Taking the Stewart/Colbert rally too seriously, Part II
Within minutes of the conclusion of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, the articles were flying. Most simply reported on the event. Others decided the way to go was to focus on the numbers in attendance, the audience being too liberal, or how the rally “won’t really change anything at all.” In any case, [...]
The Stewart/Colbert rally: what did you think?
Now that we’ve had a day to digest the rally, I’m curious to hear what you all thought of it. I’ll save my opinion for this one – I want to know what you think. Was this political? Was it truly a comedy show? Did Jon/Stephen cross the line somewhere? And what was your favorite [...]
Msnbc.com, West Seattle Blog, NPR among OJA winners
The celebration is still underway after the Online Journalism Association awards were handed out here in Washington D.C. Our team from msnbc.com won the overall general excellence award in the large site category, and I was thrilled to watch Tracy Record collect the community collaboration award for WestSeattleBlog.com. Two Seattle neighborhood blogs in a row [...]
Good advice for journalist entrepreneurs at ONA
“If you are a journalist and you want to be an entrepreneur, you need to have a serious, serious attitude adjustment.” That was Michele McLellan’s advice leading off the “Turning Bits into Bucks” session here at ONA 2010. After researching hundreds of sites as part of a Reynolds Journalism Institute project, McLellan said most startups [...]
Real-life social media tips for journalists
One of the best sessions here at ONA 2010 so far was on social media storytelling hosted by WSJ’s Zach Seward, Yahoo’s Anna Robertson and Cox’s Mathilde Piard. And there’s no better way to explain it than provide real-life examples of social media exchanges with users. Seward showed this deck of how WSJ is using [...]
AOL’s Armstrong answers question, ‘Is Patch evil?’
On stage at the Online News Association’s annual conference here in DC, AOL chief Tim Armstrong (left) was winding down the keynote session with NPR’s Vivian Schiller. That’s when USC’s Robert Hernandez (right) walked up the microphone and dropped the question that some in the audience wanted to ask, “Is Patch evil?” When Armstrong asked [...]
Guest Post: Patch dispatch from ONA
Ted McEnroe is the director of digital media at NECN in Boston and is a longtime colleague of mine. He blogs at Yankee 2.0. Ted is attending the Online News Association’s annual gathering in DC and is kind enough to file this report of his first impressions of the event. (If you’re at ONA and [...]
Rethinking my opinion of magazines on the iPad
Not too long ago, I wrote that magazines wouldn’t present a good experience on the iPad because they were still too magazine-y and too expensive. I wrote this, of course, without experiencing more than one iPad magazine (Wired – which was $5). In retrospect, that probably wasn’t a good idea. Since then, I have read [...]
Seattle ad network built for TV, newspaper, blogs
A new ad network is launching in Seattle, and it is reaching out across platforms. The Seattle Times and KING-TV are behind The BeLocal Ad Network. Among the 26 partners will be our pals at West Seattle Blog. Writes Media Buyer Planner: “The network, focused on local news, will be made up of news sites [...]
Nokia smartphone shoots action movie short
Still worried about “broadcast quality?” Check out this short film, “The Commuter.” Starring Dev Patel of “Slumdog Millionaire” fame and Pamela Anderson of, well, “Pamela Anderson” fame, the flick is fun and full of action. That alone would make it worth your time. But here’s the kicker: it was shot entirely on a Nokia N8 [...]
Opinion: Taking the Stewart/Colbert rally too seriously
There are way too many members of the media taking The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear way too seriously. The amount of media coverage dedicated to The Rally seems to be overwhelmingly suspicious of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s motives. Folks: it’s a comedy show. Have you ever read so many reviews of an [...]
Washington Post crowdsources Stewart/Colbert rally
The Washington Post is partnering with community-sourced website Intersect to open up coverage of the Stewart/Colbert rally this weekend. Writes WaPo: “Here on washingtonpost.com and on Intersect’s site, we’ll be documenting the scene and asking those in attendance and those watching at home to weigh in on the politics vs. entertainment question. Please join us.” [...]
Digital media maven Jon Dube named GM of AOL News
We want to take a moment to congratulate LR Pal Jonathan Dube on being named the GM of AOL News. Jon has been a longtime visionary in the online news space. His most recent gig was as VP at ABCNews.com. Jon also ran Canada’s CBC.ca and is known in blogger circles for his site Cyberjournalist. [...]
New Myspace and the TV network of the future
Like many of you, I can’t remember the last time I logged into Myspace, which has become overshadowed by Facebook’s growing universe. So today, News Corp announced that Myspace is relaunching as an entertainment hub, not a social network. “We call this social entertainment,” says CEO Mike Jones. “Everything about the new Myspace – from [...]
Knight News Challenge opens, gets donation from Google
This year’s Knight News Challenge is now accepting proposals. The challenge, which gives grants to innovative news and information startups, is now in its fifth year. This year Knight is getting a boost from Google, which donated $2 million to the Knight Foundation. Half of that will go directly to the challenge, with half going [...]
QR code 101 for journalists
QR codes are quickly entering the mobile and print space as a way for people to get more information via their cellphones. What’s a QR code? From Wikipedia: “QR is the acronym for Quick Response… QR Codes storing addresses and URLs may appear in magazines, on signs, buses, business cards, or on just about any [...]
3-D mania continues, this time with a newspaper
For reasons that continue to elude your faithful editor, 3-D has taken on a new life. It appears TV and movies are trying anything to hold on to viewership. And now, a newspaper is going 3-D. It’s Japan’s Nikkan Sports Shimbun, and the 3-D run was limited to a run of 5,000 copies, all sold [...]
Huffington Post ‘reboots’ New York section
The HuffPo has relaunched its New York local vertical with expanded city guide coverage and features. “Starting today, we’re going to be adding more elements that will help make HuffPost New York a go-to guide to what’s going on all over town,” writes Arianna Huffington. “We’ll have more coverage of restaurants, culture and entertainment, real [...]
