At Google, Slow Growth in News Site The front page of Google News took about an hour to catch up. Google blamed a technical problem for the delay and said it was not a sign that its news site, whose content is compiled entirely by computer programs, lacks timeliness. (tags: journalism google future)
Semantic Journalism: Ideas Semantics did not dramatically improve over the last decade. Automated summaries, for instance, a problem that has kept semanticists busy for the past 40 years, are still not expected for a distant future. (tags: journalism future technology online+journalism) The Times and IHT Study Web Merger NYTimes.com and IHT.com — the International Herald [...]
Gene Weingarten – Yanks Thump Sox “The inessentialness of copy editors is underscored by the advent of sophisticated spellchecking systems which have introduced a hole new level of error-free proofreading. No longer can we say that the editor’s penis mightier than the sword.” (tags: journalism news writing funny editors) Alan Bond loses court bid to [...]
In a Changing World of News, an Elegy for Copy Editors Old-time, persnickety editing may be a luxury in which only a few large news operations will indulge. It will be an artisanal product, like monastery honey and wooden yachts. (tags: journalism editors cuts)
Why journalists hate PR people If journalists are so dependent on press releases for stories, then why do they show such disdain for PR people? (tags: journalism press+releases hyperlocal)
