Comments on: NBC Nightly News hires digital journalist

By: Olsen

Olsen — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:47:29 +0000

MSM: I’m just skeptical of the lifecycle of online-only talent when it comes to the big networks.

By: tdc

tdc — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:40:01 +0000

gotta give credit where it’s deserved though. with the talk of the writer’s guild wanting an opt-out clause for their members, it’s good to see those, who while a union member of some stripe, also see their future flashing before their eyes and are doing whatever they can to make the transition.

in particular, i’ve just recently been noticing more segments cut only for the web using talent with plenty of tv years behind them.

some are even getting the idea you don’t need the coat and tie to do an effective piece!

there’s a guy in denver that has done half dozen pieces in the last few weeks ranging from a murder of a young child by her on parents to the rox incredible run. quite a range, wouldn’t you say?

AND he actually looks like he wants to do the work. something that can’t be said for every on-air put online.

By: Hussman

Hussman — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:12:27 +0000

QFT, brink.

Why make the differentiation in the first place? News is news no matter where it comes from.

By: brink

brink — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:21:46 +0000

It’s not really convergence when we hire people with certain (read: lesser) qualifications for the website and people with more experience or on-air work.

That’s still the “it’s just the website” attitude.

By: Auto Parts Car Parts

Auto Parts Car Parts — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:59:23 +0000

Talk about a “digitalized” future in there. One problem with is that she will have a smaller fanbase when compared of course, with those watching through their televisions. To think of it, they will be able to target a specific audience in there.

By: MSM

MSM — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:41:44 +0000

Olsen — cheap shot, man. Mara is a journalist with a track record. Amanda Congdon proudly proclaimed she was anything but. She called herself a blogger who occasionally commited “acts of journalism.” Her phrase, not mine. She was toast with her ABC News colleagues — and much of her audience — the minute she accepted a check from DuPont to put on a labcoat and do a web commercial for them — while proclaiming that her “new paradigm” would allow her to report on DuPont for ABC News at the same time.

By: Olsen

Olsen — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:58:33 +0000

Anyone know the over/under on Schiavocampo lasting longer than Amanda Congdon did on ABC?

By: invitedmedia

invitedmedia — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:43:19 +0000

hey, how much longer do you think the term “website” stands?

i went to nightly.msnbc and almost everything is video.

call it what you want, but a ‘website’ these ain’t anymore.