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22 Dec 08
The Use of the Internet by America’s Largest Newspapers (2008 Edition)
If your newsroom needs context on the internetty things you'r edoing and how it compares to the internet at large, this would be useful.
12 Dec 08
Medill's News Mixer remixes story comments
Good write-up here of a good idea for article comments on news sites.
30 Jul 08
Derek Powazek - 10 Ways Newspapers Can Improve Comments
Good basics here.
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The other day Bob Garfield had a good kvetch about dumb comments on newspaper websites on his show, On The Media, and I posted my two cents, but I still don’t feel better. I think that’s because Bob’s partly right: comments do suck sometimes.
07 Jul 08
'Public' online spaces don't carry speech, rights - Yahoo! News
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Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative.
Say it on the Internet, and you'll find that free speech and other constitutional rights are anything but guaranteed.
MediaShift Idea Lab . Cheap, But Not Free | PBS
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So there's a wealth of social benefits that come along with citizen journalism. And it's hard work. And yes, it's cheaper than paying reporters. But not as cheap as you thought.
06 May 08
Bootstrapping a Niche Social Network - Bokardo
Newspaper-dot-coms have a built-in audience. A built-in audience is something just about every start-up would die for. What are newspapers doing to leverage all the niches that browse their sites? Not a whole lot.
About the article commenting system and strategy at philly.com
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Managing comments and other forms of online community isn't rocket science, but it always seems to flummox newspapers. Thousands of online sites have been running thriving, friendly, well-behaved communities for years, but newspapers seem allergic to the idea of letting readers have their say online—and almost invariably seem do it badly when they do allow reader interaction.
28 Feb 08
How online communities - and local media - might build "social capital"
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For more than half a century, newspaper readership has been declining - and so have a variety of other indicators of civic and community engagement, such as participation in PTA's, membership in bowling leagues and turnout on Election Day. Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam documented these changes in American society in an influential article and a best-selling book, "Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community." The book popularized the concept of "social capital," the idea that people's social relationships produce tangible benefits for their communities. "Bowling Alone" also offered some intriguing insights about the relationship between communities and journalism: the best predictor of community engagement, Putnam said, was newspaper readership.
01 Feb 08
Why newspaper sites will continue to struggle with reader participation
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Newsrooms need to develop an ownership attitude about participation on their web sites. Only then will the technology solutions really work. There is simply no substitute for real, sustained, dedicated participation in the conversation by editors and reporters. Without it, newspaper sites will continue to struggle to grow and retain audience.
30 Jan 08
Nieman Reports: Going Hyperlocal at the Chicago Tribune
Highlight Stats: TribLocal has 7 producer / journalists; more than 1,500 people have registered with them (that seems really, really low); pageviews have increased by double digits every month.
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Newspaper sales were surprisingly strong for our new product, and we found that publication of the paper drove up the page views on the Web sites significantly. This meant that more contributions from residents soon followed. When the school year got underway, local schools began to post stories. So did parents with children in youth sports, who sent photographs and game summaries. Village officials also started to use our site to get notices out to residents. And as we expected, public relations professionals and politicians also found the site useful and now post regularly. We treat their pieces as we would any other.
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