Comments on: The building block of journalism is no longer the article http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/ by Jeff Jarvis Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:33:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Barbara Whitlock http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-397257 Barbara Whitlock Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:03:38 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-397257 What an insightful article, which provides a framework and direction for what has evolved on a web-based publishing world. As Chris Anderson notes in his book, The Long-Tail: Selling More of Less, the future for business is identifying, marketing to and captivating a niche. Likewise, writers do best when they concentrate their efforts on an area of expertise. I'm on staff at Helium.com, and many writers are doing this in Zones: http://www.helium.com/zones/home_zones. These are free and available to any writers wishing to create a topic landing page, which they can use as a platform for articles, links, etc. If you're interested, feel free to write to me at bwhitlock@helium.com. Thanks for the thoughtful assessment in this article, which gathers tidbits into an organizational whole and places these developments in an historical pattern. One of the best I've read to date! Barbara Whitlock New Member Outreach Manager Helium.com bwhitlock@helium.com What an insightful article, which provides a framework and direction for what has evolved on a web-based publishing world. As Chris Anderson notes in his book, The Long-Tail: Selling More of Less, the future for business is identifying, marketing to and captivating a niche.

Likewise, writers do best when they concentrate their efforts on an area of expertise. I’m on staff at Helium.com, and many writers are doing this in Zones: http://www.helium.com/zones/home_zones.

These are free and available to any writers wishing to create a topic landing page, which they can use as a platform for articles, links, etc.

If you’re interested, feel free to write to me at bwhitlock@helium.com.

Thanks for the thoughtful assessment in this article, which gathers tidbits into an organizational whole and places these developments in an historical pattern. One of the best I’ve read to date!

Barbara Whitlock
New Member Outreach Manager
Helium.com
bwhitlock@helium.com

]]> By: High-speed conection « google said http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-396937 High-speed conection « google said Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:23:45 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-396937 [...] last September, on why he thinks the article is no longer the building block of journalism, and has been replaced [...] [...] last September, on why he thinks the article is no longer the building block of journalism, and has been replaced [...]

]]> By: The New AP | GetAnswers.ws http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-396496 The New AP | GetAnswers.ws Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:22:33 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-396496 [...] Thompson and Jeff Jarvis have been doing some important thinking on how news coverage needs to change in the Internet Age. [...] [...] Thompson and Jeff Jarvis have been doing some important thinking on how news coverage needs to change in the Internet Age. [...]

]]> By: The New AP | Global News Tonight http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-394992 The New AP | Global News Tonight Sat, 23 May 2009 18:49:43 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-394992 [...] New AP By WorldNews Matt Thompson and Jeff Jarvis have been doing some important thinking on how news coverage needs to change in the Internet Age. [...] [...] New AP By WorldNews Matt Thompson and Jeff Jarvis have been doing some important thinking on how news coverage needs to change in the Internet Age. [...]

]]> By: Several thousand years of talking nonsense http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-394780 Several thousand years of talking nonsense Wed, 20 May 2009 12:30:53 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-394780 [...] facts, and perspective. This places journalists as less the manufacturers of news than the moderators of conversations that get to the [...] [...] facts, and perspective. This places journalists as less the manufacturers of news than the moderators of conversations that get to the [...]

]]> By: A few links for the end of the week http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-390817 A few links for the end of the week Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:01:56 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-390817 [...] the building block of journalism now something other than the [...] [...] the building block of journalism now something other than the [...]

]]> By: laOtra TPA » El artículo ya no es la única forma… http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-390747 laOtra TPA » El artículo ya no es la única forma… Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:01:23 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-390747 [...] septiembre del pasado año, Jeff Jarvis pudo sostener que el artículo, piedra angular (building block) del periodismo, debía dar paso al ‘tema’ ..., un tema actualizado y seguido de forma [...] [...] septiembre del pasado año, Jeff Jarvis pudo sostener que el artículo, piedra angular (building block) del periodismo, debía dar paso al ‘tema’ …, un tema actualizado y seguido de forma [...]

