Category Archives: Journalism

Allvoices.com - Giving us all a voice, we select what is “news”

By Lucindigo | July 10, 2008

I am a huge fan and supporter of channels that give everyone a voice and expose us to a much wider range of information and insight into what is going on in our world.
Heard today of the launch of AllVoices.com which is a “new citizen media start up” which allows anyone to report from anywhere. [...]

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Earning Analyst and Financial Media coverage

By Lucindigo | July 6, 2008

Just came across an interesting article stating the expected, the number of analysts that cover newspaper stocks is on a rapid decline:

“The trend is clear: the U.S. newspaper business is in bad shape and getting worse as readers and advertising dollars flee to the Internet and other new forms of media. But the void in [...]

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Old to New Media: Mindset Shift - LA Times Offsite Case Study

By Lucindigo | April 15, 2008

See here for a diagram of a vision for 2010 that came out of an LA Times offsite of 24 newsroom editors “to develop a three year plan for the newsroom.” As you would expect there is a focus on feedback and input from readers, customisable content, a recognition of content from professionals and amateur [...]

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Old Media vs New Media - Shift explained

By Lucindigo | April 6, 2008

This slideshow discusses:

How old media has changed to survive
How societal communication changes as media changes
What new media must learn from old to continue to evolve

View on Slideshare Here

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Online Media (Thrive) vs Print Media (Barely alive) - Fact or Fiction?

By Lucindigo | April 6, 2008

There is always a constant stream of readings/blog posts/research I come across debating the assertion that print media is on its way to a certain death. You can find a convincing argument from each side of the online vs print media argument, although it is always good to look at the interests of the publisher [...]

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