Comments on: Is local news doomed? Naw. http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:43:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Visión. Un ‘blog’ del grupo Joly. » Archivo » Enlaces recomendados (21/10/07) http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-378958 Visión. Un ‘blog’ del grupo Joly. » Archivo » Enlaces recomendados (21/10/07) Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:29:19 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-378958 [...] ¿Quizá por el empecinamiento de muchos de ellos a convertirse en medios hiperlocales? Jeff Jarvis no está de acuerdo con el informe. (Vía: [...] [...] ¿Quizá por el empecinamiento de muchos de ellos a convertirse en medios hiperlocales? Jeff Jarvis no está de acuerdo con el informe. (Vía: [...]

]]> By: Steven http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-365359 Steven Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:07:06 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-365359 Jeff, Excellent, illuminating article. I especially appreciate, "do what you do best, and link to the rest". As a local, "gothamist.com" type bootstrap, I wonder if its effective for me to write national, int'l news when my site is metro by nature. Should I get granular with local, which admittedly isn't as fun, or is the secret of gothamist's success is that they write 20-40 articles a day, and doesn't have that much to do with their NY obsession. They've also implemented social news functionality via Movable Type. Jeff,
Excellent, illuminating article. I especially appreciate, “do what you do best, and link to the rest”. As a local, “gothamist.com” type bootstrap, I wonder if its effective for me to write national, int’l news when my site is metro by nature. Should I get granular with local, which admittedly isn’t as fun, or is the secret of gothamist’s success is that they write 20-40 articles a day, and doesn’t have that much to do with their NY obsession. They’ve also implemented social news functionality via Movable Type.

]]> By: kenekaplan http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-358657 kenekaplan Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:49:19 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-358657 Sure, we're talking about local news here. But this is a great read for anyone learning to grow and better understand then connect and participate with our audiences. Work with Google...but with open eyes and ambitions that make them do things better for us and them. Good stuff! Thanks for sharing. Sure, we’re talking about local news here. But this is a great read for anyone learning to grow and better understand then connect and participate with our audiences. Work with Google…but with open eyes and ambitions that make them do things better for us and them. Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: links for 2007-08-27 « David Black http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-358196 links for 2007-08-27 « David Black Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:30:19 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-358196 [...] Is local news doomed? Naw. - BuzzMachine “The Shorenstein Center at Harvard just released a report arguing that local newspapers are the most threatened by the internet… But first, I have to say that I think the report’s methodology — and, a few cases, its analysis — are seriously flawed (tags: internet newspapers local business strategy aggregators community) [...] [...] Is local news doomed? Naw. – BuzzMachine “The Shorenstein Center at Harvard just released a report arguing that local newspapers are the most threatened by the internet… But first, I have to say that I think the report’s methodology — and, a few cases, its analysis — are seriously flawed (tags: internet newspapers local business strategy aggregators community) [...]

]]> By: Howard Weaver http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-358194 Howard Weaver Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:45:00 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-358194 Thanks for jumping on this Shorenstein report when it was fresh, Jeff. I finally got around to checking our actual numbers; as my post <a href="http://editor.blogspot.com/2007/08/talking-back-to-harvard.html" rel="nofollow"> here </a>) details, our experience couldn't be farther from his report. \-\/\/ Thanks for jumping on this Shorenstein report when it was fresh, Jeff.

I finally got around to checking our actual numbers; as my post here ) details, our experience couldn’t be farther from his report.

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]]> By: The Zone Read » Blog Archive » links for 2007-08-18 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357500 The Zone Read » Blog Archive » links for 2007-08-18 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:50:37 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357500 [...] BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Is local news doomed? Naw. More thought provoking discussion from Jeff Jarvis on the death (or life) of newspapers. He thinks Blodget’s latest analysis of the industry “is screwed.” (tags: msm) [...] [...] BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Is local news doomed? Naw. More thought provoking discussion from Jeff Jarvis on the death (or life) of newspapers. He thinks Blodget’s latest analysis of the industry “is screwed.” (tags: msm) [...]

]]> By: Jarvis: Local news isn’t doomed… yet | Television Blog Online http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357438 Jarvis: Local news isn’t doomed… yet | Television Blog Online Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:34:14 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357438 [...] Jeff Jarvis has a must-read take on a new Harvard report that concludes newspapers (and, I would say by some extension all local [...] [...] Jeff Jarvis has a must-read take on a new Harvard report that concludes newspapers (and, I would say by some extension all local [...]

]]> By: Scott’s place » Jeff Jarvis: Do nothing, you’re doomed - but there’s still time http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357415 Scott’s place » Jeff Jarvis: Do nothing, you’re doomed - but there’s still time Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:12:05 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357415 [...] always puts up compelling arguments in the ‘old’-versus-‘new’ media debate. Friday’s piece looks at a report that says that local newspapers are most threatened by the internet. Replace [...] [...] always puts up compelling arguments in the ‘old’-versus-‘new’ media debate. Friday’s piece looks at a report that says that local newspapers are most threatened by the internet. Replace [...]

