Denim, Hard Cheeses and The International Symposium on Online Journalism
Denim, hard cheeses, wine, my wife JoAnna. All things that improve with age. Add the International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin to the list. This has always been one of my favorite events of the year because it combines professional and academic panels exploring the evolution of online journalism. The conference entered its second [...]
This Year’s (News Production) Model
Experiencing Journalism: A new model for online newspapers Tom asked me to write a brief description of the book chapter I presented at his l New Media Theory (How far have we traveled) conference at Texas Tech April 16, 2010, so here goes: (Editor’s Note: This was the first-place paper at the conference. Way to go [...]
Foraging for News: News Gathering as a Social Act
Anyone who has read this blog over time (IS there anyone who has read it over time?) knows I have an academic crush on the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which is constantly releasing interesting studies about how the public uses the Internet. I also have crushes on Michelle Obama, Kate Winslet and Congressional [...]
Journalists and Online Sources: No Ref Required
Without a doubt my favorite Christmas movie is “The Ref”, which puts the fun back into dysfunctional family holiday movies. Cat burglar Gus (Denis Leary), after an attempted robbery goes awry, abducts a woman Caroline (Judy Davis) and her husband Lloyd (Kevin Spacey) who simply can’t stand each other. They bicker constantly, even when threatened [...]
Laying off the techies
I nodded in recognition when I read Regina McCombs’ latest blog entry on Poynter (“Power Struggles over Converged Newsrooms May Diminish Value of Web Sites”) about the layoffs of online staff at the Washington Post. She suggests that the targeting of multimedia folks in the latest rounds of cuts at news organizations is an indication [...]
Red Media, Blue media: Internet and polarization
The Battle between Blue State and Red State ideals is being played out on the lawns on Lubbock in advance of today’s election deciding whether or not packaged liquor can be sold in convenience stores throughout the city or remain restricted to the Las Vegas style strip (minus the gambling, prostitutes, and entertainment) located on [...]