Is the real value of journalism based on what we count? And if it is, do we need to start counting different things? In all aspects of our lives, we keep track of what we value. People are counters by … Continue reading
As my family sat around me on Saturday night, watching a television, I was squinting at my iPhone, thoroughly engrossed in a New York Times story about an online purveyor of eyeglasses who was building business off of negative buzz. … Continue reading
As a reporter, I was pretty good at interviewing sources and getting them to tell me things. But I think I was even better at not interviewing people. Reporters conduct hundreds of interviews each year on the job. They can … Continue reading
When I was 24 years old, I was the assistant city editor of the Stuart News, a then 30,000-circulation newspaper on the East Coast of Florida. I was too young for the job, and I am sometimes amazed when I … Continue reading
My 14-year-old son Sam is a huge fan of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. He records “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” on the DVR and watches them after school. He has the Colbert app on his iPhone, which … Continue reading
Still pondering – and parsing – the questions of business models and what they mean for the shape of journalism. If part of the successful business model means first building content that people feel passionate about, what does that say … Continue reading
I’m not the best person to be talking about business models for journalism. Until six months ago, I’d spent my whole career inside the walls of traditional media organizations, my health insurance and my 401K providing a shield against the … Continue reading
It’s not enough for journalists to focus on craft and good content ideas. We have to think about that nasty little question — how will we pay for journalism? Continue reading
Last week, Pew’s Project on Excellence in Journalism published a report focused on how new and old media interact with each other. While the report has a lot of interesting material in it, a single statistic grabbed most of the … Continue reading
I’ve been asking – and attempting to find answers to – some pretty basic questions so far in this blog. What is journalism? Who is a journalist? You’d think these would be questions we’d have figured out a long time … Continue reading