How much aggregation is too much? It’s been years since aggregator extraordinaire Huffington Post entered the online media fray, and we still haven’t come up with a standard answer. Aggregation doesn’t have its own AP Stylebook, but I do think that reputable publications have gotten beyond the point where blog posts consist of a sentence
Putting crime on Chicago Tribune’s map
Data journalism and information visualization is a burgeoning field. Every week, Between the Spreadsheets will analyze, interrogate, and explore emerging work in this area. Between the Spreadsheets is brought to you by CJR and Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism. On Sunday, Homicide Watch DC, close to the brink of closure, came back to… Share
Images can send reassuring, dangerous signals during Libya coverage
In times of international tension and crisis, photographic imagery and setting are critically important. The backgrounds that elected officials and candidates choose send strong signals that may be as important as what the candidate is saying. Wednesday morning, Republican Presidential… Read more Share this: Tweet this!
JRC made $30 million in digital revenue in 2011
CJR | CJR Digital First Media CEO John Paton shared some financial information with Columbia Journalism Review reporter Ryan Chittum, who also posts a Journal Register Company bankruptcy document filed with a court in New York. Of JRC’s $295 million … Read more Share this: Tweet this!
Philadelphia newspaper owners demand immediate concessions from union
The Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia The new owners of the Philadelphia newspapers are demanding immediate concessions from the Guild that represents employees of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Daily News and Philly.com, union officials Dan Gross and Bill Ross… Read more Share this: Tweet this!
