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August 30, 2004
Recognizing the value of beat reporters
Online Journalism Reviews: Why Beat Reporters Could Be News Sites' Greatest Secret Weapon. "(O)n the Web, we've long realized the value of FAQs, primers and timelines. They work well in newspapers, but they perform even better on the Web, where they can be enhanced with images, be made multi-dimensional with links, can be expanded, collapsed and augmented by readers and -- most importantly -- where they don't get thrown in the recycling bin after one short day of life."
Posted by eubie at 8:32 PM permalink
RSS attracting investors
Wired News: RSS Attracts Really Serious Money. This is an interesting counterpoint to a discussion still going at Poynter Online's Online-News discussion list about the business potentional of RSS feeds. You can scan the recent messages on Poynter about RSS feeds through this link and searching "RSS".
RSS feeds lets people monitor a lot of news without going through as many hoops, including being exposed to the ads that fund the news operations. It changes the business model that many news publishers depend upon.
Posted by eubie at 8:15 PM permalink
Good reading from ACBJ -- Aug. 30
Bizjournals: Where have the jobs gone?
Business First of Buffalo: Health plans for retirees face big cuts
The Business Journal (Minneapolis/St. Paul): Web savvy: Local nonprofits turn to the Internet and e-mail for a new spin on fund raising -- results are mixed
St. Louis Business Journal: Psychic city: Levin's influence goes beyond RCGA
Posted by eubie at 8:07 PM permalink