Blogs From Our Re-engineering Team
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Local is the new black from Terry Heaton's PoMo Blog
The essential digital problem for any media company with multiple properties is the inherent conflict between that which is centralized and that which is decentralized. I’ve yet to encounter anybody... more »
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“news god” conjures up breaking news from Jim Willi's Blog
It was the most bizarre thing I have ever seen in a newsroom - and that’s saying something as I have visited literally hundreds of stations in over 150 markets... more »
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Multimedia Minutes: Stand-ups with a Creative Twist from Bob Kaplitz's Blog
On-camera storytelling that engages viewers can be a challenge. But if you watch the work of this multimedia journalist, Joe Little of KGTV/San Diego, he makes it look easy. How does... more »
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THE STATE OF MOBILE – THE OTHER PLATFORM from Ken Elmore's Blog
It has been a while since we checked in on the mobile or “portable” platforms as we like to call them. There have been a number of advances in the... more »
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Facebook: the new media space of wonder
I was doing some research for a paper I’m writing and found myself over at the Qik website watching a (bad) video from a football game. Near the end of the piece, a kid walks up to the guy with the camera and says, “Are you really gonna put this on Facebook?” Not only was he, but he’d just been streaming it live. The sheer wonder in that kid’s voice, however, reminded me of... more »
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Repeat After Me: Change is the Opportunity
The bigwigs gathered in New York this week at a City University of New York conference to discuss "new business models for news." It's a noble effort and one we should all applaud, for we certainly could use a new model for monetizing news content. As I read about these things, however, I continue to feel that this is missing the point of the business disruption, for the future is all about advertising, not content.... more »
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