Comments on: Long post re: the future http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/long-post-re-the-future/ Chronicles of a young journalist, and a waste of your time Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Feedback on the reorganization report « Stories on the run http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/long-post-re-the-future/#comment-62 Feedback on the reorganization report « Stories on the run Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:34:03 +0000 http://beverstine.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-62 [...] journalist — yielded some of his “old journo” bias when he commented on my friend Brian Everstine’s blog. I was surprised that there were some productive ideas in the [...] [...] journalist — yielded some of his “old journo” bias when he commented on my friend Brian Everstine’s blog. I was surprised that there were some productive ideas in the [...]

]]> By: Wenalway http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/long-post-re-the-future/#comment-61 Wenalway Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:19:36 +0000 http://beverstine.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-61 http://www.wenalway.com/forum/index.php?topic=371.0 I was surprised that there were some productive ideas in the report. However, there are several that make no sense and need to be scrapped. There also are some that have promise but are too flawed to get off the ground without serious revision. http://www.wenalway.com/forum/index.php?topic=371.0

I was surprised that there were some productive ideas in the report.

However, there are several that make no sense and need to be scrapped. There also are some that have promise but are too flawed to get off the ground without serious revision.

]]> By: Old Journo http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/long-post-re-the-future/#comment-60 Old Journo Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:26:33 +0000 http://beverstine.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-60 Wenalway, It would be interesting to hear your reaction to the report submitted at the S-R by the "Great Eight." You should go to the Spokane Web site and read the report on the News is a Conversation blog by Editor Steve Smith and leave comments regarding the report (not the group that submitted the proposal). Smith posted the report Friday night, but so far no comments. Actually, it would be great to get comments from all of the people who have been blogging about this issue. Wenalway,

It would be interesting to hear your reaction to the report submitted at the S-R by the “Great Eight.” You should go to the Spokane Web site and read the report on the News is a Conversation blog by Editor Steve Smith and leave comments regarding the report (not the group that submitted the proposal). Smith posted the report Friday night, but so far no comments.

Actually, it would be great to get comments from all of the people who have been blogging about this issue.

]]> By: Wenalway http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/long-post-re-the-future/#comment-59 Wenalway Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:26:58 +0000 http://beverstine.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-59 Probably not, if you're going to pass off their ideas as your own. Typical young journo stuff here. Lots of blathering, but not much thought or skill behind it. What a pity. Probably not, if you’re going to pass off their ideas as your own. Typical young journo stuff here. Lots of blathering, but not much thought or skill behind it. What a pity.

]]> By: beverstine http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/long-post-re-the-future/#comment-58 beverstine Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:53:49 +0000 http://beverstine.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-58 When the Trib finishes, I would like to compare the ideas here with Nick's group's ideas. Are they really going to be that different? When the Trib finishes, I would like to compare the ideas here with Nick’s group’s ideas.

Are they really going to be that different?

]]> By: Wenalway http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/long-post-re-the-future/#comment-57 Wenalway Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:49:58 +0000 http://beverstine.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-57 Nick's group is destined to fail, though. He and the rest of the members really have no idea what they are doing. It's just another gimmick dreamed up by a delusional, fading newsroom manager. Nick’s group is destined to fail, though. He and the rest of the members really have no idea what they are doing. It’s just another gimmick dreamed up by a delusional, fading newsroom manager.

]]> By: Jessica DaSilva http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/long-post-re-the-future/#comment-56 Jessica DaSilva Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:35:48 +0000 http://beverstine.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-56 This sounds really great. I think involving the whole newsroom can really bring about some good ideas, especially when mixing seasoned beat reporters with the tech-savvy. And I bet it really bridges the gap between print and online fanatics. I think there are two main issues that are imperative at news organizations: 1. Finding a way to get feedback from the audience and use it as a guide (to a certain extent). 2. Getting the business side to start making some changes in how they do their job, too. I'm really interested to see what the staff comes up with. Keep it up. This sounds really great. I think involving the whole newsroom can really bring about some good ideas, especially when mixing seasoned beat reporters with the tech-savvy. And I bet it really bridges the gap between print and online fanatics.

I think there are two main issues that are imperative at news organizations:

1. Finding a way to get feedback from the audience and use it as a guide (to a certain extent).

2. Getting the business side to start making some changes in how they do their job, too.

I’m really interested to see what the staff comes up with. Keep it up.

]]> By: beverstine http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/long-post-re-the-future/#comment-55 beverstine Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:11:35 +0000 http://beverstine.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-55 I'm over it, I'll be in on the committees. Give me ideas that I can pass off as my own. I’m over it, I’ll be in on the committees. Give me ideas that I can pass off as my own.

]]> By: Nick Eaton http://beverstine.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/long-post-re-the-future/#comment-54 Nick Eaton Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:05:01 +0000 http://beverstine.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-54 This is an interesting and equitable way to go about a newsroom reorganization. In our group, we considered for a while the "team" structure the TNT has been functioning on since 1995, but it seemed like an old system and one newspapers are now abandoning. Our report was due today, actually, and we came up with a structure that incorporates some radical ideas and some not-so-radical ideas. As soon as we get the go-ahead to make the report public, I'll post it on my blog. Keep us posted on the TNT. That's great you get to observe it, even if you don't feel quite comfortable contributing as an intern. This is an interesting and equitable way to go about a newsroom reorganization. In our group, we considered for a while the “team” structure the TNT has been functioning on since 1995, but it seemed like an old system and one newspapers are now abandoning.

Our report was due today, actually, and we came up with a structure that incorporates some radical ideas and some not-so-radical ideas. As soon as we get the go-ahead to make the report public, I’ll post it on my blog.

Keep us posted on the TNT. That’s great you get to observe it, even if you don’t feel quite comfortable contributing as an intern.

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