Journalist’s Trade

Photo from the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.Photo from the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.Photo from the National Archives and Records Administration.Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest…

In October 2001, journalists, publishers, professors and media and stock analysts met for two days at Harvard University to discuss varying approaches to paying for the reporting and distribution of…

Rosabeth Moss Kanter described the pacesetters as being “ahead of change.” By responding early to technological changes, these companies captured “more benefits of change” and often spent less in getting…

Rosabeth Moss Kanter described the laggards as being “behind the competition” and having “more internal struggles about change.” And when they did bring in new technology “it cost them more,…

Walter Bender shared an example of how technology can enhance a person’s understanding of the content of news stories by providing context.Sara Elo, who was a student from Finland, got…

The eighth annual Middleberg/Ross Media Survey shows an especially marked increase this year in Web site scooping of parent news outlets, although methodological issues in the survey may have partly…

Several journalists who have been involved with Internet journalism sites shared their experiences with the participants, some of whom also had ideas and questions about how publications and cyberspace might…

After many years as a TV news reporter and producer, Tom Wolzien has for the past 10 years provided financial research on large publicly traded media companies to institutional investors…

‘A creeping indifference and a silent hollowing out.’

In March, journalists from 24 countries and the European Union at the Salzburg Seminar in Austria discussed the impact market pressures are having on the quality of journalism. At the…