Journalism

File Under: Fact Checking

In JPG Magazine, Journalism on 24 November 2007 with 11 comments

Greetings, NY Times reader. If you’re coming from the story on 8020, you might be interested in reading the real story of JPG Magazine.
As someone who routinely talks about the future of media and how editors are still going to be needed, I often forget how much they’re needed now. In that spirit, here are [...]

If It Bleeds, It Leads

In Blogging, Geek, Journalism, Writing on 23 November 2007 with Comments Off

With my month-long experiment in daily posting a week away from its blissful conclusion, I thought I’d check to see what effect, if any, it was having on the site’s traffic. So I checked in with the handy WordPress traffic page. Here’s what I saw, with the addition of the most trafficked posts and the [...]

What’s on Your List?

In Business, Journalism, NaBloPoMo, Writing on 19 November 2007 with Comments Off

So me and six thousand of my friends are participating in National Blog Posting Month right now, which means we’ve all agreed to post to our blogs every day of November. I don’t know about my fellow NaBloPoMo-ers, but today’s the nineteenth day of this and I’m getting to the bottom of the barrel. So [...]

NaBloPoMo Q&A 7: Academia

In Education, Interviews, Journalism, NaBloPoMo, Q&A on 17 November 2007 with 2 comments

Donna B. asked:
We were thrilled by your presentation at NCHC today, and appreciated your challenge to academia to make its medium (of liberation and empowerment) match its message (of sit down, shut up, and believe what we tell you). I’d love to hear your reflections from your drop-in visit to the world of Honors education, [...]

The Columbo Technique

In Apple, Business, Journalism on 10 August 2007 with 24 comments

Or: There are no dumb questions, just dumb permalinks.
So there was this big Apple event, and Steve Jobs took some questions from the audience, and Bob Keefe asked why Apple doesn’t put Intel Inside stickers on their Macs. Then the entire Mac nerdosphere erupted with laughter. John Gruber named him Jackass of the Week. Keefe [...]

Did Assignment Zero Work?

In Community, Crowdsourcing, Journalism, Writing on 16 July 2007 with 4 comments

As powazek.com readers know, I participated in Assignment Zero’s Interview Week over the last few months. Jeff Howe, who coined the word “crowdsourcing,” has a piece in Wired today with the provocative headline: Did Assignment Zero Fail? A Look Back, and Lessons Learned.
It’s a frank assessment with many insights that should be required [...]

My Interview in Wired.com

In Crowdsourcing, Elsewhere, Interviews, Journalism, Writing on 10 July 2007 with 2 comments

In May I participated in AssignmentZero’s Interview Week. The stories have been making their way online at Wired.com this week, and today mine went up! Check it.
Exploring the Dark Side of Crowdsourcing
As the creator of Subvert and Profit, a site that makes a business out of gaming social media site Digg for paying advertisers, “Ragnar [...]

“Shut Up!” and Other Lessons Founders Should Learn from Journalists

In Business, Journalism on 2 June 2007 with 2 comments

This story also appears in Found+Read.
I know it’s cool to dis the “MSM” - it’s one of my favorite pastimes - but I’ve also spent years as a journalist and editor, and lately I’ve been thinking about all the lessons learned there and how they can be, and should be, embraced by startup founders.
Lesson 1: [...]

Participating in AssignmentZero Interview Week

In Business, Crowdsourcing, Internet, Journalism on 21 May 2007 with Comments Off

I’ve been participating in AssignmentZero’s Interview Week, and the results have just gone online. Check it.

Exploring the Dark Side of Crowdsourcing with Ragnar Danneskjold of Subvert & Profit
By Derek Powazek
Ragnar Danneskjold does not exist. The name was dreamed up by Ayn Rand for a rebellious pirate in her seminal book, “Atlas Shrugged.” In the [...]

Death to User-Generated Content

In Blogging, Flickr, Geek, Internet, Journalism on 4 April 2006 with Comments Off

Dear internet,
Can I make a suggestion? Let’s all stop using the phrase “user-generated content.” I’m serious. It’s a despicable, terrible term. Let’s deconstruct it.
User: One who uses. Like, you know, a junkie.
Generated: Like a generator, engine. Like, you know, a robot.
Content: Something that fills a box. Like, you know, packing peanuts.
So what’s user-generated content? [...]