Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
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One of the most interesting propositions for newspapers is the overhaul of the business section.
There are more opportunities for important -- and audience-capturing -- features in this section than any other simply because, other than sports, the section relies more on raw data and numbers.
Traditional business papers should, ...
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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 ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
As I work on the book, I'll be interviewing loads of people -- if all goes well. Along the way, there is absolutely no chance that I am going to get every fact correct. I know it. It's impossible no matter how hard I try.
So I'm launching experiment number three ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
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I was speaking with Joe, a former Cincinnati Post writer working to launch a local news organization called CinDaily, about what a modern newspaper should look like.
Our discussions are good for him, I think, but I know they are good for me. They help me start to outline ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
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I've been toying around with social media all day today, discussing the future of media with lots of smart friends -- particularly those who think that I'm a little half-cocked and off my rocker when it comes to the future of journalism.
It's good, mostly. It certainly ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
After much debate and discussion, I've decided that the end of the book needs to be an outline for what a modern newspaper should look like. I've been kludging through these ideas with industry folks and tech mavens so I don't expect this will be my final draft on the ...
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
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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 ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
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My buddy David posted a thread on the listserv titled "The Future of Everything."
He asked a simple question. Which of these two alternatives is likely to occur:
Once all the digital hullabaloo dies down, new media will work an awful lot like old media.
Efforts to staple the old media ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
I've been hammering on and on about a definition of Social Media. I'm not sure there is one that will ever encompass the entire sphere, but we've been getting closer on the listserv.
One of the people I'm interviewing for the book, Hillary Hartley, sent me her definition in picture form.
Check ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
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Pulitzer Prize winning business writer Steve Pearlstein gave a talk at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference this week. Unbeknownst to me, the solution to the news industry's failings have already been figured out.
You can read the full story here, but check out this excerpt:
âAnd ...
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