Comments on: Optimist to a fault http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/04/19/optimist-to-a-fault/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:21:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: suzen http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/04/19/optimist-to-a-fault/#comment-393395 suzen Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:51:02 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4570#comment-393395 I was "away" from writing for a decade (former newspaper columnist and free-lancer). I started up again just 5 months ago and had to immediately immerse myself in learning computers, blogging, how to submit to ebooks, ezines, the whole shebang --- and this from a totally non-techy, whiny, woman who didn't know how to cut and paste on this thing! Its time for ALL writers to dive in or die. I think your interview was as positively encouraging for writers to do this as it possibly could be. The changes they are acomin' and the wise will hop on the train or be left in the dust. I was “away” from writing for a decade (former newspaper columnist and free-lancer). I started up again just 5 months ago and had to immediately immerse myself in learning computers, blogging, how to submit to ebooks, ezines, the whole shebang — and this from a totally non-techy, whiny, woman who didn’t know how to cut and paste on this thing! Its time for ALL writers to dive in or die. I think your interview was as positively encouraging for writers to do this as it possibly could be. The changes they are acomin’ and the wise will hop on the train or be left in the dust.

]]> By: McCourtney http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/04/19/optimist-to-a-fault/#comment-393394 McCourtney Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:56:58 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4570#comment-393394 So what's your take on the future of cyber journalism in light of Senate bills #773 and # 778, Jeff? So what’s your take on the future of cyber journalism in light of Senate bills #773 and # 778, Jeff?

]]> By: Sandra Jakob - om journalistik, medier & bloggar » Blog Archive » Dagens bästa - 2009/04/20 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/04/19/optimist-to-a-fault/#comment-393392 Sandra Jakob - om journalistik, medier & bloggar » Blog Archive » Dagens bästa - 2009/04/20 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:25:58 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4570#comment-393392 [...] Optimist to a fault [...] [...] Optimist to a fault [...]

]]> By: Henk Blanken http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/04/19/optimist-to-a-fault/#comment-393390 Henk Blanken Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:25:56 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4570#comment-393390 Jeff, sure it's the right time for some optimism. You're quite right where you say this is a time of great opportunity's. Sure, there will be money to be earned by journalism. As long as it will be better stories better told (i.e. not yesterday's news being told by Reuters feed, but investigative stories told in a way that's unavoidable). One of my approaches in the Netherlands is that journalists could learn a lot by all the great storytelling that the New Journalism showed us twenty or more years ago. That's added value. The harshest question people will ask you, the one they ask me on this side of the Atlantic, is of course this one: show me the money, show me the easy money, make me feel safe for the rest of my carreer. The only honest answer anybody is: I cannot, there's no easy way out, just optimism. Jeff, sure it’s the right time for some optimism. You’re quite right where you say this is a time of great opportunity’s. Sure, there will be money to be earned by journalism. As long as it will be better stories better told (i.e. not yesterday’s news being told by Reuters feed, but investigative stories told in a way that’s unavoidable).

One of my approaches in the Netherlands is that journalists could learn a lot by all the great storytelling that the New Journalism showed us twenty or more years ago. That’s added value.

The harshest question people will ask you, the one they ask me on this side of the Atlantic, is of course this one: show me the money, show me the easy money, make me feel safe for the rest of my carreer. The only honest answer anybody is: I cannot, there’s no easy way out, just optimism.

]]> By: Jeff Jarvis http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/04/19/optimist-to-a-fault/#comment-393376 Jeff Jarvis Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:10:39 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4570#comment-393376 I'm always positive about the future of journalims. That just doesn't necessarilly equate with the future of newspapers. I’m always positive about the future of journalims. That just doesn’t necessarilly equate with the future of newspapers.

]]> By: Brandon Mendelson http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/04/19/optimist-to-a-fault/#comment-393374 Brandon Mendelson Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:51:37 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4570#comment-393374 Jeff, This is the first post I have read in a long time that is upbeat about the future of journalism. Thank you for it. Jeff,

This is the first post I have read in a long time that is upbeat about the future of journalism. Thank you for it.

]]> By: ZuDfunck http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/04/19/optimist-to-a-fault/#comment-393372 ZuDfunck Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:48:40 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=4570#comment-393372 I like the optimistic side, most appealing When I saw in my reader you had another post I thought, oh God! Whats he gonna rail on this time So it was refreshing to read a positive slant On an admittedly dire situation. Thanx I like the optimistic side, most appealing
When I saw in my reader you had another post
I thought, oh God!
Whats he gonna rail on this time
So it was refreshing to read a positive slant
On an admittedly dire situation.

Thanx

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