Aug
2
A few interesting bits for your Thursday:
- Bath daily goes weekly. One of Britian’s smallest dailies will be converted to a 250-page weekly newspaper, with the website used for breaking news, and with a smaller editorial staff. (Registration required for Media Guardian report.) This may be a one-off, or may be a sign of things to come elsewhere.
- Bin your digital strategy. Andy Dickinson has some musings on where a media company’s digital strategy should be aimed, which should provoke a thought or two.
- How I Shot the Two Stop-Mo Spots. Josh Oakhurst does stop-motion storytelling using a still camera, but these move well beyond simple time-lapse. An outstanding example, and explanation, of storytelling possibilities.
- Newser. An intriguing new news aggregator, complete with the tagline “Better, Faster News,” and built by computer algorithms and RHEs (real human editors). The site is good-looking and easy to scan. The ability to delve into topics as well as the latest headlines is a nice touch. I’m not liable to use it much, because I prefer RSS feeds, but I may be stealing some of the site design, which is a nice departure from traditional news sites. Via Paid Content, which has details on the semi-high-powered folks behind it.
- Jay Rosen’s thoughts on NowPublic. One more follow-up on Now Public’s $10.6 million funding announcement, as Mathew Ingram talks to Jay Rosen about the potential for Now Public to become a major reporting resource.
