Although smaller newspapers are doing much better financially than big metro dailies, increasing broadband penetration and the steady expansion of Craigslist mean that they should not be complacent about innovation.
Entries from August 2009
August 20, 2009
I Fed The Trolls: Trying (and Failing) to Elevate the Dialogue
Don’t feed the trolls!
That’s what everybody tells me. There’s no point, and next thing you know, they’ll be in front of your house with an AK-47. And I know they are right. But I leave comments on stories anyway, sometimes, even when I know that I’m not going to change any minds. Why do I [...]
August 19, 2009
Unharnessed from daily print routine, can you build a more relevant site?
Christian Science Monitor Editor John Yemma tells educators at AEJMC that being unharnessed from daily print routines has made the Web site more relevant, garnering higher traffic.
August 13, 2009
Teaching Journalism Students to Be Entrepreneurs
Lisa Williams and Dan Gillmor offer advice at AEJMC on how to teach entrepreneurship to journalism students. Among the highlights: Practice a concise, clear, compelling pitch for your idea & start by identifying a need or a void you can fill.
August 12, 2009
For Journalists, Entrepreneurship Is Like Chasing the Story
Eric Newton of the Knight Foundation speaks at AEJMC conference in Boston about entrepreneurship and journalism.
