Nutritious French Fries
March 4, 2008
Over the last week or so, there has been a really interesting discussion on the Poynter online news listserv about local news, which has bopped all over the place from discussing what is local news to does anyone really care about local news? And, as the listserv’s recent activity proves, you know we’ve hit a new level of industry jargon when local news is referred to as a “niche vertical” or something to that effect.
Still, I’ve enjoyed reading it. (I wish I could link to it, but I can’t find an archive of it anywhere on the Poynter site.)
For me, …
Anatomy of a local breaking news story
January 26, 2008
On Friday, I was having a late lunch with a colleague from the business/advertising side of The Washington Post. We were talking about how our company’s hyper-local strategies should evolve. It was a great conversation that I wish could have lasted all day.
As we were talking/eating, I noticed the TVs in the restaurant all showing live video of one of the mega resorts in Las Vegas on fire. I have several friends who now work at the Las Vegas Sun, so this story was interesting to me for at least a couple of reasons.
When I finally got back …
Latest edition of Harvard Nieman Reports now online, with focus on impact of local news
January 25, 2008
The latest issue of the Harvard Nieman Reports addresses the question: “Is Local News the Answer?”
I was asked several months ago by Reports editor Melissa Ludtke if I would write about LoudounExtra.com for the edition.
I received a copy of the latest issue in the mail before Christmas, but noticed at that time that the website hadn’t been updated. Yesterday, through a post on my Facebook newsfeed from TribLocal’s Kyle Leonard, I saw that the Reports’ site now had the latest content on it.
Granted, I have a pretty big interest in local news on the web, and have …
Check out the new Las Vegas Sun site
January 16, 2008
First off, let me apologize for the lack of updates to my site.
For the last few months, things have been hopping around the Curley household and at the washingtonpost.com offices, and I haven’t had a lot of extra time. And when I have had some time, I’ve been going to Disney World and seeing some shows I’ve wanted to see.
(Betsy and I have a list of bands/artists we want to see before they die. Stevie Wonder, Genesis, Van Halen with David Lee Roth and Ozzy Osbourne are now no longer on that list.)
I do have …
Fascinating Facebook app from the Mercury News
November 11, 2007
If you haven’t read about the things the San Jose Mercury News is doing to try to make itself more relevant to readers, you should.
It’s fascinating. And, I know some of my friends might blow milk through their noses at this next comment, but I find it very admirable.
Here’s a link to the PBS MediaShift blog about it. And here’s a link to the newspaper’s ongoing blog about the project.
Normally, I don’t write about things like this on my blog, but this evening I got a message through a friend on Facebook that I should install a new …
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