old media

Why Do Journalists Mourn Russert So? Meet the New Press

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:01:21 -0700

Scratch the surface of all those glittering tributes for Tim Russert and you might find an undercoating of journalistic insecurity.

The NBC analyst was hailed as a symbol of old-fashioned, carefully balanced, substance-driven reporting, an approach that, while not exactly extinct, often seems drowned out by today's loudmouth television culture.

The Beltway-Blog Battle

Stevie Converse — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:21:32 -0700

When Tim Russert died suddenly on June 13, it was, for the political press (to draw an analogy to his beloved Buffalo Bills), like losing a star quarterback before halftime of the Super Bowl. It's hard to imagine a campaign season without Russert's Meet the Press inquisitions or an election night without his whiteboard.

'Old' Media Moguls Retain Online Grip

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:21:04 -0700

I have argued for some time that the internet will free us from media mogul domination. Oddly, Rupert Murdoch has said much the same thing, a clue that I was being more than a shade optimistic. Now comes evidence that the democratising force of the net is anything but a given.

Life Without the Print Edition

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:53:16 -0700

I stopped getting the print edition of my local newspaper this month. Among my new-media expert colleagues, I'm behind the curve with that move; many gave up the print habit long ago. But compared to the general population, I'm still ahead of most folks. I admit, I feel a bit guilty about this.

The Tech World's Lesson for Newspapers, Traditional Media

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:34:27 -0700

The New Yorker recently ran a characteristically loquacious essay about the decline of the newspaper and what it means for the future of journalism.