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September 26, 2009

RT @mashable: HOW TO: Launch Your Own Indie Journalism Site

Kent Brockman

Earlier this month, I recast varying viewpoints pertaining to the disconnect between newspapers and their readers, the much-discussed "death" of mainstream media and an increased trend in journalists staking their claim in seed funding.

Mashable recently highlighted Editors Unleashed, a website devoted to wannabe indie publishers that feel the itch of entrepreneurism when their former desk assignment is eliminated or, in the case of Conde Nast's Portfolio, their entire news op goes the way of FuckedCompany.com.  These aspiring Arianna Huffingtons go for broke, learning the ins and outs of starting a business and staying afloat, all the while bracing for the roller coaster ride that is adapting to the social media news cycle (read: five minutes ago).

Former journos from Forbes (who I don't believe was ready for all the attention) on down are offering first-hand tips on taking their tickler files to the streets.  Perhaps this will help "real" stringers to restore order to the Wild West that can often times be citizen journalism.

Also worth noting: the site favors WordPress as the CMS of choice.  Django is worth a look as well, but for an old WordPress coot like me, that was welcome news.

Filed under  //   computer assisted reporting   django   entrepreneur   journalism   newspapers   small business   social media   startups   wordpress  

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September 17, 2009

RT @techdirt: The cognitive mismatch between newspaper execs and newspaper readers

It's frightening to think that editors and publishers actually think that readers would switch to dead trees if yourfavoritenewspaper.com suddenly vanished, or at least started charging for content.  API's numbers unremarkably show otherwise:

With so much alt media in the wild, I can only chalk this up to the death throes of the old guard facing the new.

Print journalism isn't a complete goner--yet.  Nor are micropayments a messiah.  Still, it's hard to fathom why the gray beards can't get with the times.  They've had well over a decade to refigure revenue.  The Journal never once complained.  Politico thrived.  I'll go so far as to credit Arianna Huffington, and I can't stand Arianna Huffington.

Look, I don't care how I get my news.  Just give it to me good and plenty.  I'd even pay for microfiche.

Filed under  //   business   free markets   journalism   media   microfiche   micropayments   news   newspapers   print   reality  

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