Archive for April, 2008

Is this how we become addicted to social media?

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in general | No Comments »

I met an online acquaintance for a glass of beer Sunday night. He was in town on his way to a business trip. Also met a colleague from my employer. ... Read more..

Teens have a healthy look at txting vs. writing

Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in general | No Comments »

Thanks to my colleague Tim Barker at my employer, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, I saw the news about the Pew Internet & American Life study about teens and writing. The headline ... Read more..

Incredibly gracious swan song from a former boss

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in general | 4 Comments »

Please indulge a brief tribute to a former boss, who "parted ways" with the Tribune Company this week -- involuntarily, based on his swan-song post on his popular blog, Online ... Read more..

Twitter, please let me keep loving you

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in twitter | No Comments »

First, a hearty hello after about a weeklong hiatus, thanks in part to the visit from my parents. It was great to see Dave and Ro for several days. And ... Read more..

Newspaper reporters need to get over the snobbery

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in general | 1 Comment »

I was struck by this item, which I came across on the Romenesko blog. The item is a Q&A with CNBC's Charles Gasparino, in which he says, "Most print reporters ... Read more..

MPI conference: Story comments and social media

Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in general | No Comments »

It was a pleasure to be asked to talk about social media and journalism at the Mid-America Press Institute conference today. The beauty of smaller conferences is that it offers ... Read more..

Scary parallels between newspaper and music industries

Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in general | 2 Comments »

I was struck when I read this story in the most recent issue of Entertainment Weekly. The headline/tease: "Land of Confusion -- In light of sliding CD sales and online ... Read more..

Anonymous comments: Where readers, editors disagree

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in general | No Comments »

Newspaper editors don't much like anonymous reader comments. Readers "don't agree with us -- but they don't agree with each other either," said J. "Bart" Bartosek, editor of The Palm ... Read more..