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5 qualities of innovative leaders in today’s media

Tom Rosenstiel — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:46:53 +0000

In “The Boys on the Bus,” Timothy Crouse’s fabled book about the press and the 1972 presidential campaign, Jim Naughton was the quiet and contemplative New York Times reporter who toiled alongside the outsized and flamboyant Johnny Apple.

After he … Read more

Why we need a better conversation about the future of journalism education

Tom Rosenstiel — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:20:21 +0000

Two New York writers exchanged misfire recently about journalism education, and almost all of it was misdirected. Then the conversation they started died with damning faint praise.

We should have that conversation, only a better one.

The brouhaha began when … Read more

New studies offer 5 ways publishers can capitalize on mobile trends now

Tom Rosenstiel — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:36:07 +0000

As Cory Bergman explored in a thoughtful piece here last month, mobile connectivity– people linked to the Web via smart phones and tablets — is poised to thoroughly disrupt news all over again.

News publishers must deeply understand the contours … Read more

The dangerous delusions of the White House press corps and the president

Tom Rosenstiel — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:29:46 +0000

The White House press corps became a story this week, which is almost always bad news.

In a piece entitled “Obama the puppet master,” Politico reported that the Obama Administration had put media manipulation “on steroids.” It was using social … Read more

The Next Journalism will be a service that helps build community

Tom Rosenstiel — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:36:40 +0000

This column, launching today, will be about where news media culture is heading. We are calling it The Next Journalism.

The subject matter will range widely. The search for new revenue to subsidize the mission of journalism will be part … Read more