![]() |
||||||||||
New MediaTuesday Jun 30, 2009
What's Next In Citizen Journalism: 4 Questions For ProPublica's Amanda Michel
Amanda Michel, editor of distributed reporting at nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica.org, has helped shape the emerging world of citizen journalism with her work at The Huffington Post's Off The Bus project. Off The Bus became an integral part of the election season's news and helped break a number of important stories about the candidates and their campaigns. Now Michel is working on a project for ProPublica that tracks the stimulus money and where its being used and whether promises made by government officials hold water. FishbowlNY: Why did you decide to use citizen journalists for some of ProPublica's projects? Amanda Michel: We believe that the better the relationship we have with the public the better we can do our work. By working closely with your readers you can expand access to information. There are also ways in which you can serve the public. For example, you can show them to look at things critically or give them the tools to do that. Tuesday Jun 23, 2009
Get Your Resumes Ready, Nikki Finke's Looking To Hire NY-Based Reporter
But the far more interesting part of the deal's announcement -- to us in New York that is -- is that Finke plans to use this acquisition to expand her organization into a bicoastal affair. "Within the first 90 days, DHD will become bicoastal with the hiring of a New York City-based senior journalist who will report to Finke," the company said in a press release published on DHD. Let the speculation begin: Who will be Finke's East coast counterpart? HuffPo Launches New York Page
The new section, which launched yesterday with blog posts from with blog posts from Nora Ephron, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Frank Serpico and former Mayor Ed Koch, will be led by former New York Daily News reporter Dan Collins. It will also feature partnerships with more than one-dozen local outlets and employ HuffPo's Eyes & Ears citizen-reporting unit. Founder Arianna Huffington explained the new page in an introductory blog post: "New York has always held a special place in the heart of HuffPosters. It definitely has for me. It was the first place in America I lived in after moving here from London in 1980. And the majority of the HuffPost team is based in New York, working out of our offices in SoHo. But whether you live in New York or not -- New York is part of our national collective consciousness...HuffPost New York features our curated selection of the best New York news coverage, plus a collection of bloggers -- some familiar faces you know, some we're excited to introduce you to -- who are eager to share their takes on everything from local politics to the city's fashion, food, entertainment, real estate, sports teams, and business trends." Monday Jun 15, 2009
Observer Picks Up Majority Stake In Webby Winner Very Short List
News of the deal broke this weekend, with Gawker reporting that the entire VSL staff had been laid off. A press release distributed today did not touch on any staff cutbacks, but did mention that founders Kurt Andersen and Michael Jackson "will continue to remain involved" in the joint venture that is now The Observer's Very Short List. Full release after the jump What's Next In Blogs: 4 Questions For "Bloggers On The Bus" Author Eric Boehlert
This week, we decided to talk blogs with author Eric Boehlert. Set against the backdrop of the 2008 presidential election, Boehlert's new book, "Bloggers On The Bus -- How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press," discusses how the liberal blogosphere affects political candidates and campaigns. He told us about how the relationship between newspapers and blogs are changing with the death of newspapers and what conservative bloggers have to do to keep up with successful liberal blogs like the Huffington Post. FBNY: What do you think about the relationship between traditional media and blogs? Eric Boehlert: I think it's painful to see the newspapers in a downward spiral because I think blogs do the best when they augment the traditional press. The blogosphere sort of lives alongside traditional media and helps fill in the gaps. Blogs help keep the press accountable and raise issues that the traditional media is overlooking or forgetting. They can be a watchdog while having their own original content and analysis. It makes me nervous when people say we don't need newspapers. In a perfect world, newspapers and blogs would live alongside each other. Friday Jun 12, 2009
New NYMag.com Feature Product Of New Media DealsAt last week's Mediabistro Circus, Magnify.net CEO Steve Rosenbaum and NYMag.com GM Michael Silberman discussed the kind of multi-platform deals that media companies are seeking out in order to be competitive. In today's digital world, many of these deals involve new media concepts like video integration. Now you can check out the fruit of a deal between Rosenbaum and Silberman: NYMag.com's video player. The videos on the Web site include original content produced by staffers at New York magazine and its Web site, as well as videos snagged from other sources that would be of interest to NYMag.com visitors, like a clip of Jimmy Fallon interviewing Mark-Paul Gosselaar in character as Zack Morris or Jason Jones' "Daily Show" piece about The New York Times. Our favorites are Tim Murphy's man on the street videos. Check out his clip about the opening of High Line. It's definitely not substandard. Tuesday Jun 09, 2009
Internet Advertising Numbers Not Promising
