studying the media ecosystem
Journalism has the Pulitzers. Hollywood has the Oscars. Popular music has the Grammys. And young though the endeavor may be, blogging has its own competition, suitably named the Bloggies. Washington Post columnist Leslie Walker wrote a lead up to the already-concluded 2005 competition that included this quote from the founder of the event:
“The point of [...]
Doing research for a one-day blogging seminar, I came across a Wired News article that steered me to a course announcement: in 2002, UC Berkeley media teachers John Battelle and Paul Grabowicz taught a class entitled, “Creating an IP Weblog.” They posted their syllabus and a list of additional resources. The latter was a particularly [...]
What tools and skills are required to be a successful blogger? Over the next few weeks I will use this space to answer that question. As I mentioned last week, I will be coordinating a one-day class (Jan 21) through UC Extension in Berkeley, this is the best time to do my prep work and [...]
Here’s a thought that rings true top anyone who’s worked at a newspaper. “Newspaper copy desks attract—how should I say this?—a quirky bunch of people.”
So wrote columnist Margie Peterson of the Allentown (Pennsylvania) Morning Call in an ode to a copy editor who took what in the newsbiz is called “the buyout” — a compensation [...]
Imagine success. You’ve successfully bootstrapped a new media business up to several million dollars a year in revenues, with fat margins and you’re thinking of how to cash out without selling into a big company that will turn your brainchild into a waystation in their content factory. A cover story in December’s INC. Magazine argues [...]
In January I will coordinate what I hope will be the first in a series of “how-to” sessions on blogging. The one-day class, entitled “Blogging for Politics, Passion or Profit,” will be offered in San Francisco through the UC Berkeley Extension. It is aimed at novice and beginner bloggers. Berkeley software engineer and blogger Tim [...]
The cover of a recent Forbes article shows a fist rising out of computer to deliver uppercut to a corporate guy in a red power tie. “Attack of the Blogs,” screams the headline of a piece warning companies to be on guard against online character assassins.
The blognoscenti reacted with swift and predictable derision. “Why [...]
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