Award-winning journalist and media executive Cinny Kennard has been appointed a 2009-2010 Senior Fellow at the USC Annenberg School for Communication's Center on Communication Leadership and Policy. Kennard will lead the Center's development of a project on Women in Communication Leadership that will become a center for scholarly research, policy analysis, and professional executive training. Kennard will also contribute to the CCLP blog and participate in other public programs…….Continue Reading NPR’s Kennard appointed senior fellow
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A new social network for small businesses links old media and new
SaleSpider.com has teamed up with the New York Daily News to form a new social networking site catering to small businesses. One key goal: helping businesses find information about government grants. You can read the article at the World Editors Forum here…….Continue Reading A new social network for small businesses links old media and new
A new kind of job at Wash Post: community journalist ($34k)
The ground is shifting: The Washington Post is advertising for a new breed of journalist:; "community journalists" who cover local civic concerns in the D.C. suburbs. Starting pay is in the $34,000 range, and the Post wants the reporters to live in the communities they cover. You can read the article in the Washington City Paper here…….Continue Reading A new kind of job at Wash Post: community journalist ($34k)
The future of news is… TMZ?
Harvey Levin, who heads the entertainment site TMZ, told journalism students that they need to think hard about drawing an audience if they hope to succeed in the news business. "You will need to convey information and engage the public in such a way that it will make it a business for you," he said. Levin defended TMZ's recent saturation coverage of Rihanna by noting that it spoke to a much more important issue of domestic violence. You can read the ariticle in the San Francisco Chronicle here…….Continue Reading The future of news is… TMZ?
How to build a ‘virtuous cycle’ of readers, $$$
Outside.In’s Mark Josephson has three words of advice for local Web site operators: Aggregate, curate, network. The result, he said, can be a virtuous cycle that draws an audience and advertising revenue to local sites. "Say what you will about ad networks, but they are big, growing and profitable," he writes. Read Mark Josephson’s blog……Continue Reading How to build a ‘virtuous cycle’ of readers, $$$
Tax cut for Washington newspapers a possibility
It looks as though some relief may be in the works for newspapers in Washington state. Acknowledging the vital role of newspapers in a democracy, the Washington state House endoresed a bill Tuesday night that would provide newspapers with a 40 percent cut in their state business taxes through 2015. You can read the full Seattle Times story here…….Continue Reading Tax cut for Washington newspapers a possibility
FOI Day 2009: Who will pay for the fight against secrecy?
For the beleaguered news industry, there's a rare upward trendline as it approaches next week's Freedom of Information observance. Congress passed a Freedom of Information Act upgrade last year. A new federal shield law seems within grasp. And President Obama is promising the most transparent government in history. But on Monday, Lucy Dalglish will carry a decidedly un-sunny message to Florida's FOI Day celebration: The declining fortunes of mainstream media, she will say, could cripple efforts to fight government secrecy and preserve openness. "The last 45 to 50 years, these critical issues have been led by the mainstream media," said……Continue Reading FOI Day 2009: Who will pay for the fight against secrecy?
Entrepreneurial spirit necessary for news future
As legacy and new media folks convened to discuss the future of news at last week's Journalism That Matters conference, an entrepreneurial spirit filled the air as journalists discussed elements within the industry they find necessary and those they can live without.The conference ended on an upbeat note when journalists were urged to avoid thinking, "How can I save a newspaper." Instead, Mark Briggs, CEO of Serra Media, advocated for reporters and editors to, "[focus] on a form of journalism that is entrepreneurial…and if it doesn't help save the institution, at least it will position the journalist to continue the……Continue Reading Entrepreneurial spirit necessary for news future
Media Cloud, a new way to analyze and visualize Web news
The Berkman Center unveils the Media Cloud, a new set of analytics for watching how news develops on the Web. When fully developed, Media Cloud could help analyze and visualize how news travels on the Web, how news coverage compares among media outlets and what news organizations are leaving out of their coverage.The developers are inviting us to go to Media Cloud, take a look and leave suggestions. You can read the Nieman blog post here. Postscript: Media Cloud is now fully operational as of March 19, 2009…….Continue Reading Media Cloud, a new way to analyze and visualize Web news
Buddy, can you fund a reporter?
Pioneering news site MinnPost is extending its business model with a new strategy: Asking followers to contribute specifically in support of a staff writer, David Brauer. MinnPost CEO Joel Kramer explains: "If it works, we'll brag about it all over the country, and pay some of our bills, too.. What you will NOT get is public recognition…because David Brauer does not want to know which individuals are supporting him." So far, contributors have given $1,415. You can read Leonard Witt's blog here…….Continue Reading Buddy, can you fund a reporter?