It’s been two weeks since I announced the launch of AngryJournalist.com and since that time the site has exceeded every expectation I held for it. However, it comes with a mixed feelings about its so-called success, and I still see no solution for the problems that plague the journalism industry.
In just half a month, the [...]
Today, I launched AngryJournalist.com. Here’s its motto:
AngryJournalist.com is for the underpaid, overworked, frustrated, pissed off and ignored media professionals to publicly and anonymously vent their anger. Share your story. With any luck, you’ll feel better.
The site has a simple prompt for visitors: Why are you angry today?
Anyone may write their rant about what’s causing them [...]
You’ve probably heard already about the fatal shooting in Kirkland, but I couldn’t help to notice this detail in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s story:
Dave Bundy, the editorial director for the Suburban Journals, said that one of the newspaper’s reporters, Todd Smith, was injured in the attack.
“We don’t know if it was a ricochet or what, [...]
What is the deal with journalists always being the last ones to this party called the Internet?
First, it was creating Web sites. Next, it was the pay walls falling down. Then, blogging was met with skepticism and took forever to execute properly. And it took forever for Wikipedia to gain some recognition. Oh, and look [...]
Although my time in the journalism business is brief, I must say that there’s a few things I loved about the idea of the profession. In Springfield, you heard about the stories of how the press room used to be, back in the day. The running poker game, cigar smoke, bottles of booze and, of [...]
Earlier this week, EveryBlock.com launched in Chicago as well as San Francisco and NYC. While I can’t directly benefit from this new Web site, I do like the idea and think it’s something Chicagoans should give a try.
What is EveryBlock? Simply put, the site aggregates information — including news, public records and even Craigslist-style personals [...]
Hey! Did you read my prior post on how journalists should market themselves as a brand? If not, you may want to read it first, because it serves as a foundation for this post.
By now you should’ve read this list of objectives for the non-wired journalist created by new-media guru Howard Owens — especially if [...]
“You don’t go into journalism to be rich.”
I can’t recall an accurate number of times I’ve heard that phrase or some variation of it. From the moment I took my first introductory journalism course up until a few days ago speaking with a friend, this idea that there’s no money to be made in journalism [...]
(Scroll for updates - it just hit the Drudge Report, so you know this is going to blow up big time.)
I just got done watching the CNN / YouTube debate between the Republicans, looking to see how much different it would be than the Democratic equivalent a few months ago. Frankly, I don’t really care [...]
Undoubtedly, by now you’ve heard of the “Obamagirl” video, and there’s been quite a bit of media hype surrounding it.
In case you haven’t, check it out, but then keep reading as it ties into a few points I’ve been wanting to make about social networks, politics and now an interesting essay on the emergence [...]
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