Mar
27
Interesting stuff from the morning’s surfing:
- Update 1: More media consumed, more civic engagement: Study. Interesting stuff rom StatsCan about where the engaged get their media fix (TV, followed by newspapers, etc.). It’s based on figures from 2003, though, so who knows what’s changed since then.
- Update 2: Why an ebook reader won’t displace books. An interesting and, to my ear, spot on take on why e-readers aren’t going to make it.
- Update 3: Young newspaper journalists are torn by competing emotions. From the AJR: “They value what papers do but find them often dull, out of touch and sluggish…. And they have passion for their craft but are positioning themselves for a future that may leave newspapers behind.” Via Romenesko.
And you’re waiting for what? Mark Hancock, pointing to emerging new data transfer technology, figures photojouranlists have only about three years to get pro with video.- Principles of citizen journalism. Accuracy, thoroughness, fairness, transparency and independence according to a new document from the Center for Citizen Media. I have it bookmarked for an in-depth read, but like what I’ve seen so far.
- Nabobs of negativism v. cock-eyed optimists. When it comes to the future of journalism, Jeff Jarvis counts himself among the latter.
- Trends in Newsrooms. Another big report on the state of newspapers, this one from the World Editors Forum. Includes the Newsroom Barometer, an overview of how the industry feels about itself: excited. I may have more on this after I wade through all six parts, which may take a day or two. Via Roy Greenslade.
- Red Sox player starts blog, sportswriter mocks it. Kurt Shilling blogs, local media snipes. The Lost Remote carries the story but, more interestingly, a comment about how sports teams and players are moving away from media and into competition for the attention of the fans.
(Note: Not sure why WordPress is suddenly dropping an extra bullet point into my lists. I may have to go back to writing the HTML myself.)
