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BBC Worldwide could be sold
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The British government has included BBC Worldwide in a portfolio list of assets it is considering selling and is urging the corporation to “look more widely at the options for greater financial and operational separation, including a sale or partial sale.” According to sources, the BBC discovered just a couple of weeks ago, that it was on the list.
This puts more political pressure on the BBC, which follows a promise by Prime minister Gordon Brown to publicly name and shame funded organizations that pay excessive salaries. Although he did not name the BBC, briefings yesterday from government insiders made it clear that the BBC trust will be urged to publish the salaries of leading on-screen talent.
Now it has emerged that the government wants the BBC to consider a sell-off of BBC Worldwide.
Twitter goes Couture!
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The Italian Issue of Vogue has a very interesting cover for this month. It’s a collage of models taking pictures of themselves. Gisele Bundchen makes an appearance, hiding her pregnant belly. An editorial inside is rumored to also have been shot in the same Twitpic style. This is a new idea for fashion, especially magazines.
Media Bistro’s Big News
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Mediabistro.com is proud to announce the launch of eBookNewser.com. This site is all about eBooks, digital reading devices, technology, smartphone reading apps, self-publishing, and the rapidly evolving future of digital publishing.
This is straight from the website. “From the National Book Awards podium to meeting rooms in conglomerate publishing houses, the industry is very anxious about the future of books. As the digital reading increases over the next few years, publishers, authors, and readers need to reconcile these fears about the future. As we build the eBook Newser community, we hope to start a more productive conversation about the future of eBooks.”
Twitter is Expanding
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Twitter is expanding to small businesses by teaming up with CitySearch to enable small businesses to include their Twitter feeds on their CitySearch profile pages. People viewing the profile can also tweet back to the businesses. Businesses using the Claim Your Page functionality can sign up for Twitter accounts directly from within CitySearch. This will allow customers to make smarter decisions with the fresh information being shared with them in real time and businesses can manage closer connections with people across the internet.
The New Media Ecosystem
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I see myself fitting with the new generation of journalists who are well-rounded. I will be graduating with a degree in online journalism so I plan to work on an online magazine website or as a freelancer. I love broadcasting as well so if that does not work out, I will work at a radio company.
I love to write but I knew that hard news and investigative reporting was not for me. I became interested in online and broadcasting because I figured the money would be there as print is becoming obsolete. I always thought that eventually no one would even pick up a newspaper since computers are where I get most of my information from.
If I was graduating in December, I would definitely apply for a job where I have formally interned. If that didn’t work then I would freelance any where there are openings. I would do that on the side while I was attending graduate school since higher degree can bring more money and higher status in a company.
Discussion Points for Michael Rosenblum
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1. What do you recommend for journalists to do in the current state of the media? Do you think we should get business degrees after getting our journalism degree? Or should we just venture out and look for entry-level positions and then after some journalist experience, should we go back to school and get a masters in business?
2. Why should journalists care about the business side if we are suppose to be the voice of the people and not be worried about big business?
Discussion Points for Brian Farnham
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1. Since our guest speaker has made a career out of local news coverage, How does he compare local news on television with the news that is covered on Patch.com?
2. How do you see the future of journalism benefiting from websites such as yours that offer local news from small communities?
Brian Farnham and Patch.com
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Before Patch.com, he served as Editor-in-Chief of Time Out New York magazine. Before that he worked for a variety of publications both online and off, including Details magazine, New York Magazine, and Sidewalk.com. He wrote for numerous publications, like New York Times magazine and Harper’s Bazaar. He graduated from Bowdoin College and got an MFA in creative writing at Columbia University.
Patch.com is a website that is geared to give local news coverage to individual towns and communities. Patch is run by professional editors, writers, photographers and videographers who live in or near the communities they serve.
Questions for Brian:
1. What do you recommend for young journalists who are venturing into the business side of journalism?
2. Do you think it is important to get a degree in business as well as a journalism degree?
3. How were you able to invest your trust in a new idea like Patch and how successful did you think it would be?
Should the Government Fund Newspapers?
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There is an interesting blog post called “Five Reasons Government Shouldn’t Subsidize Journalism.” This article talks about the future of newspapers and how we can save them. Government subsidization to me cannot be the answer and the author of this post, Steve Buttry agrees.
Journalists are the watchdogs of government. How can we be funded by those who we are suppose to watch and report their wrongdoings and successes? Not only would it be a compromising situation, it would make journalists feel that they must censure themselves.
Journalism is freedom from government. Not only would government funding be a compromising situation for journalists the government does not have enough money to help every single newspaper or failing media outlet.
A Visit from Michael Rosenblum
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This Friday, our Journalism 24/7 class will be visited by a fellow classmate of our professor and distinguished journalist. He has some pretty interesting views that reflect what is going on in the journalism world and the current state of the media.
One of his blog posts is called “Church and State.” This article touches upon the separation and the creation of a new church in England during King Henry VIII’s reign. He compares Journalism to separating Church and State which is separating journalism the craft from the business side.
He reverberates that all journalism students must remember that it is a business no matter what and to survive must stay a business in order to be successful.
Questions for Michael Rosenblum:
1. Why do you think journalists are afraid that the older business model is going to fail in the 21st century?
2. Have you contemplated your career and if it was the right choice for you?
3. What do you believe is the proper business model for our generation of journalists?
