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Recently I met the people of Sourcefabric, who produce two free publishing platforms for print and radio organizations that want to have a web presence.This non-profit group, based in Prague, has been helping independent media outlets extend their reach on the Web for more than a decade. (Disclosure, I was a guest speaker at their recent […]
Read More »Spanish journalist Ana Ormaechea spent a few weeks at a seminar at Stanford University and was dazzled by the entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley.For her, the magic in the air came from the unique blend of talented people, bold investors, big ideas and a tremendous sense of urgency.She described her experiences recently to participants in […]
Read More »Versión en español aquí.Just two years after its launch, the local news website zonacero.info (“ground zero”) in Barranquilla, Colombia, has managed to attract 200,000 visits a month. This in a city of just over 1 million population.This small staff of journalists demonstrates how knowing the community and understanding the audience can make the difference between […]
Read More »Far too often I had this conversation with a department manager: “I am so frustrated with Robert (or Roberta). He never listens and never improves. I’ve had it.” “Have you had this conversation with Robert?” I would ask. The answer far too often was no. Usually the manager was afraid that confronting the employee would make […]
Read More »What could be worse than to make extra effort in your work and feel that no one noticed? The message would be clear: it doesn’t really matter to anyone whether I do a good job or not. No newsroom boss should let that happen. Judicious praise can change that. Many editors in particular skimp […]
Read More »Time magazine has transformed itself to compete in the world of digital journalism. It publishes multiple editions on multiple platforms, and the most important one is no longer the print edition. In addition, “You never hear the word objectivity in the newsroom at Time,” says Zoher Abdoolcarim, Asia editor for the publication. “We talk about […]
Read More »When you are consumed by the daily demands of publishing news on your website, it is difficult to step back and think about where you are going. But you have to do this. Otherwise your destination is Nowhereville. There are entire websites and shelves in the bookstore dedicated to the literature on goal-setting. I will […]
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