Monday, December 13, 2004
NICHOLAS, AGAINNicholas D. Kristof has done it again, using the power of the spoken word and video — and healthy doses of humour &mdash to make a serious point. And his latest op-ed piece Brother, Spare a Brigade?, an unauthorized attempt to get more troops from the "coalition of the willing, shows again that the NY TImes is working hard to meld newspaper journalism and new media. Kristof's three-part report (registration may be required; broadband is definitely needed) has him interviewing the leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania about their presence in Iraq, and then turning to people on the streets of Kiev, Riga and other cities to see how they feel about fighting in Iraq, which produces some of the funniest moments. He uses the humour to set up the third part of the report: his point that the U.S. needs to build stronger and broader coalitions to achieve such goals as spreading democracy. Another excellent piece, in both content and presentation. This is how new media can be done.
SOURCE: INTERACTIVE NARRATIVES |
A RAPID DROPA sharp, sudden decline in teen radio listeners is one of two recent posts about the changing world of radio from Todd Maffin at I Love Radio. The first: According to stats from Bridge Ratings Research Company, teen use of new media matched their use of radio in August and then surpassed it in September. (That's their chart above.) If you're a radio station, that can't be good news. The second points to Radio X-Factor's manifesto on podcasting and radio.
Many users report that they just plug their iPod into its cradle when they go to bed, they wake up the next morning and pick up the iPod on their way out the door, and then listen to their programs on the commute to work. Are you beginning to see the problem for radio?
Good stuff. Maffin continues to be a solid source for all things radio. |
NO DETAILS, BUT...Dan Gillmor, the influential reporter, author and blogger who is leaving the San Jose Mercury News for a new citizen-journalism gig (original post here), provides a little more about what he's up to in an interview with OhmyNews.
I'm both excited and terrified (laughter) and a little bit sad, because I'm leaving a wonderful, wonderful job, working with terrific people whom I trust and admire and respect. And I'm stepping out of a business that I love. I love newspapers. But I hope that whatever we do is something that at some level newspapers can use, once newspapers decide to take the step that I think is necessary -- which is to be part of this new world. I'm hoping we will have created something that they can say "Well, we can do stuff like that too." That's my goal, to do something that is useful not just for old media but for all of us. There's more to the interview, including Gillmor's thoughts about what's coming for newspapers - they will eventually disappear. Gillmor provides a background understanding of where he's at, without few detail on where he's going. It's still a helpful piece for those of us trying to figure out what's happening in media. I was struck by one of the photos accompanying the article that says a lot about what this new journalism is: it shows Gillmor being interviewed by OhmyNews founder Oh Yeon Ho and Jean K. Min. Min is taking his notes on a laptop, while Oh Yeon Ho is videotaping the interview.
SOURCE: EDITORSWEBLOG.ORG |
MORE WINNING PHOTOJOURNALISM
Here's a site to bookmark for when you've got some free time online: the winning photographs from the 2004 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. Lots of good images to admire and learn from. (Note: Clicking on the link to download a PDF will only get you the list of winners, not any of the images) |
Last update: 12/26/04; 7:03:54 AM .
