Brian said: Spawned by a Twitter debate. I agree with Mathew- we should leave comfortable interaction open to everybody who has a valuable opinion. Requiring real identities can prohibit that. Added: March 21, 2010 at 2:09PM EDT
Brian said: Mike Melanson asks: "How much less trustworthy is the site for breaking news than the plethora of blogs and other online news sources?" Added: March 15, 2010 at 5:16PM EDT
Brian said: "Actually, this is a trick question... because they're the same thing. In journalism, our "original" content always has been the product of aggregation." Added: March 10, 2010 at 5:29PM EST
Brian said: "Build your network. Get active in journalism associations that can put you in contact with people at the newsrooms you want to work in. Attend workshops. Ask for informational interviews at those newsrooms." Added: March 10, 2010 at 1:56PM EST
Brian said: The iPad, releasing in April, is "tailor-made" for traditional news media. But will it become widespread enough to "save" journalism? Added: March 10, 2010 at 1:45PM EST
Brian said: A lot of graphs/data here explaining how newspapers make their money (now and then). Very interesting, but also from Google... Is Google News to blame for newspapers losing money online? Added: March 10, 2010 at 1:14PM EST
Brian said: "I know that a lot of false information was spread though Twitter, such as the rumor of nonexistent tsunami warnings or fabricated death tolls, but other twitter users quickly declared these rumors as false, proving that social media is self-moderated." Added: March 2, 2010 at 7:31PM EST
Brian said: People need to hear/see things in multiple places in order to "believe" it. This story says five, but even two could work. Added: February 10, 2010 at 12:27PM EST