Comments on: From News to Nascence

By: Citizen Journalism for London | B Frank

Citizen Journalism for London | B Frank — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:34:46 +0000

[...] We all have our niche. As Dan keeps saying, “Let a thousand flowers bloom!” And as I wrote a while ago: There’s plenty of room for storytellers, analysts, ranters, essayists, poets, [...]

By: Brian Frank

Brian Frank — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:46:30 +0000

Thanks Gina, I think that remark about having to do things we aren’t passionate about could apply to any industry. Maybe journalism (or whatever it ends up being called) will lead the way in exploring how work and rewards can be distributed more openly and optimally.

… You just reminded me to take another look at the book ‘Good Work’ (www.goodworkproject.org) by three leading psychologists, Gardner, Csikszentmihalyi, and Damon, based on interviews with journalists and geneticists about career gratification, etc.

By: Brian Frank

Brian Frank — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:46:00 +0000

By: Gina Chen

Gina Chen — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:01:18 +0000

I like your idea of a news business model. It’s clear that the one newspaper are using now isn’t working.

I could see combination of portals with information wholesaling. I, too, am not sure how that would work, but to me we need major change in the newspaper industry — not small tweaks. I think the categories in the blogosphere would fit in well with that.

Now at newspapers, reporters get assigned beat, often one that they don’t even want. The problem with that model is it’s one thing to cover a beat well that you don’t love; it’s another thing to blog passionately about something you’re not passionate about. That’s where you categories idea would really fit in. As you say, “If you love breaking news, break news. If you love narratives, compose narratives. If you love stirring the pot, stir the pot. If you love solving problems, solve problems.” That makes so much sense.

– Gina

By: Gina Chen

Gina Chen — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:01:00 +0000

I like your idea of a news business model. It’s clear that the one newspaper are using now isn’t working.

– Gina

By: Social Capital and Innovation in London, Festival Edition | B Frank

Social Capital and Innovation in London, Festival Edition | B Frank — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:52:26 +0000

[...] That brings me back to my remarks about newspapers and media. [...]

By: Newspapers, Getting Old | B Frank

Newspapers, Getting Old | B Frank — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:26:42 +0000

[...] [Update: that new post is here.] [...]