Gresham’s Law
World’s first media critic….. Sir Thomas Gresham was an English merchant who worked for both King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I (1519-1579) Gresham was also the world’s first media critic, although he didn’t know it at the time....
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hopping mad… Pat Younge, President and GM for The Travel Channel sent me a very interesting article from The Australian. JOURNALISTS have been warned they cannot be spectators if they are to survive the new world of media fragmentation...
Read moreOut of Detroit
Motown news When it comes to cutting edge trends, we generally say that California leads and the nation follows. When it comes to contracting industries, maybe that accolade should go to Detroit. This week, as automakers made their case...
Read moreA Silver Lining
cotton….. Sometimes, in the destruction of one industry lies the seeds of another one. But it is not easy to see. In 1852, the discovery of domestic sources of oil spelled the death knell of the whaling business. In...
Read moreOpen Letter to a Newspaper Editor
Gimme a second… On Monday, I gave a speech to the Society of Editors in the UK. At the end of the speech, we opened the floor to questions, and I was asked by Doug Melloy, the editor of...
Read moreSociety of Editors 08: Michael Rosenblum | Online Journalism Blog
part 2 of the speech Second half of speech to UK Society of Editors on the future of video online. Thanks to Paul Bradshaw for recording an posting this. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.744200&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about “Society of Editors 08: Michael Rosenb…“,...
Read moreFrom The Guardian
[youtube=[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eaofEoCzqU&hl=en&fs=1] Speaking yesterday at the Society of Editors Conference in Bristol, England, I was interviewed by Jemima Kiss, their digital correspondent. Using a $129 ‘flip’ camera, she shot and uploaded it almost immediately. Sure beats the time and expense...
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