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But first the news…
Scott Karp has an interesting suggestion for newspapers online. Put news first. [L]et’s look at the New York Times. It’s homepage is arranged, like most traditional media brand sites, by what is most important. Here’s the problem — if you visit the New York Times throughout the day, and no important news has broken, the…
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How to argue in circles
Writing in the FT, Pablo Eisenberg provides a great example of fuzzy thinking on journalism. And also a lesson in how to write in circles. For a decade, the print media have been the only effective mechanism for keeping non-profit organisations open and accountable. The outstanding investigative work of the Boston Globe, the Washington Post,…
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Online video on UK news sites
Here’s a piece I wrote recently for the BBC‘s College of Journalism site. Andy Dickinson has some interesting – and more extensive – posts on the same topic. Approaching the Telegraph’s clean, attractive new website video jumps straight out at you and starts playing. It’s a couple of comedians. They’re having a laugh. On behalf…