Back from a long hiatus
So it’s been a while, but I’ve got a full plate of posts that I’m working on for this spring.
Here’s what you can expect in the coming weeks: Why we need to start thinking about technology as journalism; the state of magazines in Oregon (a.k.a The Oregon Magazine Deathwatch); what we can learn from stupid Internet users; and nonfiction on the youngest member of the Lincoln assassination plot.
Additionally, this Thursday I’ll speaking at the CASE regional conference in…
Oregon Understory
Twitter in the newsroom: hate it, love it — why we can’t shut up about it»
In this episode of Oregon Understory, I interview reporters, editors and anchors in Oregon, Washington and California about that much-critiqued social media tool: Twitter.
Stop rolling your eyes — this is more than just a Twitter love fest. We talk about why journalists aren’t using it, why it’s changing how the PR industry views reporters and why it really doesn’t matter if Twitter blows up and disappears in the next few months.
On this week’s show [...]
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Nonfiction Articles
Empty: The story of a boat, an abandoned town and $17 million worth of pot, pt. 2»
Night is falling. The tugboat towing the Saja is slowing down. They’re 22 miles up the Columbia River, and in the dim light the crew can see a forest of pilings sticking out of the water on the south shore. This is a ghost town. This is Bradwood Landing.[...]
Journalism
We Made The Media: What went right — and wrong»
We Make The Media was an intense day. As one of the sub organizers who spent the last few months helping Ron Buel and a core group of people create the event, it was both thrilling and heartbreaking to see how it played out.
Over the course of the day about 50 percent of attendees left and didn’t come back. Many that I talked to said they didn’t see value in simply discussing the problems of the industry. Several people told me they felt like the day was an attempt by OPB…
Digital Journalism Camp
Updated: Digital Journalism Camp has a schedule»
I’m posting this a little belatedly. Ok, really belatedly. Over at the conference site I have a schedule for Aug. 1, as well as list of a few of the presenters, panelists and moderators.
I just added Carolynn Duncan, founder of the startup incubator Portland 10 to the list. Her presentation is called “Square peg, wrong hole: Why your news product doesn’t meet consumers’ needs” [...]