Internet Journalism

The Internet vs. Humans: Who's Telling the Truth?

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 04.16.2012

Yvette Kantrow

The Yale students believed the Internet would have told them the truth about Nixon; now the media are hoping it will tell them the truth about Instagram and Facebook. But an off-the-cuff opinion instantly posted on the Internet is a changeable and unreliable thing.

Newspapers Told to Shift Gears or Be Stuck in the Mud

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 01.28.2012

Magda Abu-Fadil

Integrating mobile workflows into existing newsrooms is imperative if newspapers are to survive in an age where social and multimedia are beating legacy organizations to the punch and often outpacing them with breaking news.

The Internet Makes Trust and Insight Scarce Commodities, and Makes Newsroom Veterans More Valuable

Dr Johnny Ryan | Posted 01.23.2012

Dr Johnny Ryan

While the Internet makes information plentiful, and this in turn may be a challenge to some aspects of the newspaper business, deep insight and trust remain as scarce as they have ever been.

Friends Let Friends Do Digital Journalism

Tom Davis | Posted 11.17.2011

Tom Davis

Ever have a friend who's called you a failure? And, then, somehow, he manages to stay your friend? And when people ask, you just can't say why?

How Much Will You Pay This Guy to Uncover Government Corruption?

Claudia Ricci | Posted 05.25.2011

Claudia Ricci

By now it's all too clear: we're living through a monumental revolution in journalism. Newspapers are in big trouble. Ad revenues have plummeted so l...

Journalism on the Internet: Garbage In, Garbage Out

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

At its best, aggregation is entertaining. Most of the time? It's gossip. And it's pretty much where the state of the art is going.

Please Stop Whining About The "Death Of Journalism"

Henry Blodget | Posted 05.25.2011

Henry Blodget

The Internet is doing to the news business the same thing it has done to dozens of other industries: disrupting it. As always, this disruption is painful, but it's not necessarily bad.

Hoping to Compensate for Their Waning Influence, Alt-Weeklies Sacrifice Quality for Sensory Overload

Josh Rosenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Rosenblatt

For the younger generation, who formed relationships to media in a time when immediacy and convenience were everything, the alt-weekly model isn't just dying -- it never existed in the first place.

No News Is Bad News

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Today McClatchy declared that it would cut 1,600 jobs. Why do companies announce their various intentions to decruit vast numbers of people?

Arianna Talks New Media and Politics with Ashton Kutcher

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

Huff TV

Arianna Huffington and Ashton Kutcher discuss how the Internet is changing politics, Kutcher's new-media efforts and the Huffington Post's plans for the future.

Congrats Web Writers: You Are Now Pulitzer Eligible!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Greg Mitchell

The true sign of the times in the media industry: It was announced today that, for the first time, Web-only news outlets will be eligible for Pulitzer Prizes.

Do Film Critics Have a Future? Who Cares?

David Sterritt | Posted 05.25.2011

David Sterritt

As chairman of the National Society of Film Critics for several years, I've seen the number of real journalistic jobs held by our members drop at an alarming rate.

Personal Democracy Forum: Blogging The Thin Nerdy Line

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Mayhill Fowler

I'm speaking on a panel titled "Reinventing Political Media." Not surprisingly, few of the media being "reinvented" show up for what sounds like a dousing of Chinese Cultural Revolution-style re-education.