Category Archives: old media
Meet, Greet, Talk and Tinker: 10 Tips For Your Ever Evolving Pitch…and Project
“You like that new triangle thing?,” I asked Irene with a little chuckle. We were standing on a corner in the 2nd arrondissement in the heart of Paris, having just finished one in a continuing series of sit-downs, skypes and phone … Continue reading
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Jay Rosen in Paris, J-Schools in America, and a Global Struggle for the Next Press
“Yes, these are the best of times…” With a dash of sheepishness and a tablespoon or two of self-satisfaction, NYU J-school prof Jay Rosen confirmed the recent skyrocketing status of American journalism education that I had just described to Irene Toporkoff, … Continue reading
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The Diary I Never Kept: Old School Reporter Becomes Online Editor (Blogger…? not so much)
My pace in this space is slowing down. My first three months: 24 posts. The last three months:…errrr…. 5. I am not here now to apologize, nor blame Hurricane Earl, nor vow more regular entries from this day forward. I … Continue reading
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One Hack’s Response to ‘ProtoBlogger’ Dave Winer: The War is Over…And You Won (but we’re still here)
One of the things I love about Twitter is that it has finally connected me with some of the best blog posts out there…different topics, voices, lengths, frequencies. The atomized output of these one-man, one-woman information/expression machines are dropped into … Continue reading
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Hungry Hacks & Eager Entrepreneurs: The Art of Knocking on Doors and Other Mild Forms of Harrassment
Being a reporter is life training, if by ‘life’ we mean testing the extremes of clinical Attention Deficit Disorder (versatility!?… horizontal knowledge??), learning the art of the linguistic bluff (write it with authority, son!), and harassing perfect strangers (that’s called: source building). While I … Continue reading
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Pardon the Disruption: What My News Startup Does NOT Aim To Disrupt
The go-for-the-jugular ambition of the good folk at Publish2 is inspiring. It is also a bit scary to see a 10-person startup try to take on/take DOWN the Associated Press… for what it says about how broken the news business … Continue reading
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TIME Casualties, Newsweek Funerals & New Startup Biz Models. Revenue Before Branding
The dire straits of Newsweek is a grim, though hardly surprising, development. Neither as a longtime Time magazine guy nor current New Media wannabe dude does the prospect that this historic brand might vanish offer me any satisfaction whatsoever. Those … Continue reading
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The Prototype is Done. Now What? Newsman Must Become Salesman
For about six weeks late last year, I was wavering over a single question: Prototype or No Prototype?Several smart people told me there was no need: if you’ve got a business plan (I did), and can describe your offering in … Continue reading
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The Bishop of Rome, a Monk in Cupertino & My iPad Prayer for News
I have been consumed…again….still…with Vatican reporting for my MSM outlet. I have much I would like to cover in this space, and some real progress to recount, but alas, you readers are NOT my paying customers. Yet!? I will be … Continue reading
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Straddling Old and New Media, Searching for the Speed of Traffic
I have never been a particularly fast or slow writer. On my good days, I’d like to think of myself as a kind of Honda Accord hack, smoothly getting to my destination at the speed of traffic. I’ve worked for dailies, … Continue reading
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