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Category Archives: Citizen Journalism
Gray Lady Down! New York Times Rebuilds the Paywall
Oh New York Times, I know you’re having trouble making ends meet. I know it’s hard to keep up with the costs of dead trees and top notch journalists, but bringing back the pay wall in 2011? Are you kidding? … Continue reading
Observe, Learn, Adapt, Flourish–All Publishing is at a turning point
I don’t buy terribly many books anymore, or magazines, and certainly not newspapers. A bit of an ironic statement from someone who’s first book comes out in January, but I don’t equate publishing with paper. I assume that my books … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Journalism, Create Your Own Blog, Daddy Wears Slippers to Work, Featured, Internet Life, RSS, Social Media, Technology, Using WordPress, Web 2.0
Tagged Citizen Journalism, ebook readers, ebooks, ePub, ereaders, journalism, publishing, RSS, Social Media, Technology, Untitled, Web 2.0, Writing
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What skills will make the best journalists? Tech ninjas to rule the roost?
Journalists seem to always be taking it on the chin. If it isn’t that their craft is dying (which I don’t think is true) or their publications are failing (okay that one is true), now it’s that in order to … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Journalism, Social Media, Techplanations, Web 2.0
Tagged Citizen Journalism, innovation, journalism, Social Media, Web 2.0
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Remind me again, why don’t we live blog as much anymore?
Way, way back in 2005 I started live blogging at conferences. Blog Business Summit was the first a) blogging related conference I attended and b) the first conference I live blogged. From that point on I got to be pretty … Continue reading
MSNBC shows that the media can adapt: MSNBC grabs Breaking News Twitter account
We often talk about the old guard media outlets having trouble adapting to “new media”, I think we pushed old media into such a corner that they either just crawled into the walls or came out swinging. MSNBC seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Journalism, Social Media, Web 2.0
Tagged Citizen Journalism, new media, news gathering, Social Media, Web 2.0
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That’s One Way To Get People To Stop Reading Your Papers: Microsoft To Help News Corp Get Off Google
I’m not sure if Rupert Murdoch is a brilliant business mind, just doesn’t get the Internet, or just plain nuts. Maybe buying MySpace was a good idea when News Corp bought it, but it certainly isn’t holding much value now. … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Journalism, Internet Life, Social Media, Web 2.0
Tagged Citizen Journalism, journalism, newspapers, online news, Social Media, Web 2.0
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Raincity throws down the gauntlet to VANOC: Let citizen media in!
If there is one city that, IMHO, has lead the charge of citizen journalism-media-coverage it’s Vancouver. Between Raincity Studios and NowPublic we have either supported or provided coverage of the Olympics that cannot be beat. Yesterday Dave Olson and Raincity … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Citizen Journalism, Social Media, Web 2.0
Tagged Raincity Studios, Vancouver 2010, Vancouver Olympics, VANOC, Winter Olympics
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Tweet, tweet irony in Vancouver’s mayoral race
Fresh on the heels of what could be argued as the first President that social media elected came a social media gaff in Vancouver’s mayoral race. The story broke in the Vancouver Sun and was tweeted and blogged by many … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Journalism, Social Media
Tagged gregor robertson, npa, peter ladner, politics, Social Media, twitter, Vancouver, Vision Vancouver
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Again The Globe & Mail Leads Newspapers Into Uncharted Waters: Mathew Ingram Tapped As Communities Editor
Image by cfarivar via Flickr As conservative as Canadian business have been jumping onto the Web 2.0-Social Media bandwagon, the Globe & Mail newspaper has been ahead of the curve. Yes, they kept a walled garden up for a while, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Citizen Journalism, Internet Life, Social Media, Web 2.0
Tagged Citizen Journalism, GAM, Globe and mail, journalism, newspapers, NowPublic
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Vancouver Board of Trade Panel on Non-Profits and Social Media: I got ya covered
Thanks to a little late night tweeting and e-mailing I have a media pass to today’s Vancouver Board of Trade event and will be there with camera and laptop in hand (or on back): As part of the Vancouver Board … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Journalism, Social Media, Web 2.0
Tagged non-profits, Social Media, Vancouver Board of Trade, Vancouver BOT
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Media Democracy Day Panels: Journalism in a time of Big Media Domination & The Battle for New Media and Open Communication
I had a great time today at Media Democracy Day. I didn’t get there until after lunch time, but I managed to catch a couple panels and live tweeted them. First was: Journalism in a time of Big Media Domination … Continue reading