Wall Street Journal Creating New “LinkedIn Killer” Called WSJ Connect
July 30, 2009
The Wall Street Journal has been working on a new social network, to be called WSJ Connect, TechCrunch reports: “They’ve enlisted the help of another arm of parent company News Corp. – Slingshot Labs
. And yes, they call it “LinkedIn Killer” internally.”
A growing newsroom: AOL now has 1,500 writers
July 30, 2009
AOL now has 1,500 people writing content across its scores of content sub-brands, about 1,000 of which are full-time, TechCrunch reports. The writers include former journalists at BusinessWeek, New York Times, USA Today, ESPN, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Consumer Reports, Condé Nast and scores of regional and national newspapers and magazines.
Washington Post launches new mobile site
July 30, 2009
The Washington Post has launched a new mobile site with a more local focus.
NPR.org redesigns site
July 27, 2009
NPR.org launched a new design today. Changes include simpler navigation, a cleaner look, and larger photos and multimedia features. Here is a guided tour from NPR’s Scott Simon.
Nichepapers: the future of journalism
July 27, 2009
“A new generation of innovators is already building 21st century newspapers: nichepapers,” Umair Hache writes in the Harvard Business Review. “Nichepapers are different because they have built a profound mastery of a tightly defined domain — finance, politics, even entertainment — and offer audiences deep, unwavering knowledge of it.”
What can journalism learn from I Can Has Cheezburger?
July 26, 2009
Scott Porad, who is part of the team behind I Can Has Cheezburger? and the Cheezburger Network, says journalism can learn from I Can Has Cheezburger? “There are probably many lessons, but one that stands out to me is a fundamental shift in the concept of reporting from ’sourcing’ toward ‘filtering,’” he says.
New York Times Wins $10,000 Knight-Batten Prize
July 23, 2009
The New York Times swept top honors in the 2009 Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism with six striking entries that netted the $10,000 Grand Prize for a dynamic body of work in the past year. Five $1,000 Special Distinction Awards, including one for Nonprofit Journalism, and a $1,000 Citizen Media Award were also announced. Read more »
Associated Press to build news registry to protect content
July 23, 2009
The Associated Press Board of Directors today directed The Associated Press to create a news registry that will tag and track all AP content online to assure compliance with terms of use. The system will register key identifying information about each piece of content that AP distributes as well as the terms of use of that content, and employ a built-in beacon to notify AP about how the content is used. Read more »
Grueskin: Engagement is solution to online ad problems
July 23, 2009
Bill Grueskin, the Dean of Academic Affairs at Columbia University Journalism School abd former managing editor of WSJ.com, says news sites should focus more on the value of engaging readers. Read more »
Sponsor a journalist!
July 17, 2009
For every $2,000 raised by Aug. 1, the Online News Assocation will offer a travel scholarship to send one journalist to ONA09, Oct. 1-3 in San Francisco, as part of our 10th Anniversary Celebration. Find out more and donate $10 or more now! Every dollar helps!
