The Rise of the ‘Citizen Paparazzi’ - WSJ.com

(tags: journalism)

Link Journalism: Is Linking to News a form of Journalism? - ReadWriteWeb

(tags: journalism)

Stop Press 2: Hitwise Data Shows Google News UK Unbiased - Search Engine Watch

Google News UK is sorting stories “without fear or favor.” It is so unbiased that it is even sending traffic to its competitors. Or, to borrow a line from the BBC charter, Google News UK is “free from both political and commercial influence” and answers o

(tags: googlenews)

Conversation Agent: Print is Far from Dead - Can New Media Rise to That Level?

This year’s winners are: * Akzia, bi-weekly from Moscow, with a circulation of 200,000
* Expresso, a weekly news from Portugal, circulation 140,000
* Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, a weekly Sunday paper from Germany, circulation 320,

(tags: newspapers design)

Interview: Chris Johnson, VP, Hearst Digital: Pinning Its Digital Strategy On Portals | paidContent.org

, Hearst has been heavily focused on refining its online strategy for the past year. After a good deal of experimentation, the company has hit on a basic formula that will guide it for at least the next year: closer ties with portals.

(tags: magazines hearst)

Johnston Earnings Preview: No Digital Relaunch; Online Acquisitions Unlikely | paidContent:UK

”We’re not preparing a digital relaunch in any way. We have a continually evolving web offering but it isn’t being relaunched; that’s completely fallacious … hopelessly wrong.”

(tags: newspapers)

WPP bullish after healthy 2007 figures

(tags: advertising wpp)

A VC: Conviction and Discipline

I ran into an old friend last night and we got to talking about the traits of a great investor. He said he thought the number one trait of great investors is discipline. I agreed that was key. But I added that conviction was also critical.

(tags: vc)

What We Look For Union Square Ventures: A New York Venture Capital Fund Focused on Early Stage & Startup Investing

The following five posts guide our thinking as we navigate our investment environment

(tags: vcs)

Matt McAlister » Local news is going the wrong way

Google’s new Local News offering misses the point entirely.

(tags: local googlenews)

MediaShift . Digging Deeper::Distinction Between Bloggers, Journalists Blurring More Than Ever | PBS

The time-worn debate of Bloggers vs. Journalists has finally run its course

(tags: blogging journalism)

Exclusive Interview: Stephen Covey on His Morning Routine, Blogs, Technology, GTD and The Secret | Zen Habits

It’s such a thrill to share with you this interview with one of my heroes, author Stephen Covey of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People fame.

(tags: gtd organising)

Micro Persuasion: Comparing SMM SEO and PR Tactics is Pure Poppycock

Call me an optimist, but in 2008 most in the PR business take a clean approach to social media. A key reason is that when our clients engage, their participation needs to be transparent for it to be credible.

(tags: pr socialmedia)

Newspaper Web Sites Growing? Sure. But Papers Still Screwed. - Silicon Alley Insider

Consumer research firm Scarborough released some vague data Wednesday that purports to show an encouraging trend for newspapers: Namely, more people are reading newspapers online.

(tags: newspapers)