Comments on: How to be an entrepreneur, journalistically http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Na'ima B. Robert http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-365084 Na'ima B. Robert Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:29:01 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-365084 Ah, news at last! I have just received an email from Ms Elkady, explaining the situation. She is one of our subscribers and is keen to see SISTERS succeed in the States. We are in talks now about what the jurors said - so watch this space... Na'ima Ah, news at last! I have just received an email from Ms Elkady, explaining the situation. She is one of our subscribers and is keen to see SISTERS succeed in the States.
We are in talks now about what the jurors said - so watch this space…

Na’ima

]]> By: Na'ima B. Robert http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-365077 Na'ima B. Robert Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:25:37 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-365077 Thank you for this interesting post. As editor of SISTERS, the magazine for Muslim women that you mentioned in your post, I am intrigued by this US representative: Doaa Elkady? The thing is, I'm quite sure I've never heard of her so would be interested to know in which way she is connected to our magazine. If you have her details, please forward them to me so that I can look into this. And, more importantly, should i be looking out for a $6000 cheque in the mail? Yours, Na'ima B. Robery www.sisters-magazine.com www.nbrobert.com PS. By the way, we actually launched our first print issue a couple of weeks ago - and it cost a little bit more than $6000! Thank you for this interesting post. As editor of SISTERS, the magazine for Muslim women that you mentioned in your post, I am intrigued by this US representative: Doaa Elkady? The thing is, I’m quite sure I’ve never heard of her so would be interested to know in which way she is connected to our magazine. If you have her details, please forward them to me so that I can look into this.

And, more importantly, should i be looking out for a $6000 cheque in the mail?

Yours,
Na’ima B. Robery
http://www.sisters-magazine.com
http://www.nbrobert.com

PS. By the way, we actually launched our first print issue a couple of weeks ago - and it cost a little bit more than $6000!

]]> By: Grayson http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364741 Grayson Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:01:09 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364741 Entrepreneurship -- it's not for everyone. And especially not journalists, so it seems. While at the CNN/YouTube debate in St. Pete, I just didn't see a whole lot of the MSM traditional print outlets doing any kind of multimedia. Some, yes, but I thought there would be far more. Too bad for them; the best snacks were in the Google Vlogger's lounge. Entrepreneurship — it’s not for everyone. And especially not journalists, so it seems. While at the CNN/YouTube debate in St. Pete, I just didn’t see a whole lot of the MSM traditional print outlets doing any kind of multimedia. Some, yes, but I thought there would be far more. Too bad for them; the best snacks were in the Google Vlogger’s lounge.

]]> By: Neil Mc http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364731 Neil Mc Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:45:05 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364731 All good until that last paragraph! As with anything, you just have to be careful who you take advice from... length of service doesn't matter. There are plenty of young fogies (and buffoons) who are new in the business, but wish it was still in some "golden age" which may have happened in the 1950s, or whenever the film that inspired them was set. All good until that last paragraph! As with anything, you just have to be careful who you take advice from… length of service doesn’t matter. There are plenty of young fogies (and buffoons) who are new in the business, but wish it was still in some “golden age” which may have happened in the 1950s, or whenever the film that inspired them was set.

]]> By: Miche http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364730 Miche Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:59:40 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364730 I definitely agree with Matt Buck. That last sentence was far too much of a generalization - unless of course he meant it to be link bait. I definitely agree with Matt Buck. That last sentence was far too much of a generalization - unless of course he meant it to be link bait.

]]> By: Jeff Jarvis http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364720 Jeff Jarvis Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:58:41 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364720 Robert, Fair comment but I said taht the beginning of the class that I would not be as open as I am about other things because the students were developing proprietary ideas and it's not up to me to reveal them. I made mention of some of the lessons and guests as I went on but did not believe that I could webcast it, literally or blogally, for that reason. I will try to share as many of those lessons as I can now without giving away too much of the students' secret sauces. That's also why I need to think it through this weekend; This was a complex class and I learned a lot, too, of course! Robert,
Fair comment but I said taht the beginning of the class that I would not be as open as I am about other things because the students were developing proprietary ideas and it’s not up to me to reveal them. I made mention of some of the lessons and guests as I went on but did not believe that I could webcast it, literally or blogally, for that reason. I will try to share as many of those lessons as I can now without giving away too much of the students’ secret sauces. That’s also why I need to think it through this weekend; This was a complex class and I learned a lot, too, of course!

]]> By: Joan Guerrero http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364712 Joan Guerrero Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:37:14 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364712 Interesting conclusions. Specially the project of the muslim magazine for women. Cheap, creative, innovative solution. Interesting conclusions. Specially the project of the muslim magazine for women. Cheap, creative, innovative solution.

]]> By: Matt Buck http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364711 Matt Buck Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:16:07 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364711 > It seems to be a great time to be starting out in journalism. Just don’t ask advice from anyone who has been in the business for more than five years. I think this is a lazy piece of journalism. The trick is, at least in part, in finding those journalists who still care enough about the business to help reinvent it. There are plenty of them. It's just that they aren't all immediately bowled over by the marketing hyperbole. > It seems to be a great time to be starting out in journalism. Just don’t ask advice from anyone who has been in the business for more than five years.

I think this is a lazy piece of journalism. The trick is, at least in part, in finding those journalists who still care enough about the business to help reinvent it. There are plenty of them. It’s just that they aren’t all immediately bowled over by the marketing hyperbole.

]]> By: robertdfeinman http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364701 robertdfeinman Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:47:09 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364701 It would have been nice, Jeff, if you had been writing about your CUNY experiences throughout the semester. Pontificating may be good for the soul, but giving people some real information about your personal experiences in a journalism school might be of practical use to others in similar situations. It would seem that you are promoting some of your ideas in your classes and how they are received may be a good indication of how successful they will be in the future. It would have been nice, Jeff, if you had been writing about your CUNY experiences throughout the semester. Pontificating may be good for the soul, but giving people some real information about your personal experiences in a journalism school might be of practical use to others in similar situations.

It would seem that you are promoting some of your ideas in your classes and how they are received may be a good indication of how successful they will be in the future.

]]> By: Dave Mastio http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364699 Dave Mastio Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:44:03 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364699 Amen Amen

]]> By: Steve http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364697 Steve Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:25:58 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/12/07/how-to-be-an-entrepreneur-journalistically/#comment-364697 Is this exciting or what? Is this exciting or what?

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