Austin American-Statesman’s The Scene: Breaking the rules of journalism: Six reasons why sources should see stories before publication. 1. Every story can be improved by having insiders vet it–whether they come off as good, bad or indifferent in the story. “I’ve never been disappointed,” Dobie says. “Every story gets better.” 2. Any disagreement over whether […]
How interactivity affects journalism
From time to time, students send me questions about new media, participatory journalism or online journalism, and I post and archive the answers on my blog. Here’s the latest, from Zoe, a college student in the United Kingdom: Does interactivity affect your journalism, if so how? Absolutely. First, it leads to better, more careful reporting. […]
A nifty personalized news site
I’ve written thousands of words about personalized news, for OJR here and here, and on my blog here. So I was intrigued when the Greg Linden, the founder of Findory News, steered me to its personalized news site. In a word, I was impressed. Whenever I chose a story that interested me and clicked back […]
‘Bush in 30 Seconds’ finalists
MoveOn has announced the voting results of its wonderful grassroots political commercial project, “Bush in 30 Seconds.” Here are the top 15 finalists. With over 2.9 million votes cast for more than 1,000 entries, MoveOn says, “They perfectly capture the grassroots approach to politics we’re pioneering together.” If you’re in the New York area next […]
Happy New Year
Happy New Year, everyone! We’ve invited some friends over for a wild night of board games while the kids watch videos.