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Re: Cafe Scientifique: Season Closer

digidave — Thu, 25 May 2006 14:42:10 -0000

Does anyone know the info on the NY cafe scientifique, I'd love to go but we don't have any information yet.

Please let me know Dcohn1 AT gmail DOT com

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Re: How About a Web 2.0 Newspaper

digidave — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 02:12:27 -0000

Actually, I think you are spot on. The moaning article that I wrote was about pricesly that. Newspapers aren't innovative and they should be. They have unmatched content: no matter how good a blogger is, they can't compete with a profesional reporter that dedicates their life, day in-and-out, to writing a complete story.

The only reason newspapers are down and out is because they lack innovation.

I wonder who will have the guys to "bite the bullet" first.

Re: Digg Does The Acquisition Dance With News Corp.

digidave — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:18:53 -0000

I don't believe this for a second. Not to say I'm shocked. I really mean... I don't beieve this story. It's according to "multiple sources close to the negotiations."

Doesn't do it for me. I think this was sensational writing to get to the front page of digg.

From what I understand Digg is actually in the middle of putting out more features.

Re: Little big man

digidave — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:03:54 -0000

I have frequently had my problems with TechCrunch -- it relies too much on rumors and whispers that often don't pan out. I distinctly recall my BS meter ringing when Arrington reported on talks of Murdoch buying Digg.

from his comment above it sounds like Arrington vs. the Times et. al goes back a bit.

Too bad -- it seems like an admission right there that he has a chip about the Times and it changed the way he covered the social bookmarking addition they made.

Re: It has always been us

digidave — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:49:17 -0000

I had a chance to interview Time Magazine's number 2 editor. I asked him about this. His response -- "I think that this year it reached critical mass because of the rise of sites like YouTube that really took hold. Wikipedia had been around, but this is the year that people really started to understand this new wave of media, what does it mean and how it unfolds...."

More here

Re: Mapping New Yorkers' [Lack of] Health Care

digidave — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:16:41 -0000

Josh
This is a great example of something I'm very interested in -- the use of map mashups to visually demonstrate what is really going on in the world.

What I think has the most potential is opening these types of maps to the crowd to do networked journalism: Examples of this.

Thanks for pointing this one out to me.

Re: Note to journalism schools: give us new heroes

digidave — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:30:06 -0000

Martin -- thanks for your confidence and compliment.

This entire thread of links and comments is right on the noise -- journalism students need new heros.

Your example of Adam Penenberg is perfect. He was a hero to me, especially because he had a column at Wired News when I was an intern there.

I think I got lucky in the draw -- I was intrigued by journalism, the idea of engaging in the national conversation, but I am also, for lack of a better word -- a geek.

In addition to Woodward, Bernstein and other journalists, I look up to Craig Newmark, Jimmy Wales and other geek idols. They inspire me to go beyond research, reporting etc (all the irreplaceable fundamentals) to question the modes, mediums and practices of journalism.

Re: Note to journalism schools: give us new heroes

digidave — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:51:45 -0000

Don't you hate when you make a comment, read it over and realize you made a word slip. I meant "this entire thread of links and comments is right on the nose."

Eh... it happens...and a little humility never hurt.

Re: Does anyone pay attention anymore?

digidave — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:05:27 -0000

I actually decided to write about this very same phenomena last week in two blog posts at my personal blog. I decided to give it a name. Internet Multitasking Syndrome. The main post actually looks at how we read the news in an age of Internet distractions.

"Hello, my name is David and I suffer from IMS"

"Hi David."

"It all began when....err.... gotta go, someone is IMing me.

Re: Blogging vs journalism, yet again

digidave — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:33:07 -0000

Wow. Great post Martin. I particularly like your thoughts on the role that social bookmarking sites will play (those people become trusted sources of under-reported news) and the future of networked journalism.

But overall -- this hits it right on the head. The debate is not only over. In many ways it never existed: "Blogs are just a publishing technology, which can be used for distributing any type of content, including journalism. Some bloggers are journalists..."

Re: Wired on Drugs, or adopting a foreign language?: Assignment Zero

digidave — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:27:05 -0000

Hey Duncan
Thought I'd chime in too. Jay certainly does have a way with words. You have to remember this project is the culmination of the last 15 or so years of his career as an academic/media critic. Imagine trying to cram in a Ph.D thesis into one 2,000 words.

But that article aside -- Assignment Zero (of which I'm a part), has a lot of potential. It is not just another wiki. It's a collaboration between professional journalists and citizen journalists.

Think of it this way. People complain that readers aren't engaged in the news anymore. Well, what better way to engage them than to make them part of the process.

So Assignment Zero will have radically transparent editorial meetings. The direction of the story will be determined by the crowd, but it will be brought home by professional journalists and writers. The New York Times head office is still closed to the public. We have no idea what will hit the front pages tomorrow until it arrives on our doorstep.

Assignment Zero, however, gives people a chance to become informed while the news is happening. The newsroom is open.

