Comments on: Helping others do journalism http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/03/17/helping-others-do-journalism/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ¿Será el medio el mensaje? « Cinemamaniac’s Blog http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/03/17/helping-others-do-journalism/#comment-392373 ¿Será el medio el mensaje? « Cinemamaniac’s Blog Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:07:16 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4399#comment-392373 [...] a los profesionales del campo es que la iniciativa de cambio no a partido de ellos, sino de las nuevas necesidades y deseos de los usuarios a los que la noticia de que la tecnología se desarrolla más rápido que los contenidos parece [...] [...] a los profesionales del campo es que la iniciativa de cambio no a partido de ellos, sino de las nuevas necesidades y deseos de los usuarios a los que la noticia de que la tecnología se desarrolla más rápido que los contenidos parece [...]

]]> By: John McLeod http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/03/17/helping-others-do-journalism/#comment-392065 John McLeod Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:50:28 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4399#comment-392065 I submit that "specialized" is another way to be "local." We had been modestly successful stubbornly covering two narrow stores (SW US urban housing stats and GSE mortgage finance) for a couple of years, although unlike a locality, the original stories have sort of evaporated lately. IIRC "stringers" used to be amateurs who would go into action if a national / international story popped up locally. Any chance that model could be relevant to the localized web organization? I submit that “specialized” is another way to be “local.” We had been modestly successful stubbornly covering two narrow stores (SW US urban housing stats and GSE mortgage finance) for a couple of years, although unlike a locality, the original stories have sort of evaporated lately.

IIRC “stringers” used to be amateurs who would go into action if a national / international story popped up locally. Any chance that model could be relevant to the localized web organization?

]]> By: Mirek Kowalski http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/03/17/helping-others-do-journalism/#comment-391882 Mirek Kowalski Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:29:28 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4399#comment-391882 So am I. This is exactly what we've had in mind starting 1 year ago the network of 10 sites for biggest polish cities, where hired staff helped CtJ covering their neighborhood. And the result is...1 million UU in January:-) So am I. This is exactly what we’ve had in mind starting 1 year ago the network of 10 sites for biggest polish cities, where hired staff helped CtJ covering their neighborhood. And the result is…1 million UU in January:-)

]]> By: Tanya Clark http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/03/17/helping-others-do-journalism/#comment-391875 Tanya Clark Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:48:53 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4399#comment-391875 I couldn't agree more. The current structure for newspapers is dead. There is no money to be made (except for a handful of fierce competitors) covering the globe or regions. Hence, there is no money to support honest journalism in the guise that has existed for the last handful of decades. There is money to be made connecting individuals in small areas to goods and services and community news. I can't believe it has taken this long for the media to reach this realisation. Many, incredibly, are still resisting. It is only this year really that tide has substantially turned and significant numbers in the journalism field are really trying to turn their minds to creating a structure that can provide financial support for honest, independent journalism. It is a hard ask, indeed. Today's journalists may not be suited to the task (for all sorts of reasons). But, it needs to be done. I couldn’t agree more. The current structure for newspapers is dead. There is no money to be made (except for a handful of fierce competitors) covering the globe or regions. Hence, there is no money to support honest journalism in the guise that has existed for the last handful of decades.
There is money to be made connecting individuals in small areas to goods and services and community news.
I can’t believe it has taken this long for the media to reach this realisation. Many, incredibly, are still resisting.
It is only this year really that tide has substantially turned and significant numbers in the journalism field are really trying to turn their minds to creating a structure that can provide financial support for honest, independent journalism.
It is a hard ask, indeed. Today’s journalists may not be suited to the task (for all sorts of reasons). But, it needs to be done.

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