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I’m all for mobile news-particularly as it relates to providing information in developing countries-but at this early stage I would say mobile is going to be part of a resurrection of local news providers.Uptake could be too slow to save the paper
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“..discussion about whether “Newspaper” still fits. It’s a legacy from an era when we tended to label ourselves and our groups by our medium, not by our function. It’s one of the cultural problems newspaper newsrooms have faced as they move online”
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Help Dave Cohn take “Journalism” out of his blog description.
“I don’t care about that word [”Journalism”] persay. What I care about is the open and honest exchange of information, as I believe THAT’S what is needed to keep a democracy strong.” -
I somewhat agree-I just can’t see chiefs of staff seeing it as anything other than a waste of time - could also be legal issues.
“Each reporter should take responsibility for the comments on[their]stories and[.]be encouraged to actively participate[.]” -
Training then needs implementation.
“The best multimedia journalists are sometimes those who take it upon themselves to learn[.]The online revolution[.]will never happen unless[.]organizations make a financial commitment to training their existing staff” -
“As money&consumers shift,what choice do we have but shift with them?None.The Web is our top priority[.]A lot of experienced news people[feel duped into ‘new’ jobs]-understandable,but also[.]irrelevant.We all need to just deal with it and turn the page.”
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A Queensland judge ruled against serving court documents via Facebook.
“in cases where[personal service is a]practical impossibility,substituted service can be ordered by the court[,allowing] documents to be served by some other means, usually by post.” -
“no matter[the]arguments in favor of a certain technology or against a certain methodology,the broken business model of newspapers remains[…] the problem of working out new business models for news organizations needs our attention”
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“Chris Hedges gives a sermon from his high-church pulpit decrying the devil internet-’Bloggers, unlike most established reporters, rarely admit errors’-I hope he corrects that gross and false generalization. But I doubt he will. Damned reporters.”
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Video has archive value too-don’t hide it
“archive video to create a long-tail business[.]Broadcasting is so accustomed to the idea of instant obsolescence (what we do today doesn’t matter tomorrow) that we miss opportunities for niche videos” -
“Web Integration on a Grander Scale.
I present a model for moving beyond reader comments, and activating community-member contributions and participation at the article level.” -
Stephen Quinn-prof at DeakinU
“conference about mobile media opens in KL July 24. [.]mostly about how publishers can use mobiles to increase their audiences.But hopefully will discuss mojo concept: how to use the mobile as a journalism tool for reporting” -
“Maybe the fact we can more easily share stories is good enough in and of itself,without needing to assess click through&business model potential[..]Can an online or mobile medium do word-of-mouth storytelling justice?Can it help to create community?”
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Putting video cameras in the hands of print reporters at the Star-Ledger.
“you understand immediately how[newspaper]works.“Here’s the pencil.There’s the door.See you at 6.”It’s fast,cheap&efficient.Take that culture of fast, cheap and efficient[ -
“Next time you’re stuck for ideas or inspiration I hope you’ll find something here to get your right brain firing. A tip: sometimes the best sources of inspiration often lie far outside your own creative field.”
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This could prove useful for those on a Twitter learning curve - Twitter commands quick reference guide.
“an exhaustive, ultra-portable, business-card-sized tweet sheet that you can download, print, cut out, and stick in your wallet or purse”
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