Newspapers have one brand that really matters: The centuries’-old name at the top of the masthead. Anything that falls beneath that logo is held to a high standard of credibility. Secondarily, the byline attached to each published piece can hold its own allegiances — and those bylines are also important. But I’d love to see a Read More
The concept of “measuring impact” in journalism is one that’s been on my mind a lot lately. I think about it daily in my role as a homepage producer at The Seattle Times, it was the prompt from Greg Linch for this month’s Carnival of Journalism, and now as I prepare for tomorrow’s TechRaking conference: What’s Read More
And in an act of irony, I’m duplicating my efforts and re-posting this on my personal blog. I, unlike the AP, though, am inline linking to the original source. — If anything, the AP’s decision to start linking to original sources is a hindrance. Because now, in addition to news outlets everywhere reproducing the same Read More
I recently had the pleasure of speaking and teaching at the Associated Collegiate Press Midwinter Conference in Hollywood, California. Boy had I forgotten how doomed college media is. During the conference, I reconnected with Paul Bittick, the general manager for the Mustang Daily — the college newspaper where I was once the online/multimedia editor from Read More