Tag Archives: Online news
A bit about code
This evening I spent an hour subbing one piece of copy for The Linc‘s website. Not because it was spectacularly bad, but because the HTML formatting was just horrendous. The solution basically involved me having to go through and strip … Continue reading
LSJ off(line) on ’net news
Recently I wrote about how the Lincoln School of Journalism was still getting it wrong when it came to blogging — something I’d already pointed out during the summer. In the comments on that post, Dave Lee wrote: “Blogging – … Continue reading
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Building a better BulletOnline
I wrote recently about the last two articles that would go up on The Linc’s website in 2009. In it, I included some statistics: since September 14th there were 225 articles posted, of which 95 were news. The sheer number … Continue reading
Be focused, be small, be (hyper)local
I absolutely have to disagree with Andy Hickley’s argument that hyperlocal journalism wouldn’t be useful because the “big” stories already get covered by the established media. I particularly take issue with his contention that: It seems like a lot of … Continue reading
What will you pay for? Thoughts on price and quality
I just saw this post on Jon Slattery’s blog about the “Guardian Club”, and immediately thought “hardly anyone’s going to join that.” That was my immediate reaction, and it wasn’t really about the “club” at all. Instead, it was my … Continue reading