The Future (We Hope) Of Journalism — A Speech

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Normally, I try to add something to the conversation whenever I read articles and speeches, but there are times when I think it's best left to the words of those delivering the message. This is one of those cases. John S. Carroll is the former editor of several papers and he delivered ...

A Newspaper’s Platform for Social Media or Why Games Will Save the Media

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Image via Wikipedia I've been trolling around the Web looking for a definition of social media. It's become a quest, although I hope it doesn't end with me latching on to a big white whale. The listserv has given me great insight into the thinking of others, but I'm still uncomfortable. Then I ...

Editorial Page 2.0

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

I don't want to be one of those people who sits back, lobbing grenades simply to see what happens after the explosion. For this to be worthwhile in any manner, it seems like I need to articulate a vision for Newspaper 2.0. I've been outlining ideas for a sports section, business ...

Journalism: Tech Talk

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

My talk went quite well today. Was very well attended and the audience was more than attentive. This was definitely worth the drive here. It's always nice to be around students and working journalists who seem to be engaged in the world of modern media. I have the podcast finished, and ...

Social Network Graphing

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Maybe I should quit my job and head over to the ReadWriteWeb for god's sakes. I was having this discussion last week with a source: when will we reach a point where open protocols create a truly ubiquitous social network? Until then, we're all just swimming around in the big, ...