Bad move, Murdoch

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

I think if I were to play a game of chess with Rupert Murdoch, the end result would be somewhat of a tie. I’d corner his king, but he’d charge me to view the defeat. (more…)

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Handheld journalism undoubtedly an extension of ‘Life 2.0′

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

A survey by comScore found that iOwners (those who have an iPhone or an iPod Touch) are much more willing to pay for digital content on their mobile device. (more…)

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As high school newspapers enter the tar pits, students must grasp new paradigm

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

High school newspapers are disappearing rapidly in the U.S. Most school districts claim budget cuts and lack of interest as reasons. Unfortunately, the main reason is that the majority of high school newspapers are, well, NEWSPAPERS! (more…)

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CJs, PJs have options when it comes to ethics in handheld journalism

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Ethics in journalism always is a concern as news organizations become more online and blogs begin taking dominance. The current dilemma is that news reporting is happening at optical speed and conventional processes are not keeping up with the speed required to find the story and get a target lock on the most eyeballs. (more…)

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Ads, content: A match made in heaven?

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

A recent Pew study states more than 80 percent of respondents want ads instead of paywalls.

They want ads because they ignore them. They ignore them because they don’t care; there is no application or buy-in. Thus, the new ad paradigm for handheld journalism: ad/content marriage. (more…)

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Demotix an interim step in the new paradigm

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Demotix, or “News by you,” as their slogan states, is a relatively new organization that’s focused on citizen journalism.

Its goal, according to the site, is to have people—not necessarily journalists—submit stories, photos and videos to their site so they can sell those to major media outlets such as The Daily Telegraph, The New York Times and ABC News. (more…)

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Who would have thought? News on a phone—now, that’s a bright idea

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

The idea of handheld journalism isn’t new. It’s only evolving. It is not to be confused with citizen journalism where lay people snap photos and upload to blogs. Though this is effective and may be considered a branch of handheld journalism, it is not the true definition of the phrase. (more…)

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Reporting news with a cell phone

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

By Suzanne Pitner

The Emergence of Citizen Journalism Through Handheld Media Devices
Until recently, the news media controlled information on breaking events. Today, people have camera phones and recording devices in their pockets, and they report the news as it happens. (more…)

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One picture is worth a thousand tweets

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

By Sarveen Abubaker

“There’s a plane in the Hudson. I’m on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy.”

Janis Krums, the non-journalist who sent out this, by now, most famous tweet on the January 2009 plane landing in the Hudson, visited the Columbia Journalism School on Tuesday to reflect upon the remarkable event and his quick rise to social media stardom. (more…)

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