Avon Calling
Back to basics… Today’s NY Times ran a very interesting article about Joel Moss Levison, a 28-year old college drop out who has made more than $200,000 in prizes entering his own online digital commericals in contests. As the...
Read moreWhat Is A Newspaper?
All the news that’s fit to print…. or other stuff also? In 1452 when Johannes Gutenberg first laid paper on inked movable type, he printed a bible. He printed a bible because that was the only kind of book...
Read moreMy Day With Jeff Jarvis…
…and a lot of other people… I am sure we can find some way to work together…. Yesterday, I spent the entire day with Jeff Jarvis and about 200 of his closest friends. It was the second annual New...
Read moreThe One Percent Solution
Time is money…. Yesterday’s posting of the Star Ledger desert murder piece caused a lot of interest and a lot of discussion. As I noted, I don’t think the piece is perfect. Far from it. I sent extensive notes...
Read moreA Mystery in the Desert
[blip.tv ?posts_id=1378976&dest=-1] The Star Ledger is very much alive. Having resolved their union issues, the paper is back in business, and fortunately the video project is remaining a main focus. Above, a 13-minute documentary on the disappearance of New...
Read moreWhat You Don’t Get To See
As I have often mentioned, we spend our time split between Europe and the US. As a result, we get the interesting insight of seeing the same event as viewed by two totally different media machines. While we in...
Read moreThe Local Wars
All news is local….. In 2004, on the heels of 5 years with the BBC, we started on a second project. Hyperlocal news. The test base was Birmingham, England, and we built 5 ‘hyperlocal news pods” in 5 Birmingham...
Read moreThe 3-Minute Opera
If you recognize this, you are old…. like me. I was out running in the park this morning, and my iPod was on shuffle. In mid stride, the music went from Marvin Gaye’s Sexual Healing (I am old, see...
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