Twin Cities Daily Planet rounds up niche papers, takes on the Star-Tribune
Live from the ONA conference in Toronto… A coalition of small, niche community publications can become a premier source of news in Minnesota, says Jeremy Iggers, director of of the Twin Cities Media...
View ArticleJournalism is becoming a high-tech industry
Live from the ONA conference in Toronto… Lisa Williams, founder of H20Town and Placeblogger, says journalism is becoming a high-tech industry that is moving toward the way technology firms operate....
View ArticleGary Vaynerchuk bares his passion — for communities
Kathy Sierra talked about creating passionate users earlier today, but Gary Vaynerchuk talked about creating passionate OWNERS. Vaynerchuk, host of the popular Wine Library TV online video show, worked...
View ArticleAudio from Future of Web Apps Miami available
Just got an e-mail letting me know that audio from the Future of Web Apps Miami conference is available. Woot! For us online news types, these talks are a great chance to get exposed to what’s...
View ArticleBlogOrlando Schedule Posted, Registration Open
If you’ve been waiting to see who’s coming to BlogOrlando this year before you decide to make the trip, well wait no further! The schedule is now posted and features some of the smartest blogging minds...
View Article2008 Knight-Batten Award Winners Announced
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism has announced its 2008 winners and honorable mentions, which include a site that tracks the source of edits on Wikipedia, an imaginative political...
View ArticleNews Sites’ Next Killer App for Comments
Any of you developers want to get cracking on this idea for news site comments? Pretty please? Original comic from XKCD here. [XKCD – Listen to Yourself]
View ArticleGateHouse Lawsuit vs. New York Times Co. has Dire Implications
GateHouse Media filed a lawsuit Monday against the New York Times Co. alleging copyright infringement after the NYT-owned Boston Globe frequently posted links containing headlines and the first...
View ArticleNot-to-Miss Florida Online Media, Technology Events
A group of online technology enthusiasts listens in on a presentation at BarCamp Orlando in 2007. The event is now in its third year. [Photo by Josh Hallett ] In the next few months, yours truly’s...
View Article5 Must-Read Online Media Books
As I stared at my bookshelf this evening, I got to thinking about the books I most often recommend to online journalism colleagues and workshop participants. I figure my pals in the blogosphere might...
View ArticleAt Snopes, A Quest To Debunk Misinformation Online [NYTimes]
From the NYTimes: “The popularity of Snopes – it attracts seven million to eight million unique visitors in an average month – puts the couple in a unique position to evaluate digital society’s...
View ArticleNewspaper Comments: Forget Anonymity! The Problem Is Management [Scott...
From Scott Rosenberg’s Wordyard: “The great mistake so many newspapers and media outlets made was to turn on the comments software and then walk out of the room. They seemed to believe that the...
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