Category Archives: News About The News

Twittering Vs. Blogging: What Constitutes Journalism?

There’s an interesting debate over at Fred Wilson’s blog about whether Twittering, or blogging, represents journalism. My take on it is that they *both* do.
One definition of Journalism is the “gathering, writing, and reporting of news.” Under this broad definition, it seems like both Twitter and Blogging represent different kinds of journalism. [...]

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An Interview With Techmeme’s Gabe Riviera

Courtesy of PodTech.net

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What Do European Newsies Know That American Ones Don’t?

I don’t really have an answer. Maybe its one part optimism with two parts “action” and one part a willingness to see it through.

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Link Of The Day — Newspapers and What Needs To Be Done.

Well, in a follow up to the Zell meme that’s floating around, I found an excellent article over at the Toronto Star on the very issue of newspaper’s life, death, and rebirth. David Oliver does a fantastic job in recouping the events over the past few years, what with readership being in decline, online [...]

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Zell’s Blustering With Google Hides The Real Problem With Newspapers

Looks like billionaire real estate tycoon Sam Zell has jumped right into the newspapers “alive or dead” meme with his 8 billion dollar purchase of the Tribune media glomerate. There’s a lot of discussion roiling around the blogosphere about things, but I think most of them are missing the Real Issue about newspapers [...]

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Are USAToday’s Changes About 5 Years Too Early?

USAToday’s changes, while trendy, may not be aligned with their current readership. This may prove to be a bad move.

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So, Should All Journalists Become Bloggers?

I guess the question is not what of “should”but “which”.

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