalism and technology from a very early age. Throughout ...
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
I first stumbled upon Pegasus News at South by Southwest Interactive and I wasn't very impressed. To be fair, it was near the end of the event and we were crammed in the back of the Lucky Lounge. I was tired and exhausted.
Clearly this was another case where my better ...
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
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I'm not a big finance guy so I've never been keenly attracted to the business pages of a newspaper, but I can see the value in having a strong editorial presence.
In a modern world, it's important to rethink how newspapers cover business.
I've written a bit about what the ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
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Ever since I wrote the link journalism post a few days ago, I've had an idea percolating in my head. I'm not sure that it's fully formed, but I wanted to get it out into the wild because I have a feeling there are those who have already ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
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I've been casually following the court case between major league baseball, the national football league and a fantasy company that has been fighting for the opportunity to sell its statistical products. On June 2, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear the case effectively rendering the lower ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
I often hear people who defend print say that computers can't replace the feel of paper.
It's easy to dismiss such talk as the ramblings of Luddites who staunchly refuse to enter the digital age. I've done it. I'm a child of the computer revolution. I've been reading and participating online ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
Ever since John edited my book proposal, I've been thinking about what he said: your thesis is that each medium has to operate in its native state.
When he said that to me, it was so glaringly obvious that I knew it had to be true. I've been trying to figure ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
I received an email this weekend from an organization that built a news prediction site, something I've been discussing in the Newspaper 2.0 section and over at the NING social networking site.
The site is Hubdub and the developers have also put together software widgets that allow you to track results ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
One of the arguments I'm making in the book is that news organizations need to find a way to remain relevant in a world where every content company -- regardless of what kind of content -- can create a service that reaches directly to readers.
We've seen some of these ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
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While I'm unhappy with the nature of traditional news today, I'm more distraught by the idea that journalists believe technology -- and particularly the Internet -- are the main reason behind the destruction of the Fourth Estate.
I read about 150-200 newspapers and blogs each day (thank you RSS ...
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