Jay Rosen, professor of Journalism at NYU and the man behind Pressthink, discusses some of the more creative ideas of how to help the struggling newspaper industry.
problem is that this paradym sadly doesn't work (rosen has written on the death of craigslist citizen journalism project i believe) the internet model slash citizen journalism possibility exists only if there are well educated, underemployed or otherwise motivated folks willing to sift to already existing digital information. the financial crisis would never have been uncovered in 2003 or 6, when it was really a story and not the result of an unreported story, with that model (or the existing one, which uses mostly recent college grads as reporters, or others willing to work for below living wage, perhaps dilittants or banker spouses.)
nor would citizen journalists have produced a watergate pulitzer. ask any editor of a professional publication about the contributors' works to learn the low % of quality journalism out there from the public.
no, online newspapers without real reporters is just what it sounds like, goofballcity.com
Jan. 30 2009 12:49 PM
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hjs
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rest well they should move shouldn't they! but if they want to stay where they are they have access to the internet, they just need a better business model. the internet is perfer for 'the local'
Jan. 30 2009 12:25 PM
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rest of country
hjs your suggestion is fine for manhattan -- but not anywhere else in usa, which has little or no coverage
Jan. 30 2009 12:11 PM
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hjs
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sorry i missed this segment newspapers should focus on big picture items and opinion shaping and stop reporting day to day facts (which are out of date before they are printed)
Jan. 30 2009 12:02 PM
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superf88
Of course, this would require the bar for journalists to be raised substantially. But if it were, then I don't think there would be a fair argument against journalists, once and for all, being paid a living wage.
Jan. 30 2009 12:00 PM
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superf88
1] superf88 January 27, 2009 - 09:39AM ...
Capitalism, not to mention Democracy, requires a healthy free press.
Simple fact, and of course that would be the easy case to make to The Obama Bailout Fairies or even the Supreme Court.
While The NYT is truly a symbol of a healthy free press -- the thought of its demise is merely to be considered in that context. (For evidence, just ask any community not covered by the NYT.)
What an exquisite moment to rethink -- and probably redo -- the way journalism is supported in this country.
Jan. 30 2009 11:52 AM
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problem is that this paradym sadly doesn't work (rosen has written on the death of craigslist citizen journalism project i believe) the internet model slash citizen journalism possibility exists only if there are well educated, underemployed or otherwise motivated folks willing to sift to already existing digital information. the financial crisis would never have been uncovered in 2003 or 6, when it was really a story and not the result of an unreported story, with that model (or the existing one, which uses mostly recent college grads as reporters, or others willing to work for below living wage, perhaps dilittants or banker spouses.)
nor would citizen journalists have produced a watergate pulitzer. ask any editor of a professional publication about the contributors' works to learn the low % of quality journalism out there from the public.
no, online newspapers without real reporters is just what it sounds like, goofballcity.com
rest
well they should move shouldn't they!
but if they want to stay where they are they have access to the internet, they just need a better business model. the internet is perfer for 'the local'
hjs your suggestion is fine for manhattan -- but not anywhere else in usa, which has little or no coverage
sorry i missed this segment
newspapers should focus on big picture items and opinion shaping and stop reporting day to day facts (which are out of date before they are printed)
Of course, this would require the bar for journalists to be raised substantially. But if it were, then I don't think there would be a fair argument against journalists, once and for all, being paid a living wage.
1] superf88 January 27, 2009 - 09:39AM
...
Capitalism, not to mention Democracy, requires a healthy free press.
Simple fact, and of course that would be the easy case to make to The Obama Bailout Fairies or even the Supreme Court.
While The NYT is truly a symbol of a healthy free press -- the thought of its demise is merely to be considered in that context. (For evidence, just ask any community not covered by the NYT.)
What an exquisite moment to rethink -- and probably redo -- the way journalism is supported in this country.
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