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March 2009

Tim's Qs, my As on online journalism

By Jay Small | Mon, 03/30/2009 - 7:50pm

Ever-industrious Tim Harrower, working on a new edition of one of his textbooks, recently asked me some questions about journalism, online and the intersection of the two. My replies follow. I know he asked others in online media, so I hope maybe some of those folks will share what they said, too -- start of a new meme, perhaps?

On to the Q&A:

Question: Most journalism students are intimidated when professors tell them that, if they want to become reporters, they'll have to write stories, shoot video, narrate slideshows, record podcasts and create Flash graphics. But really, how realistic is that?

Rev2oh: More to say, no time to say

By Jay Small | Fri, 03/27/2009 - 4:36pm

I attended RevenueTwoPointZero last Saturday, spent most of my time working with the amazing ad hoc team focused on marketing solutions for small and medium businesses, wrote a hasty summary, then came back home and said nothing more about it.

That silence does not indicate lack of interest -- far from it! Alan Jacobson and Matt Mansfield did a super job putting together the roster, despite my gripes and doubts through the planning. We accomplished much in little time.

NAA MediaXChange, Day 1

By Jay Small | Mon, 03/09/2009 - 8:52pm

Quick takes from Day 1 at NAA MediaXChange in Las Vegas:

  • Old friends? Fewer. Attendance is down, no way to hide it -- besides, some of my closest acquaintances have fully or partly left the newspaper end of digital media. I spoke to one friend who said he was here mostly just because his company's executives wanted to make a good showing for NAA to support the industry.
  • Old friends in new jobs? More, some by choice, some by necessity.

I will never understand...

By Jay Small | Tue, 03/03/2009 - 7:50am

... how any company that provides expensive, business-critical software as a service via the Web (aka Web services) can refuse to offer a service level agreement to customers -- or act like no one ever asked before.

That is all.