Date archive for September, 2009
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Should You Believe Everything You Read Just Because a Reporter Writes It?
It’s amazing how unused to receiving criticism reporters can be. Since writing about the future of journalism in Chicago this week, I’ve been inundated with comments from reporters telling me that I don’t have the right to share my opinion or voice dissent when it comes to reporters…because I’m not a journalist myself. In today’s video post I ask my audience, do you think you should believe everything you read just because a reporter writes it?
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The Day Michael Miner Killed Commentary
Last week, the Chicago Reader’s Michael Miner suggested journalism could be saved by forcing columnists to write only companion pieces for news articles written by reporters, in effect gutting the field of columneering to save someone else’s paycheck.
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Why the Sun-Times Deserves to Die
The Chicago Sun-Times deserves to die. Here’s why.
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Last Word (for Now) on C-BOM Blog Sustainability Meetup
On the last Saturday in August, I and two dozen other bloggers from across Chicago got together for the C-BOM: Community Blogging & Online Media meetup at the Tribune Tower in downtown Chicago. We arrived to discuss ways to make local blogging financially sustainable.
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On Chicagosphere: Why the Sun-Times Deserves to Die
On Chicagosphere I asked whether the Chicago Sun-Times union truly understands the endgame faced by their paper and journalism in general, calling out the Chicago Reader’s Michael Miner along the way for suggesting that columnists be forced to ditch commentary in favor of strict news analysis. There’s nothing I find more tiresome than yet another reporter throwing the rest of the world under the bus for the failings of their own field.
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Rosemary’s Maybes
Has the shock value of Rosemary’s Baby paled over time? Or do you just have to be Roman Catholic to be scared by its simplistic pseudo-religious themes?
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Columnists on Chris Kelly
For the past four days, columnists across Chicago have been opining at length on the death of former Blagojevich adviser and fundraiser Chris Kelly. Most have stretched hard to forge news out of speculation. But some have allowed the story to be as simple as, in all likelihood, it really is.
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Now on Sale: Social Media Management?
If your communications plan is not Internet based yet, it had better be soon. If you don’t believe having a social media presence is fundamental to contemporary success, you’d better re-examine your beliefs. And if you think you’re going to mobilize tomorrow’s supporters by half-hearted, cut-rate outreach attempts, think again.
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Chicago Online News: The Best of What’s Left
Last week’s sudden shut-down of Chitown Daily News means one fewer online source for independent community news about the Windy City. If you’re hoping to find a local online news site, here’s a look at the best of what’s left.
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All Hooked Up for No Place to Go
Three months almost to the day since the first wave of my technological migration, I’m proud to complete my transition to the modern age. Give or take a couple years.
