Category Archives: innovation

Forbes Update: Re-Imagining a Magazine as Digital Media Marches On. A very thorough look at how Forbes is radically rethinking its print product through the lens of the web (with screenshots on page 2).

My new crazy idea: Startup time.

I bitch a lot. I know. My recent post entitled, “‘We can’t find a web editor?’ Bullshit” was a rant about how behind college media is and how I would quit the school publication and start my own gig if … Continue reading

Introducing the Publishing Revolution

I am enormously proud to be a part of the team that is reinventing the way news content is distributed. Monday at TechCrunch Disrupt, Publish2 CEO Scott Karp announced the company’s newest product, the Publish2 News Exchange. The entire Publish2 … Continue reading

BCNI Notes: Howard Weaver on an emerging news biz model

Howard Weaver was at BCNI to talk about a new news model in Hawaii from the Honolulu Civil Beat (an outlet from Peer News) that wants to challenge the notion that “people won’t pay for content” (disclosure: it is a … Continue reading

Notes from BCNI: Greg Linch on “Rethinking our Thinking”

What are different types of thinking we use for journalism currently? How should we be thinking in a way that informs our journalism better? These are the questions my colleague Greg Linch addressed in his 11 a.m. BCNI session entitled … Continue reading

WWGD: A book for journos and non-journos alike

Inspired by Mark Luckie’s recent post about great holiday gifts for newsies, I thought I’d throw in my two cents. I recently read Jeff Jarvis’ What Would Google Do and recommend it as a last-minute holiday gift– for both techy … Continue reading

Professors: We take the risks, you should too

This week’s #collegejourn chat resulted in a plan to help professors get on board with the 21st cenutry: Who: Professors, students, journalists, professionals What: “Bring a professor” chat When: Sun., Feb. 22 Where:  www.collegejourn.com Why: To discuss ways to modernize college … Continue reading

Professors: Catch up, or we're all left behind

*Note: this blog post was originally posted on CICM This week’s #collegejourn chat is yet another example of how great minds can come together with great ideas (if you’re unfamiliar with #collegejourn chat, read more info here). After an extra … Continue reading