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Thanks. I had read the second

Michael Wolraich — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:00:53 +0000

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Thanks. I had read the second one--AA posted it--but not the first.

I'm not sure if you saw it, but I made a comment about this phenomenon in the talk. I certainly agree that it's happening. And I think it's a good thing, mostly. It elevates great writing and interesting opinion over the bland newsprose that has been putting people to sleep for decades.

So, all one has to do is become a brand name. ;)

Slowly making my way through

EmmaZahn — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:50:25 +0000

In reply to Genghis Speaks: Journalism in the 21st Century - Blogs and Social Media

Slowly making my way through the video in small bites. In the meantime and in case you missed them, here are a couple of links on topic that I just read:

Can Rupert Murdoch hold on to Kara Swisher? | Felix Salmon

Who is the best journalist (so far) of the new millennium? Who has best embraced the opportunities afforded by digital media, and used them to deliver breaking news and incisive opinion to the greatest effect? Put like that, it’s hard to wind up with any name other than Kara Swisher.

As David Carr and Jay Rosen will tell you at length, we live in a world of the opinionated scoopmonger — a world where a handful of brand-name journalists, wearing their opinions proudly, create a virtuous cycle of news. Ezra Klein is a good example: he is both very smart and incredibly well-sourced in Washington, which in turn lends a lot of credibility to his opinions. Because policymakers read him and respect him, they reach out to him and talk to him — which in turn gives him insight, for his opinions, and also scoops, which only serve to consolidate his importance.

Journalism’s new Marquee Brothers | Jack Shafer

When Nate Silver packed his FiveThirtyEight.com flag into a box this summer and trundled it from the New York Times, where it had flown for the last three years, for planting at ESPN, he cemented his status as one of the Marquee Brothers, that fraternity of overachieving reporters whose journalistic triumphs have inspired media outlets to grant them nation-state status inside the greater organization.

I'm glad that you enjoyed it

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:58:33 +0000

In reply to I am just a half an hour thru

I'm glad that you enjoyed it (though I insist that you are as real a writer as any of these guys).

PS Arianna Huffington is the queen of clicks, actually, which is why her readership dwarfs Drudge and every other conservative site. The right is very good at cable and radio. They haven't quite mastered the "internets."

I am just a half an hour thru

Richard Day — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:42:44 +0000

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I am just a half an hour thru this, but this is interesting.

You guys were talking about 'clicks' and I just read this short piece by Joan Walsh and she is writing about Ingraham's radio show.

I guess Ingraham was running part of John Lewis' speech and she cut it with the sound of a gunshot for chrissakes!

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/27/the_despicable_laura_ingraham_outdoes_herself/

The right wing is just better at this stuff. These people do not give a damn about political niceties or 'appropriate behavior' or 'good conduct' or the effect their shock tactics might have upon a certain fringe element.

Anyway, I shall come back to the panel discussion throughout the day.

Thank you for this interesting discussion by real writers.