Comments on: Theory (of all things) Can Shed Light on Jarvis/Rosenbaum Dustup

By: Why change in the newsroom is so hard (Kristine Lowe, 24/12/08) : Centro de Estudios de Medios

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:11:32 +0000

[...] to be a bit of a change addict – which suited me just fine. But the reality is not that simple, and Carrie Lisa Brown really puts her finger on some of the dynamics at work (do check out the full post…: …The journalism blogosphere is full of frustrated rants about various ways in which [...]

By: Unrequired Reading {13.11.08}

Unrequired Reading {13.11.08} — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01:01 +0000

[...] Theory (of all things) Can Shed Light on Jarvis/Rosenbaum Dustup | changingnewsroom – "Newspapers are still putting out a print product every day, and the routines that make it possible for them to manage chaos and produce the daily miracle on dead trees each morning are notoriously hard to change partly just because they do WORK to make that possible. People who have built up power and status in a particular specialty are scared of change that calls the knowledge and experience that got them there irrelevant. Underlying assumptions about the importance of hierarchy and the relative prestige in print are still operating. Publishers shortsightedly cut resources. Most mainstream media journalists are working long hours just trying to stay afloat with a massively increased workload. [...]

By: Neil Baker

Neil Baker — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:53:40 +0000

Nice post. Great to see some rational thought applied to this spat, and the wider issue.