http://importance.corante.com/ en-us ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu 2005-07-04T10:54:33-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/04/experiments_in_newspaperblog_hybrids.php The New York Times has a good summary of the many changes that are ongoing and coming up at the News & Record daily newspaper (Why Newspapers Are Betting on Audience Participation). In this world, "Get me rewrite" will in... 6283@http://importance.corante.com/ Blogging and Journalism 2005-07-04T10:54:33-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/29/time_magazine_then_and_now.php CJR Daily has a telling look at traditional journalism then and now (Abe Lincoln, a Terrorist in Training and, Yes, Jennifer Wilbanks):In the dog days of summer, newsmags are wont to turn to old news -- sometimes 140-year-old news. Time... 6247@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-29T10:12:35-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/25/wkrntv_gets_it_they_really_get_it.php Lostremote is reporting from Gnomedex about the future of media and Terry Heaton talks about what WKRN in Nashville is doing (The WKRN-TV 'Breakthrough'). Read the whole thing, but this really caught my attention:On July 17th, WKRN's chief photographer will... 6222@http://importance.corante.com/ Blogging and Journalism 2005-06-25T20:21:39-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/25/openx2_letter_to_the_editors_of_the_la_times_on_wikitorials.php Ross Mayfield is sending an open letter to Michael Kinsley and the other editors of the LA Times tomorrow (Open Letter on Wikitorials). Bonus: the letter is open in more than one way. It will be published to the world... 6221@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-25T16:32:54-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/24/give_michael_kinsley_your_answers.php Radio Open Source will be interviewing LA Times Editorial and Opinion Editor Michael Kinsley this coming Wednesday, June 29 (Wikitorials). Among the topics, natch, will be wikitorials and Radio Open Source is soliciting your answers (what is this, Jeopardy! or... 6204@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-24T21:10:42-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/22/a_handful_of_wikitorial_posts.php 6172@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-22T18:01:18-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/22/a_loss_of_order.php Terry Heaton has another great essay on his Donata Communications website about the future of news journalism (TV News in a Postmodern World).There is one group who could slow this down, of course. They are the keepers of the status... 6168@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-22T09:45:13-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/21/sf_gate_starts_culture_blog.php Citizen Paine notes that the SF Gate has started a 'Culture Blog' (SFGate Launches 'Culture Blog' ... No Comment(s) ... Yet). The mission for the blog? Culture Blog: The Skew on Arts and Culture from Inside 5th & Mission:Written by... 6139@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-21T07:17:46-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/20/wikitorial_post_mortem.php The LA Times's 'wikitorial' experiment lasted but a few short hours. It was launched Friday morning (LA Times Wikitorial Experiment Begins). Was quite active for about two days (LA Times Wikitorials - One Day Later). And then was shut down... 6137@http://importance.corante.com/ Blogging and Journalism 2005-06-20T23:36:03-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/19/la_times_wikitorial_has_left_the_building_for_now.php So I decided to see how the LA Times' "wikitorial" experiment was going this morning, but currently the only thing on the website is: "The Los Angeles Times Wiki is currently closed" (LAT Wiki). Vandalism perhaps? System maintenance? It would... 6101@http://importance.corante.com/ Journalism 2005-06-19T06:21:33-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/18/la_times_wikitorials_one_day_later.php Well, its has been more that 24 hours since the LA Times Wikitorial went live. Has it been a success? The answer is a resounding "Yes!" That is, if you're interested in left-wing banalities. The editorial has forked, as I... 6099@http://importance.corante.com/ Blogging and Journalism 2005-06-18T11:07:12-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/17/more_on_wikitorials.php Citizen Paine has a few more thoughts about the LA Times' wikitorial (LA Times Launches the Wikitorial and A Different Take on the LA Times 'Wikitorial'). So far, the experiment is pretty chaotic with edits coming at a fast and... 6093@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-17T11:08:03-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/17/la_times_wikitorial_experiment_begins.php The LA Times "wikitorial" experiment has begun (Welcome to the LA Times Wikitorial Page).This is an experiment in using wiki, a relatively new form of Internet interactivity, to bring readers into the process of forming and expressing editorial opinions. "Public... 6089@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-17T08:50:14-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/13/forbescom_doing_very_well_under_free_model.php AdAge (reg. req.) notes that Forbes.com is thriving under a free on the internet model (Forbes.com's Internet Audience-Building Secret and How it Outdistanced NYTimes.com and WSJ.com).“Responding to an audience question about when Forbes.com will surpass the print edition in terms... 6026@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-13T08:26:32-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/13/more_on_the_la_times_wikitorial.php Last night I expressed my doubts about the LA Times new concept of wiki-fied editorials or "wikitorials" (Wikitorials: A Dubious Idea from the LA Times). I'm not saying they won't work, only that I have my doubts. Seems I'm not... 6023@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-13T07:19:13-08:00