Polymath's Guide to News and Ideas
Time Spent Watching Video Jumps 40% in One Year
NEWTEEVEE :One way to think about online video is to consider how big a chunk it takes out of our daily lives. The amount of time U.S... READ MORE
My hopes for journalists in the future
SAVE THE MEDIA :Well, it’s 2009. So it’s time for some introspection. After much thought, I’ve come up with this list of my hopes for journalists — including me — in the coming year... READ MORE
Why Pro Sports Need Newspapers
BLOG MAVERICK :Pro sports, every single league, from the NFL to NBA to MLB to MLS to NHL need newspapers. This need exists because of what internet sports reporting has become, and how LOCAL team fans have evolved to use the net... READ MORE
Journos may not get inaugural spots
POLITICO.COM: BLOG :Inaugural planners warned the public Monday to be prepared for massive crowds, long delays and the closure of bridges and Metro stations on Jan. 20... READ MORE
Here Comes 2008’s Most Influential Writing About Media
JOHN BRACKEN :I recently asked, via this blog, LinkedIn and Twitter, for thoughts on the year’s most influential books, articles and blog posts... READ MORE
A Chill on 'The Guardian'
THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS :Among all the postmortems that will inevitably follow the dramatic implosion of the global financial system, there will doubtless be one on how it was covered in the press... READ MORE
Opinion pays its own way
WWW.ROCKYMOUNTAINNEWS.COM :Do you like reading Op-Eds? You may be reading more of them in the news sections of the papers, thanks to the changing economics of journalism... READ MORE
New York Times Kills Times File, Launches New Local Site
WIRED: EPICENTER :The New York Times has killed off its member bookmarking service, Times File, and launched a new beta site named Represent that allows locals to track New York politicians... READ MORE
Big Changes for Big Papers: In 2008 The Web Changed the Media For Good
READ/WRITEWEB NEWS : Use of the internet by the top 100 US newspapers changed radically in 2008, according to the annual report of the industry released today by analysts The Bivings Group... READ MORE
A danger to journalism
BUZZMACHINE :Links are the bloodstream of the web, carrying its oxygen. Links are how original journalism will get audience, traffic, branding, attention, credit, and monetization... READ MORE