Here is a fantastic first-person account of a community reporter facing the tribulations of working for a traditional newspaper and an online version. It will hit some familiar notes for many reporters facing this dilemma. “I got called into my boss’s office yesterday (never a good sign), where I was met with two compelling questions: “How…
This is a good blog about shooting video for newspapers online. Take heed to the advice. “This is a gentle reminder to remember the basics. First, the point of daily video is to get it on the web asap. We need to shoot, get into the office, and get it out with speed in mind.”
Thinking in traditional ways about community journalism online fails to realize the full power of this new medium. As Mindy McAdams points out, posting news can become routine. “In an upbeat, happy column from the readers representative at The San Diego Union-Tribune, we consider the U-T’s Breaking News Team, which provides round-the-clock local news on…
Claude Lalande, Québec, Le Soleil | «Tout le monde en parle» a été jusqu’à récemment une de mes émissions de télévision préférées. Malheureusement, pour plusieurs raisons, elle pourrait bien être reléguée assez rapidement à un rang subalterne de mes priorités télévisuelles. Parmi les principales raisons, il faut noter la qualité douteuse de plusieurs invités, trop…
ProjetJ | Événements culturels, films mais aussi «Médias et Société», le magazine Hors Champs propose des pistes de réflexion choisies et fouillées, en plus d’entrevues à caractère réflexif sur le journalisme et les mutations médiatiques en général.
Simon Galiero, Horschamp.qc.ca | Antoine Robitaille est l’un des journalistes les plus polyvalents du Québec ; en plus de se consacrer à une couverture quotidienne de la politique nationale dans les pages du Devoir (il y a initié également une longue série d’articles liés à la philosophie), il s’est aussi fait remarquer en mettant en lumière…
This guide to hyper-local media answers fundamental questions surrounding community newspapers and improving content. “Hyper-local news is the information relevant to small communities or neighborhoods that has been overlooked by traditional news outlets….”
TOPIX, a major news aggregator based in the United States, is adding a talk-back to 61 of its newspaper services. This places extraordinary pressure on community newspapers not featuring this kind of interactivity. This is an excellent interview with TOPIX CEO Chris Tolles about the future of his company and how he sees the web…
Understanding how to move toward a more convergent web presence is always tricky. Here is some points to ponder from Andy Dickinson, while he attended the World Editor’s Forum, talking about barriers.
A study by APEX PR conducted by Leger Marketing has shown that traditional media outlets remain the most credible sources to Canadians. During the survey, which was conducted between September 7 and 18, 2007, 1,517 adults across Canada were polled about their media usage. Dubbed the Influencer Report, the survey found that half of Canadians…