Comments on: Robert Niles to Newspapers: Don’t bring a plastic fork to a gunfight

By: Journalism in Social Media Pitfall #4: Timidity — Eat Sleep Publish

Journalism in Social Media Pitfall #4: Timidity — Eat Sleep Publish — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:08:04 +0000

[...] The whole news brand industry seems to be a little timid these days when it comes to rocking the boat. From this side of the fence it can be a little infuriating—as Robert Niles so eloquently put it, newspapers need to stop bringing a plastic fork to a gunfight. [...]

By: Entrepreneurial Journalism: It’s happening - what are you doing about it? — Eat Sleep Publish

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:25:08 +0000

[...] it turns out, the almighty newspaper isn’t so almighty once you take away their distribution [...]

By: Jason Preston

Jason Preston — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:07:14 +0000

The “meme” is one of the fantastic side effects of linking and social behavior online.

I think there’s plenty of opportunity to expand the “interactivity” of journalism using the web as well. At some point I’ll probably dedicate a post to it, but the concept of using a “call to action” in online journalism might not be as distasteful as it first sounds.

Then again it might. I haven’t done my proper thinking on it yet

By: Monica Guzman

Monica Guzman — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:26:01 +0000

“Stories live online; deal with them there.”

As a reporter, it’s so cool to watch stories get linked, blogged, commented and quoted online. Rather than just assuming your story’s making an impact, you can go online and watch the magic happen.

By: Five things all newspaper editors should know about blogging : Eat Sleep Publish

Five things all newspaper editors should know about blogging : Eat Sleep Publish — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:17:40 +0000

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By: Dear newspapers: Please innovate while you still have money : Eat Sleep Publish

Dear newspapers: Please innovate while you still have money : Eat Sleep Publish — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:53:22 +0000

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