Jan
9
The media corners of the ‘net are, as always, busy, busy, busy.
- Fighting Hole Tactics: Part One — No More Training. This qualifies as the most provocative post of the day. Paul Conley says given the hard times facing journalism it’s time to stop training and press forward into battle. No comments yet, but I’ll be keeping on eye on this post for what will surely be a lively debate.
- Newspaper Video: Avid, Gannett and the Cincinnati Enquirer. Does this mark the start of an aggressive push by Avid into the newish (and potentially lucrative) newspaper video market or is it simply a matter of convenience for a company that owns both newspapers and TV stations?
- AccessInterviews. A new website that aggregates interviews. From the site: “Our website is dedicated to creating a unique gateway through which people can easily find the best interviews around the world.” Discovered through Adrian Monck.
- Five Sites You Should Know. Of course you can’t really stay on top of all the potential applications of technology for media out there, but posts like this help.
- Goldman: U.S. economy to go into recession, newspapers face even worse fate. Goldman Sachs says if the U.S. goes into recession, newspapers will be even harder hit than they have been. Goldman Sachs also says it’s likely the U.S. will fall into recession this year
- The bad news (continuing). Latest reports on the economics of newspapering include these — Seattle Times to cut jobs, reduce paper size, Owner closes four papers – by email and Morning Call unveils “significant, challenging” reorganization. There are a few others, but it’s too depressing.
- Say it: The RSS model. Zac Echola looks at the debate over partial vs. full RSS feeds and finds it similar to the debate over putting print content online.