According to the Internet Advertising Revenue Report commissioned by the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Internet advertising dropped 5 percent to $5.5 billion during the first quarter of this year, compared to the same quarter last year. This hints at the fact that -- as many have predicted -- advertising simply cannot sustain newspapers and magazines, even if they go digital only. But although the online ad revenue drop is unfortunate, its nothing compared to total ad revenues for U.S. papers in particular, which shrunk 28.3 percent during the first quarter of the year, down to $6.6 billion from $9.2 billion during the same period last year. Newspapers' online advertising revenue was also down. On the other hand, All Things Digital's Peter Kafka reported that big congloms Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson have beefed up their online ad buys during the first three months of the year -- they are now spending 4 percent of their ad budget on banner ads. The question then becomes, are P&G and J&G seeing a return on their investment? If so, maybe other corporations will get in the Internet ad spending spirit. Let's turn this recession around! Wednesday Jun 03, 2009
The Best Mags On Twitter
Topping the list are Wired (@Wired) and Good magazine (@GOODfeed), with favorite Tweets such as "Q: How many helium balloons would it take to lift a house? A: http://is.gd/Jht5" (from Wired) and "You Stay Classy, G. Gordon Liddy http://ow.ly/aqiw" (that's a recent Good Tweet). Smaller pubs like beer magazine Draft (@draftmag) -- home to FishbowlNY contributor Noah Davis -- indie music magazine Under The Radar (@Under_Radar_Mag), and hip hop/electronica publication Urb ( Please hold while we update our Twitter feed. Wednesday May 20, 2009
Webutante Ball Coming To Internet Week
Friday May 15, 2009
New York Times Tops Technorati Attention Index
YouTube is number one on the list (although we agree with BayNewser that the classification of that site as "mainstream media" is a bit of a stretch) and The New York Times's site is number two. Another New York-based paper, The Wall Street Journal ranks number four. The top five is rounded out by guardian.co.uk at #3 and The Washington Post at #5. There are lots of other New York-based news outlets on the list, including FOX News (#12), Time (#16) and The New York Daily News (#19). The full list, and their "attention numbers," after the jump PreviouslyHuffington Post Puts Internship Up For Sale Ask.com CEO Steps Down, Kiplinger.com Names Managing Editor The Stimulist Puts Another Nail In Snark's Coffin Online Women's Mag Double X Launches San Francisco, We've Got You Covered Personal WiFi Comes to a Pocket Near You DailyCandy's Levy: CEO's Exit Won't Stop Growth The Daily Beast Scoops the New York Post Curbed Publisher Crafton to Sports Enthusiast Media Ex-Star-Ledger Employees Start Local News Site Boston Police Search for 'Craigslist Killer' Online Laid-Off Newspaper Reporters Flock to Online Startups, Profits Still Elusive Choire Sicha Happily Unaware of TheAwl.com's Traffic Talking Social Media, Non-Profits, and New York Internet Week! Should The New York Times Go Online-Only? The Future of Newspapers Arrives Online in Seattle How Much Are Your Social Media Connections Worth? Remember That Time the Internet Broke? Fashionista.com Editor Departs Abrams: 'I Have Not Offered the Job to Anyone' Which Digital CEO Was Worth His/Her Salary? Twitter Smashes Fourth Wall... Again Technorati Now Ordering MSM, Too Traffic to Newspaper Web Sites Up 11 Percent Movieline Taps Defamer Writers For Spring Relaunch MPA Announces Digital Award Nominees CJR Seeks to Solve Magazines' Online Problem Wall Street Journal Expands Web Site into Europe and Asia The Onion Sports Network Now at Least as Pretty as ESPN TheWeek.com Bolsters its Columnist Roster Financial Times Comes to Your Mobile Phone Barrons.com Shows Editors the Money Google Search Not Killing the Environment Google Separates Further From Search Competitors Former ElleGirls Launch I Heart Daily for Teen Girls Online Advertising Revenue Still Not the Answer Today in Web Site Redesigns: GardenAndGun.com Today in Web Site Redesigns: CJR.org Consumerist for Sale, Valleywag Now Part of Gawker Bell Tolls for CNet Music Site Today in Web Site Redesigns: Financial Times Huffington Post Just Keeps Growing Gawker Biting the Hand That Feeds? Choire Sicha Declined Freelance Offer From 'Zombie Radar' Facebook Begging People To Advertise Today in Web Site Launches: WNBC AMI's RadarOnline An Ad-Free Ghost Town Today in Web Site Redesigns: Tango Becomes YourTango Inconsistencies in NYT.com's Linking Policies? New York Times Launching Online HD Video Channel Wired Wants Gawker Stalker 2.0 Hulu Kicking Ass, Taking Names Friendster's Continued Push for Relevance: Blogs! Google Will Do Everything But Vote for You Pot (Gawker) Calls Kettle (Drudge Report) Black Britney Spears, Dave Matthews and MC Hammer Embrace Twitter Internet Publishing Pissing Match: Gawker Vs. the Huffington Post Google Basically Just Minting Money Today in Web Site Redesigns: Maxim.com New York's Priorities: First, Project Runway, Then the Election Departing Mansueto Pres Taking Social Publishing Start Up 'Out of Stealth Mode' Maybe Internet Advertising Won't Save Newspapers InStyle.com Executive Director Leaving for MSLO RealClearPolitics.com Proves Independence Sells Either We're Panicking or We're Not Is the Daily Intel Influencing The New York Times? Stardoll Magazine: Because Girls Needed More Fashion Advice Netflix: The Future of Online Video? Separated at Birth: Philly Daily News and The Daily Beast Logos Nerve.com Editor Leaves for The Daily Beast WashingtonPost.com: If You Stream it, They Will Come Do Radar's Readers Know How to Email? You Spin Me Right Round, Baby Right Round (to .com EIC) One More Reason to Love the New York Post Sarah Palin's Pretend (We Hope) Facebook Profile The Slow Maturation of Facebook Continues Nerve.com Needs a New Editor-in-Chief, Features Editor Facebook Where Narcissism Goes to Thrive Pandora Lives to Sing Another Day Internet: You Need a Computer and a Phone, and Suddenly You're Part of a New Mesh of People What's for Dinner? Hearst's Online Food Portal, Of Course |
|
|||||||||
|
Legal Notices, Licensing, Reprints, Permissions, Privacy Policy.
|