Seth Godin: Lessons from The New York Times’ mistakes
November 29, 2008
Seth Godin says The New York Times had a shot at “inventing the future” and blew it, and offers some lessons to be learned from its mistakes. Read more »
For Laid-Off Journalists, Free Blog Accounts
November 28, 2008
For Laid-Off Journalists, Free Blog Accounts - NYTimes.com: “The TypePad Journalist Bailout Program offers recently terminated bloggers and journalists a free pro account (worth $150 annually) on the company’s popular blogging platform. In addition to the free yearly membership, the 20 to 30 journalists who are accepted will receive professional tech support, placement on the company’s blog aggregation site, Blogs.com, and automatic enrollment in the company’s advertising revenue-sharing program.”
Tweeting the terror: How social media reacted to Mumbai
November 27, 2008
CNN.com reports that “social media appeared to come of age and signaled itself as a news-gathering force to be reckoned with” within minutes of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India.
Follow Mumbai coverage via social media
November 27, 2008
Here’s a quick roundup of social media to check for updates and reactions, from Poynter Online. Read more »
Resources for journalists about Mumbai attacks
November 27, 2008
SAJA is covering the attacks, including offering sources for journos, at http://www.sajaforum.org.
Too much information! Journalism’s battle for relevance
November 26, 2008
The flood of news created by the production bias of the Internet could, in the end, point to a new role for journalistic institutions, says Bree Nordenson in CJR.
Online News Association launches new site
November 25, 2008
The Online News Association has launched a new, improved Web site at Journalists.org, designed to better serve and connect its nearly 1,800 members across the globe. Read more »
What’s Behind the Slowdown in Online Revenue Growth
November 24, 2008
The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) released its quarterly numbers for the industry in September — and for the first time since the association started tracking and breaking out online ad revenue five years ago, the category dipped into negative territory, E&P reports. Read more »
NBC News Launches ‘iCue’ Facebook App
November 22, 2008
NBC News has launched a new online trivia game application on Facebook called What’s Your iCue?, MediaWeek reports. Read more »
Top news sites for October 2008
November 20, 2008
Here are the top news sites for October 2008 from Nielsen Online. Read more »