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Did you notice the Pulitzer

Donal — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:32:19 +0000

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Did you notice the Pulitzer for National Reporting won by Inside Climate News?

We have grown from a founding staff of two to a mature virtual newsroom of seven full time professional journalists and a growing network of contributors. We’re aiming to double in size and come to full scale in the next two years.

All true, Michael, but like

Doctor Cleveland — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:45:51 +0000

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All true, Michael, but like you I expect that the real journalism will shine through over time.

There are better journalists, honest journalists, working this story, and they will produce stories that genuinely teach us something. But that doesn't get done in a day. I am looking forward to their work.

Yes to all you've said here,

Ramona — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:08:29 +0000

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Yes to all you've said here, Doc. Brilliant. We have no real news sources anymore. It's all about being first, saying it best or loudest or most often--all designed to shore up the ratings

We're at the mercy of those determined to keep things so shallow and entertaining we won't abandon them by flipping channels on the remote. It all boils down to that.

My wife spent much of her

Michael Maiello — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:56:18 +0000

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My wife spent much of her career in a breaking news environment and she has been depressed as heck over the coverage, which she doesn't find excusable at all. There is, on the wire, some pressure to be seconds ahead of Bloomberg, Reuters or whoever, but the truth is that there's very little value, especially in the age of the internet, for getting there a few seconds ahead. These days, the more search optimized story, not the first story, wins the most readers. If you take a little time, write well and catch the eye of influential curators, your story will be read more than the first story. Over time, accuracy is rewarded.

A scoop is not "getting their first." A true scoop involves revealing substantive information, in proper context, in a unique way that others cannot duplicate. Bethany McClean's work on Enron was a real scoop. Adam Penenberg's work on Stephen Glass was a real scoop.

When arrests are made, the world will know it within five minutes and you won't care if the story you read or video you watch was filed 2 seconds, 2 minutes or 1 hour after it happened.

Oh, bravo, sir.

Doctor Cleveland — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:39:46 +0000

In reply to Certainty, Not News. This is

Oh, bravo, sir.

Certainty, Not News. This is

Donal — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:32:09 +0000

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Certainty, Not News. This is CNN.