Ever since my days years ago blogging at Lost Remote, I’ve made it a tradition to post the greatest Thanksgiving moment in TV history. Ladies and gentlemen, the Thanksgiving Turkey Drop from WKRP in Cincinnati, broadcast in 1978. Happy Thanksgiving. (Click the link – the video’s not embeddable.)
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DISCUSS: Could a new, ground-up media company survive in Boston? If so, do you see it as a for-profit or not-for-profit? How would you structure your dream newsroom?
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Been reading the Neiman Lab. Very impressive. Highly recommend for anyone considering the future of journalism.
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Lou Dobbs abruptly quit CNN Wednesday night on live TV in a near-Howard Beale-worthy rant. And that has put me in the mind to ask: “Do we even need name-brand broadcasters?” Yes, Fox News has proved a few names can be good for ratings. But on the local front, these people have become ridiculously...
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OK, I think it is time to lay out a new paradigm. I leave it to you to share your thoughts and add to what I expect will be a new direction in journalism. Here it is:
THE NATIVE NEWS PARADIGM
by Charles Kravetz
News is inextricably bound to its form. Newspapers embrace a form of...
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We have a new look today. (The blog’s four days old, so it’s time for a refresh, of course…) Tell us what you think.
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The Allbritton decision to launch a local web based news organization similar to their approach with Politico is a seminal event in what I refer to as “native news,” that is news that is native to the web, not repurposed from MSM. They plan to launch with fifty employees which is a huge operation...
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Boston Globe Publisher Steve Ainsley to retire, circulation chief Chris Mayer will take over. Discuss: Will Boston.com separate entirely from the Globe? Should it?
The Wall Street Journal is closing its Boston Bureau. Discuss: Is Boston business covered well locally? Nationally? How could coverage be improved?
Boston.com/sports has unveiled a new, cleaner look. Easy to navigate,...
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