Re: “He sure likes to eat”

digidave — Sun, 20 May 2007 01:35:01 -0000

The second day of Personal Democracy Forum was an unconfernece. Wish you had been there.

You were hillarious in your panel by the way.

Re: (J)journalist/(P)programmer

digidave — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:14:10 -0000

Nigel
Funny -- the tagline to my blog is "jake of all trades, master of none" -- I use it to be fascitious of course.

Bottom line: Journalists, whether they use video, audio, php or whatever are always doing one thing: exchanging information by telling stories.

While Megan is right to point me out as being on one side of the debate -- in the end, if a journalist can tell a story with code -- they should. I'm not trying to say we should hand over the narrative for database coding every day. But there are times when a story can be told better by using different tools.

The question is: can they learn those tools? If they can -- they need to keep in mind WHY they are learning those tools. If they do -- I don't think it's a matter of being a jake of all trades, master of none -- they are a jake of all tools -- and they use those tools effectively to tell better stories. Just my two cents.

Re: A meeting on networked journalism

digidave — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:27:24 -0000

Thanks. Keep em coming. I will look into everything!

Re: 10 Reasons There's a Bright Future for Journalism

digidave — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:31:32 -0000

Great post.

I have been focusing most of my attention on numbers four and five (having worked on NewAssignment.Net). Right now it still feels like the wild west -- lots of uncharted territory and possibilities.

But this just creates a general atmosphere of excitement. One can be a journalist and an entrepreneur (as Bryan Murley points out above).

Re: Flock Version 0.9 Focuses on Social Media Discovery

digidave — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:14:45 -0000

Wow. This browswer looks chock full of features that I'd want to use. Good find.

Can't wait to see when the 1.0 version comes out.

But I do have to agree with the comment above: It's hard to leave FireFox. Still -- sometimes I'm on the web strictly for some time with social news sites -- perhaps Flock is more of a speciality, once in a while, browser.

Re: A "citizen journalism" trifecta of failure

digidave — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:57:41 -0000

It was an interesting day in citizen journalism. A confluence of forces -- excellent wrap up.

I wrote a little about my experinece at AZ on my blog , but Tish Grier did a much more thorough job:

http://spap-oop.blogspot.co...

Re: http://www.techipedia.com/2007/social-media-impacts-journalism/

digidave — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:12:02 -0000

Yup.

A few thoughts that I've had since I started digging in 2005.

A Columbia Journalism Review article I wrote about it: Digg This and on my personal blog Social News Sites -- an Act of Journalism?.

Fact is - social news sites aren't going away -- and they change the manner in which information is exchanged online -- it speeds the process up just that much more. Journalists are already dragging their legs trying to catch up.

Re: Their debate

digidave — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:58:00 -0000

Didn't want it to be... but sorta figured it was going to be a closed debate in an open debate's clothing.

Re: Netscape Closing Down Social News Site?

digidave — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:26:13 -0000

TechCrunch has a history of bad reportin/rumor spreading. Sometimes I think they have a dart board of companies and another dartboard of adjectives --- throw a few darts and bamn! You got yourself a headline.

Re: New Media Meets Campus Media

digidave — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:00:03 -0000

I'd like to echo Steve Yelvington's point: The mantra is that we aren't gatekeepers anymore -- but then what are we? Community managers, facilitators, moderators, guides and more. That is a skill set that is not being taught in journalism schools -- yet every Web 2.0/community website needs a person who is both media savvy and people/community savvy. Journalists are actually a natural fit for it -- if we start to recognize that this is an important and worthy role for us to play.
Journalism schools are still catching up to the idea that students need to learn to upload stories to the web, photo and video -- all that is great, but skill sets change, technology changes. Learning flash now is great, but it won't help you in 10 years. What will help is the mind-set and experience of working with communities in a connected world.

Re: Site or network? Own or join?

digidave — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:56:08 -0000

That's what is powering the new network of Wired's blogs. Take Jeff Howe's blog on crowdsourcing -- it's still a typepad blog -- Jeff has complete control over it, but Wired has worked it into the fold of their network.

Seems like the smart thing to do. Reach out and grab a network.

Re: Helping Journalists Thrive, Network, And Collaborate On The Web

digidave — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:09:17 -0000

The job description is definitely changing. Journalists have an entirely new skill set to learn. I don't think anybody denies that anymore. The question is how we will teach that. I think it requires more than just starting a blog. Engaging in and learning how to manage communities is a skill -- Craig Newmark, Jimmy Wales, Kevin Rose and other web 2.0 darlings know it -- where are the entrepreneurial journalists? If we don't get in the game, the job description won't change -- the profession will.

I still look forward to seeing what you guys come up with at Pub2.0. I hope it fits the bill.

Re: Us v Us

digidave — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:46:56 -0000

Amen.

Can I be the "Unkown Comic."

Re: The Networked Journalism Summit

digidave — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:53:48 -0000

@ Henry Abbott

Try again: Dcohn1 AT gmail DOT com -- it should work. I'm here.