Tag Archives: Journalism

Hyper-local Journalism in Western Massachusetts

Posted on July 21, 2010 by admin

Lunch yesterday with Mary Serreze, publisher of NorthamptonMedia. She’s building – no, she’s built – a vibrant hyper-local news website. I’ve been watching the project since I met Mary at a Hidden-Tech social in Northampton in the spring. NorthamptonMedia gets … Continue reading →

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Newspapers are suffering from “Legacy Code”

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Daniel

Fantastic piece from Michael Kinsley in The Atlantic about one of the many things that are wrong with our newspapers: overblown and overlong writing. He analyzes and quantifies the maddening fluff, extraneous verbiage, coy attempts at false balance, and general … Continue reading →

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News about Bloggers

Posted on December 3, 2009 by admin

Following up on my screed from last night, I found this piece about Talking Points Memo’s new Washington DC Bureau. Josh Marshall’s Talking Points Memo is an excellent example of how good news reporting and comment on the Internet can … Continue reading →

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