]]> By: wfstuff.info » Jarvis: Local news isn’t doomed… yet http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357414 wfstuff.info » Jarvis: Local news isn’t doomed… yet Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:37:33 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357414 [...] Jeff Jarvis has a must-read take on a new Harvard report that concludes newspapers (and, I would say by some extension all local [...] [...] Jeff Jarvis has a must-read take on a new Harvard report that concludes newspapers (and, I would say by some extension all local [...]

]]> By: Jarvis: Local news isn’t doomed… yet - Lost Remote TV Blog http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357412 Jarvis: Local news isn’t doomed… yet - Lost Remote TV Blog Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:34:38 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357412 [...] Jeff Jarvis has a must-read take on a new Harvard report that concludes newspapers (and, I would say by some extension all local [...] [...] Jeff Jarvis has a must-read take on a new Harvard report that concludes newspapers (and, I would say by some extension all local [...]

]]> By: Ron Mwangaguhunga http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357348 Ron Mwangaguhunga Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:33:53 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357348 NBC in November held a Bloggers summit that essentially sought to bring in local bloggers to augment their local coverage. Clearly NBC brass saw the writing on the wall. Bloggers don't do exactly what reporters do; reporters don't generate the loyalty and excitement that bloggers generate. I think NBC's approach of bringing in the bloggers is the smart move and newspapers should emulate it. With ad revenues dropping from the dead trees and going online, Newspapers should staff the online updates with established local bloggers and let them finance the legwork of the fly-on-the-wall reporters of the future. NBC in November held a Bloggers summit that essentially sought to bring in local bloggers to augment their local coverage. Clearly NBC brass saw the writing on the wall. Bloggers don’t do exactly what reporters do; reporters don’t generate the loyalty and excitement that bloggers generate. I think NBC’s approach of bringing in the bloggers is the smart move and newspapers should emulate it. With ad revenues dropping from the dead trees and going online, Newspapers should staff the online updates with established local bloggers and let them finance the legwork of the fly-on-the-wall reporters of the future.

]]> By: Steve Boriss http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357297 Steve Boriss Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:15:02 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357297 Is local news doomed? Naw. Are newspapers and local TV news doomed? Yup. Didn't see this post before I put up a post of my own, "<a href="http://thefutureofnews.com/2007/08/17/after-a-darwinian-struggle-internet-news-will-be-the-only-news-medium-to-survive-soon/" rel="nofollow">After a Darwinian struggle, Internet news will be the only news medium to survive. Soon</a>." I don't put much hope in online newspapers, though. The problem is a journalism culture unaccustomed to competition, prone to elitism, and foreign to entrepreneurialism. (Steve Boriss, <a href="http://www.thefutureofnews.com" rel="nofollow">The Future of News</a>) Is local news doomed? Naw. Are newspapers and local TV news doomed? Yup. Didn’t see this post before I put up a post of my own, “After a Darwinian struggle, Internet news will be the only news medium to survive. Soon.” I don’t put much hope in online newspapers, though. The problem is a journalism culture unaccustomed to competition, prone to elitism, and foreign to entrepreneurialism. (Steve Boriss, The Future of News)

]]> By: Eric Kanagy http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357294 Eric Kanagy Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:27:02 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357294 The Pew Research Center released a study on Aug 9 on <a href="http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=348" rel="nofollow">who America trusts for their news</a>...very interesting results. Local TV/newspapers still come out on top though, even though they're declining: The Pew Research Center released a study on Aug 9 on who America trusts for their news…very interesting results. Local TV/newspapers still come out on top though, even though they’re declining:

]]> By: Stanford Matthews http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357290 Stanford Matthews Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:15:25 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/17/is-local-news-doomed-naw/#comment-357290 Using a small Midwestern US city as an example, local outlets may be able to compete but the problem is the ownership. You mention reporting which is also a problem even for the industry overall. The information, the content, and concerns of local residents are ignored equally to the public at large not being served by the giants who own nearly everything. A steady diet of scandal, gossip, death and dismemberment with one human interest story at the end of an over advertised 1/2 hour new program on TV is duplicated by print and internet media as well. Using a small Midwestern US city as an example, local outlets may be able to compete but the problem is the ownership. You mention reporting which is also a problem even for the industry overall. The information, the content, and concerns of local residents are ignored equally to the public at large not being served by the giants who own nearly everything.
A steady diet of scandal, gossip, death and dismemberment with one human interest story at the end of an over advertised 1/2 hour new program on TV is duplicated by print and internet media as well.

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