Jay Rosen Quietly Defined Crowdsourcing at TEDx
Jay Rosen’s TEDx talk didn’t have the same brunt force that Jeff Jarvis delivered with “bullshit,” but Rosen’s outline for crowdsourcing is extremely enlightening.
Continue readingObjectivity: The Mortal Ethic that Started the ‘Quest for Innocence’
A response to Jay Rosen’s theory of the newspapers’ quest for innocence: sources are going direct, the Fourth Estate has lost its teeth, and Objectivity is killing good journalism. Continue reading
Dear Bill Keller
Bill Keller, Executive Editor of the New York Times, gave an interview to TIME magazine that showed a total lack of transparency, a fear that journalism itself was under attack, and a disturbing amount of the ‘old media’ mindset. This is a look at what he got wrong, and how to fix it.
Continue readingA Web Design Critique of Google News
Google News has been in the media a lot lately – is it really a killer site that newspapers make it out to be? Design (and pageviews) says no. Continue reading
Newsorgs Should Offer Freemium Live Interviews
Newspapers are really good at interviewing, and they have the brand recognition to get big names. But, it seems that they’ve missed the opportunity to make money off of this skill. Continue reading