]]> By: The self-fulfilling story « BuzzMachine http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-390193 The self-fulfilling story « BuzzMachine Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:30:21 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-390193 [...] the New York Times, how much better this topic could be handled as a debate. Just as the article is insufficient for complex stories, so is it inadequate for complex [...] [...] the New York Times, how much better this topic could be handled as a debate. Just as the article is insufficient for complex stories, so is it inadequate for complex [...]

]]> By: Eyes East » Blog Archive » Experts http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-389906 Eyes East » Blog Archive » Experts Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:08:15 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-389906 [...] about being a local expert. This pushes farther a concept Jeff Jarvis advanced a few months back: The building block of journalism is no longer the article. Matt at Newsless describes this as systematic knowledge accumulation (he’s talking about [...] [...] about being a local expert. This pushes farther a concept Jeff Jarvis advanced a few months back: The building block of journalism is no longer the article. Matt at Newsless describes this as systematic knowledge accumulation (he’s talking about [...]

]]> By: The Bush-Cheney Legacy | Megan Taylor: Web Journalist http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-389397 The Bush-Cheney Legacy | Megan Taylor: Web Journalist Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:41:51 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-389397 [...] section puts me in mind of Jeff Jarvis’ “Topic Theory.” Whether we can call topics the “building block of journalism,” topic pages are [...] [...] section puts me in mind of Jeff Jarvis’ “Topic Theory.” Whether we can call topics the “building block of journalism,” topic pages are [...]

]]> By: BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » A complete ecology of news http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-386453 BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » A complete ecology of news Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:26:06 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-386453 [...] I think forms a complete ecology of news. Neither should we assume the form of news (see this about moving past the article, and this about rethinking the [...] [...] I think forms a complete ecology of news. Neither should we assume the form of news (see this about moving past the article, and this about rethinking the [...]

]]> By: Is this the future of reporting the news online? « sean bradbury’s blog http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-386418 Is this the future of reporting the news online? « sean bradbury’s blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:32:08 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-386418 [...] it is not, he still deserves credit for having a vision and giving it a crack. As Jeff Jarvis has said, the future structure of reporting news online is intangible to us as the moment but “[w]e’ll [...] [...] it is not, he still deserves credit for having a vision and giving it a crack. As Jeff Jarvis has said, the future structure of reporting news online is intangible to us as the moment but “[w]e’ll [...]

]]> By: A scenario for news (Jeff Jarvis, Buzz Machine, 24/11/08) : Centro de Estudios de Medios http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-386072 A scenario for news (Jeff Jarvis, Buzz Machine, 24/11/08) : Centro de Estudios de Medios Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:35:38 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-386072 [...] News will find new forms past the article, which will include any media, wiki snapshots of knowledge, live reports, crowd reports, [...] [...] News will find new forms past the article, which will include any media, wiki snapshots of knowledge, live reports, crowd reports, [...]

]]> By: BuzzMachine » A scenario for news http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-386028 BuzzMachine » A scenario for news Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:49:15 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-386028 [...] News will find new forms past the article, which will include any media, wiki snapshots of knowledge, live reports, crowd reports, [...] [...] News will find new forms past the article, which will include any media, wiki snapshots of knowledge, live reports, crowd reports, [...]

]]> By: Danny Bloom http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-385886 Danny Bloom Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:33:01 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-385886 I still think it's the STORY, and always will be the STORY. We are a story-telling civilization, us humans, no? Of course, the definition of what a story is will change in future news outlets, but it will still the STORY that sets the agenda. I still think it’s the STORY, and always will be the STORY. We are a story-telling civilization, us humans, no? Of course, the definition of what a story is will change in future news outlets, but it will still the STORY that sets the agenda.

]]> By: Introducing Jeff Jarvis « Sucrimson’s Blog http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-385274 Introducing Jeff Jarvis « Sucrimson’s Blog Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:00:43 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-385274 [...] you’ll also want to read Jarvis on this idea The old building block of journalism — the article — is proving to be inadequate in the current [...] [...] you’ll also want to read Jarvis on this idea The old building block of journalism — the article — is proving to be inadequate in the current [...]

