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The Price of Free

November 15, 2009
By Charles Kravetz
The Price of Free

I cannot recommend enough that you read this piece by Nicholas Carr on the New York Times Magazine. The future of television is glimpsed in this piece, but it certainly applies to the future of news and particularly video news. I would welcome your thoughts. The convergence of the computer, the internet...
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Using Twitter to get out the word

November 13, 2009
By Steve Safran
Using Twitter to get out the word

(This piece originally appeared in the AR&D Media 2.0 INTEL Newsletter, a publication of my employer. I include it here because its theme – using multiple Twitter streams – is important to understand as part of our overall mission.) TheĀ Austin American-Statesman has started as a...
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Changing the idea of the “Celebrity Broadcaster”

November 11, 2009
By Steve Safran
Changing the idea of the “Celebrity Broadcaster”

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....
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Native News Paradigm

November 10, 2009
By Charles Kravetz

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...
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The kids are into “Media Matters”

November 8, 2009
By Steve Safran

I spoke Friday at the Media Matters Writing Conference at UMass Boston, and I came away very encouraged about the future of online media. The conference is for middle...
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One week, 1,000 views!

November 7, 2009
By Steve Safran

Boston MediaNEXT has been online for all of a week now, and you have been great to us. In our first week, we had more than 1,000 visits. That’s...
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