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Gene Patterson’s most famous column: ‘A Flower for the Graves’

Eugene Patterson — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:13:18 +0000

This column by Eugene Patterson, then editor of the Atlanta Constitution, was originally published in that paper on September 16, 1963 and was read aloud that night on the “CBS Evening News” with Walter Cronkite. Patterson died Jan. 12, 2013 … Read more

Why the “second-minute” story matters more than being first

Julie Moos — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:06:12 +0000

Why the “second-minute” story matters more online than breaking news:

Digital journalism is, at its heart, about attracting readers and earning their curiosity, not about being first. It is only practiced successfully when an online publication enjoys a unique identity … Read more

TEDxPoynterInstitute

Ellyn Angelotti — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:02:39 +0000

During these interactive one-day TEDx events, we tap into the minds of influential thought leaders from the broadest sections of the media industry. What makes these days unique is the variety of speakers at the intersection of technology and media. … Read more

Timeline of Philadelphia newspapers sale, from Knight Ridder through today

Julie Moos — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:35:27 +0000

Now that the current sale process is complete, the Philadelphia daily papers have their fifth owner in six years. Below is a detailed time line of events, with links to Poynter Online coverage on this sale and previous ownership transitions … Read more

St. Petersburg Times reporter tweets father’s wake, funeral

Mallary Jean Tenore — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:15:16 +0000

Here is a compilation of Ben Montgomery’s tweets from his father’s wake and funeral (related story):

Heading to Oklahoma to bury my father. Maybe I’ll live tweet this shit.

I wonder how many other people on my flight … Read more

Has Snyder’s lawsuit defanged City Paper’s Redskins coverage?

Jim Romenesko — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:30:12 +0000

TBD.com
That’s one of five questions Andrew Beaujon and Erik Wemple ask after studying Redskins owner Dan Snyder‘s lawsuit against Washington City Paper. Editor Michael Schaffer says: “We continue to write about the Redskins. This is America: The mayor … Read more

Buttry: Social media can help content, distribution & monetization

Damon Kiesow — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:58:29 +0000

Steve Buttry

Entrepreneurial journalists need to be focused on social media in every facet of their businesses, writes Steve Buttry.

Buttry, who is director of community engagement at TBD.com, highlights seven services (Twitter and YouTube make the list twice) … Read more

SEO is dead. Long live social media optimization!

Damon Kiesow — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:59:06 +0000

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Ben Elowitz, CEO of Web publisher Wetpaint, says that with the rise of social networks, search engine optimization will inevitably be replaced by social media optimization. SEO techniques such as “keywords, hacks, paid links, and technical engineering” worked well … Read more

News Organizations Publish WikiLeaks Documents With Caution, Innovation

Julie Moos — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:44:34 +0000

Elusive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is scheduled to appear in London on Monday with Daniel Ellsberg, best known for leaking the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times in 1971. The appearance follows the Friday release of about 400,000 … Read more

Juan Williams Case Confuses Objectivity with Fairness on Tendentious Television

James Naughton — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:39:55 +0000

When Spiro Agnew was compelled to resign the vice presidency after pleading no contest to tax evasion charges, I made the mistake of accepting an invitation to appear on David Susskind’s televised talk show. It was, I naively thought, … Read more