We don’t like to see news blogs disappear but it’s an inescapable fact that the days are numbered for them in core media. Mainstream news organizations have had a very difficult time squaring the more personal nature of blogs, their willingness to amplify the work of newsroom competitors, and the reader community they create with the traditional practices of newsrooms. Read more →
Perhaps the Norwegian broadcaster NRK has an answer to the declining quality of comments on the Internet.
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Facebook and Twitter increasingly are the new venue for audience feedback, so while the online audience continues to have a voice, the reality is that fewer people in the news business side of things are listening. Read more →
For the record, NewsCut has smashed traffic records for the year so far and the last two months have been the most popular months in the history of the thing. But, we’re also aware that blogs aren’t the “bright shiny object” that so hypnotizes the experts.
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Bob Collins