What I really wished I’d said on the radio today

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in general | 1 Comment »

I was on the radio today. Ed Bishop, a journalism professor at Webster University and former editor of the St. Louis Journalism Review, invited me onto his show Reality Now ... Read more..

Moderation guidelines for story comments: You like?

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in commenting | 1 Comment »

So, I go away for 12 days and a huge debate breaks out in the blogosphere about story comments, sparked by a curmudgeonly post on Gawker.com and Bob Garfield's "On ... Read more..

Lawyer gets spanked over reader comments on site

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in commenting | No Comments »

People, get it through your heads: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act gives online publishers lots of protection from liability involving reader comments and other user-generated content. So I really ... Read more..

When a reader’s restaurant review involves cops

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in commenting | No Comments »

Great post here from St. Louis blogger Reem Abeidoh that has sparked a terrific online discussion about a reader's restaurant review and a pretty angry restaurateur. The blog item basically ... Read more..

Comments on reader comments: Enquirer and The Day

Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in commenting | 1 Comment »

More commentary on one of my favorite topics: The need, ability and strategies for taking readers comments on your web site. Both were forwarded my way by colleagues at The ... 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..

Are there church web sites that use reader comments?

Sunday, April 6th, 2008 Posted in commenting, general | 3 Comments »

The short answer to that question is yes. I've been on the prowl for examples since I started working on my own church's new web site (still not officially live), which ... Read more..

Rebutting the arguments against story commenting

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in commenting | 1 Comment »

Inspired by Steve Outing's recent post entitled, "If user comments go crazy, be thankful; seek more," I wanted to generate ideas about rebutting the arguments against them. Yes, there are some ... Read more..

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