Shakespeare said a rose by any other any other name would smell as sweet. But did Shakespeare call himself a freelance writer or a poet? A hired pen, or a playwright? Not offense Shakespeare, but words matter. Today what writers call themselves matters more than ever because it sets the tone for how we perceive […]
Archives for 2009
Williams wants Twitter’s List feature to ‘go nuts’
Twitter has been working on a Lists feature behind the scenes for some time, but this is the first glimpse of it most of its millions of users have had. Co-founder Ev Williams says the potential is huge.
Portland group ponders nonprofit journalism venture
The Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, is operating under federal bankruptcy protection. So is the parent company of the Orange County Register. Ditto for the holding company that owns the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Daily News and Philly.com. When it comes to the newspaper industry, everybody’s a nonprofit. even if […]
News you can use: 10 top takeaways from the 2009 ONA conference
It’s been one of the worst years on record for the news industry, what with newspapers and magazines closing or shrinking substantially and shedding tens of thousands of jobs** in the process. Given everything that’s happened, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a lot of doom and gloom at a news industry gathering. That may […]
When good enough is good enough
I was stuck on not having perfect. Instead of going with what I had, I stalled out, waiting for inspiration to strike, or enough time to materialize on my calendar to write the whole damn thing over again.
To stay relevant, journalists need to 'flee into the future'
Newspapers maybe on the way out, but news isn’t. The shape news takes, not only the way it’s delivered but what actually constitutes news, is changing. Those were two of the major takeaways from the first day of the the Online News Association 2009 conference going on in San Francisco. A sold-out crowd of more […]