Category: Blog

Thanks, Jessica.

Just about the most clever, and inspirational, video I’ve seen on the future of publishing: The mirror here revealing the disconnect between publishers and their readers hits too close to the bone when I think of the relationship between journalists and their audience. It seems that, in striving to reach out to the lowest common… Continue reading The future of publishing

Down in Washington, the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism has released its annual report on “The State of the News Media.” For those really interested in digesting the 180,000-word report, it’s probably best just to visit it here. Otherwise, here’s a brief breakdown. Surprising News The authors found that over 80 percent of links on “new”… Continue reading The state of the news media is, well, not that great

Roy MacGregor of The Globe and Mail published an excellent article in today’s paper. “It is time to rethink Journalism 101,” the article begins. “When newspapers start confusing ‘hits’ with ‘circulation,’ there is an undeniable danger to journalism.” Journalism today, saturated with tweets and blogs and hastily construed online stories, is no longer governed by the content… Continue reading Journalism 101

More than two dozen readers cancelled their subscriptions when The Washington Post published a photo of two men kissing on its front page last week alongside a story of the D.C. Superior Court beginning to accept license applications for same-sex marriages. Andrew Alexander, the Post‘s ombudsman, received a slew of complaints from readers. One ranted about the Post “promoting a faggot lifestyle.” A 65-year-old… Continue reading ”I will be glad when your rag goes out of business. Real men marry women.”