]]> By: October 2008’s most-clicked posts to the link list: Data scraping, design experts, copy editors, killing the article, local. - Joe Think http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-385186 October 2008’s most-clicked posts to the link list: Data scraping, design experts, copy editors, killing the article, local. - Joe Think Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:52:10 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-385186 [...] The building block of journalism is no longer the article: “The old building block of journalism — the article — is proving to be inadequate in the current onslaught of news. I’ll argue here that the new building block is the topic.” [...] [...] The building block of journalism is no longer the article: “The old building block of journalism — the article — is proving to be inadequate in the current onslaught of news. I’ll argue here that the new building block is the topic.” [...]

]]> By: The power of positive blogging http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-385112 The power of positive blogging Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:19:45 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-385112 [...] news filter, and to my mind at least, connects up with Jeff Jarvis’s recent admission that editors are necessary after all. (HT to Nick Holmes on that [...] [...] news filter, and to my mind at least, connects up with Jeff Jarvis’s recent admission that editors are necessary after all. (HT to Nick Holmes on that [...]

]]> By: hburgnews.com » Thank you, Harrisonburg http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-385062 hburgnews.com » Thank you, Harrisonburg Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:55:34 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-385062 [...] News blogging is a process, not a product. I agree with blogger Jeff Jarvis when he wrote, “The building block of journalism is no longer the article.” At least where news blogs [...] [...] News blogging is a process, not a product. I agree with blogger Jeff Jarvis when he wrote, “The building block of journalism is no longer the article.” At least where news blogs [...]

]]> By: In praise of editors : Binary Law http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-384767 In praise of editors : Binary Law Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:04:58 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-384767 [...] as we know it in Guardian Media Jeff Jarvis republishes the argument in his earlier blog post that The building block of journalism is no longer the article. Single posts, videos, Wikipedia entries or search results may be new building blocks of media, but [...] [...] as we know it in Guardian Media Jeff Jarvis republishes the argument in his earlier blog post that The building block of journalism is no longer the article. Single posts, videos, Wikipedia entries or search results may be new building blocks of media, but [...]

]]> By: La nueva unidad periodística « Blog de Rosa J.C. http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-384654 La nueva unidad periodística « Blog de Rosa J.C. Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:44:47 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-384654 [...] este post gracias Penúltimos Días (en mi lector de feeds la carpeta Cuba va antes que Periodismo). Tags: [...] [...] este post gracias Penúltimos Días (en mi lector de feeds la carpeta Cuba va antes que Periodismo). Tags: [...]

]]> By: ¿La nueva partícula fundamental del periodismo online? « Sextopiso http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-384624 ¿La nueva partícula fundamental del periodismo online? « Sextopiso Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:12:48 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-384624 [...] Vea aquí la interesante reflexión de Jarvis. [...] [...] Vea aquí la interesante reflexión de Jarvis. [...]

]]> By: Jeff Jarvis http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-384478 Jeff Jarvis Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:03:27 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-384478 An art? Oh, come now. An art? Oh, come now.

]]> By: Something old,something new, something borrowed… « Julia McWatt’s Weblog http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-384460 Something old,something new, something borrowed… « Julia McWatt’s Weblog Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:50:48 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-384460 [...] Jeff Jarvis similarly suggests that networked journalism can now be more collaborative with both amateurs and professionals working together. [...] [...] Jeff Jarvis similarly suggests that networked journalism can now be more collaborative with both amateurs and professionals working together. [...]

]]> By: Barbara Clark-Alexander http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/09/30/the-building-block-of-journalism-is-no-longer-the-article/#comment-384419 Barbara Clark-Alexander Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:38:11 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3817#comment-384419 Jeff, I do not agree with you on your 'topic' issue. Journalism is an art, not somebody deciding what to link together from who knows where. I can see you hiring non-journalism people to put together info. quickly, no matter how well it is written. We have come to learn that readers look forward to, and love the well written articles from the journalists we employ. This has been documented via a readership survey, and daily hits. Thank you, but I think the idea that eveything has to be instantaneous is ruining our lives and careers. Jeff, I do not agree with you on your ‘topic’ issue. Journalism is an art, not somebody deciding what to link together from who knows where. I can see you hiring non-journalism people to put together info. quickly, no matter how well it is written. We have come to learn that readers look forward to, and love the well written articles from the journalists we employ. This has been documented via a readership survey, and daily hits. Thank you, but I think the idea that eveything has to be instantaneous is ruining our lives and careers.

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