Comments on: ‘Old media must embrace the amateur’ says Reuters Head http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:57:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: BadassFilmmakers.com » Blog Archive » http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-237628 BadassFilmmakers.com » Blog Archive » Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:29:41 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-237628 [...] It was a refreshing conversation having had seen a couple of instances recently where well known and respected Australian journalists have blown off New Media as insignificant. Perhaps these two people are in the minority they left a somewhat sour taste in my mouth. Tom’s approach to this article (and hopefully more to come) was quite the opposite and went a long way to restoring my believe that Mainstream Media and New Media can both exist side by side - and perhaps even work best together (as Reuters head Tom Glocer said a day or two back). [...] [...] It was a refreshing conversation having had seen a couple of instances recently where well known and respected Australian journalists have blown off New Media as insignificant. Perhaps these two people are in the minority they left a somewhat sour taste in my mouth. Tom’s approach to this article (and hopefully more to come) was quite the opposite and went a long way to restoring my believe that Mainstream Media and New Media can both exist side by side – and perhaps even work best together (as Reuters head Tom Glocer said a day or two back). [...]

]]> By: BadassFilmmakers.com » Blog Archive » sdffhgfh http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-237627 BadassFilmmakers.com » Blog Archive » sdffhgfh Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:29:17 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-237627 [...] It was a refreshing conversation having had seen a couple of instances recently where well known and respected Australian journalists have blown off New Media as insignificant. Perhaps these two people are in the minority they left a somewhat sour taste in my mouth. Tom’s approach to this article (and hopefully more to come) was quite the opposite and went a long way to restoring my believe that Mainstream Media and New Media can both exist side by side - and perhaps even work best together (as Reuters head Tom Glocer said a day or two back). [...] [...] It was a refreshing conversation having had seen a couple of instances recently where well known and respected Australian journalists have blown off New Media as insignificant. Perhaps these two people are in the minority they left a somewhat sour taste in my mouth. Tom’s approach to this article (and hopefully more to come) was quite the opposite and went a long way to restoring my believe that Mainstream Media and New Media can both exist side by side – and perhaps even work best together (as Reuters head Tom Glocer said a day or two back). [...]

]]> By: BadassFilmmakers.com » Blog Archive » Bla http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-237625 BadassFilmmakers.com » Blog Archive » Bla Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:27:03 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-237625 [...] It was a refreshing conversation having had seen a couple of instances recently where well known and respected Australian journalists have blown off New Media as insignificant. Perhaps these two people are in the minority they left a somewhat sour taste in my mouth. Tom’s approach to this article (and hopefully more to come) was quite the opposite and went a long way to restoring my believe that Mainstream Media and New Media can both exist side by side - and perhaps even work best together (as Reuters head Tom Glocer said a day or two back). [...] [...] It was a refreshing conversation having had seen a couple of instances recently where well known and respected Australian journalists have blown off New Media as insignificant. Perhaps these two people are in the minority they left a somewhat sour taste in my mouth. Tom’s approach to this article (and hopefully more to come) was quite the opposite and went a long way to restoring my believe that Mainstream Media and New Media can both exist side by side – and perhaps even work best together (as Reuters head Tom Glocer said a day or two back). [...]

]]> By: Simon Townley http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236832 Simon Townley Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:20:28 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236832 Sorry about the editing Vince - but I'm not used to this online writing business. I'm used to have sub-editors to sort this stuff out for me. Because, you see, I'm not a blogger. I'm an MSM journo ... Sorry about the editing Vince – but I’m not used to this online writing business. I’m used to have sub-editors to sort this stuff out for me. Because, you see, I’m not a blogger. I’m an MSM journo …

]]> By: TLB http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236800 TLB Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:18:58 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236800 Old Media might want to consider embracing the truth and dropping the propaganda once in a while: <a href="http://katrinacoverage.com/2005/12/24/jeff-franks-reuters-offers-anti-american-pro-illegal-immigration-propaganda.html" rel="nofollow">example</a> <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/immigration/2005/04/06/06:03.pm" rel="nofollow">example</a> Old Media might want to consider embracing the truth and dropping the propaganda once in a while:

example

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]]> By: Vince Chan http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236585 Vince Chan Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:05:41 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236585 QUOTE FROM ABOVE: Isn’t the term “amateur” a bit condescending? Bloggers who have ads are pros. Many are far more porfessional than the average staff journo. Whoa, wait a minute there. I agree with the last sentence except change the word 'Many' to 'Some' and 'Bloggers who have ads are pros'? A little bit of editing would have helped the opinion there! QUOTE FROM ABOVE: Isn’t the term “amateur” a bit condescending? Bloggers who have ads are pros. Many are far more porfessional than the average staff journo.

Whoa, wait a minute there. I agree with the last sentence except change the word ‘Many’ to ‘Some’ and ‘Bloggers who have ads are pros’? A little bit of editing would have helped the opinion there!

]]> By: Matthias http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236432 Matthias Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:36:57 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236432 It's not really all that new, Murdoch said something along those lines a couple months back. Of course they promote interoperability. Reuters and the other press agencies need to be able to grab a couple tenthousand RSS feeds and parse them for the data they want so they can redistribute it under their label. This will only work if a) we use a limited set of RSS formats b) we tag like hell, and tag well c) we adopt the other microformats available today in a semi-standard fashion. Wonderful news for the news industry. But the big question is: What's in it for us, the bloggers and content creators? It’s not really all that new, Murdoch said something along those lines a couple months back.

Of course they promote interoperability. Reuters and the other press agencies need to be able to grab a couple tenthousand RSS feeds and parse them for the data they want so they can redistribute it under their label. This will only work if

a) we use a limited set of RSS formats
b) we tag like hell, and tag well
c) we adopt the other microformats available today in a semi-standard fashion.

Wonderful news for the news industry. But the big question is: What’s in it for us, the bloggers and content creators?

]]> By: Blogs and Blogging Deliberations » Blog Archive » Blogs And Old Media http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236415 Blogs and Blogging Deliberations » Blog Archive » Blogs And Old Media Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:31:45 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236415 [...] Darren Rowse, found today really interesting article on Financial Times by Tom Glocer, chief executive of Reuters. It is about how old media, should respond to the growth of blogosphere. [...] [...] Darren Rowse, found today really interesting article on Financial Times by Tom Glocer, chief executive of Reuters. It is about how old media, should respond to the growth of blogosphere. [...]

]]> By: Brewed Fresh Daily » Reuters gets it “Old media must embrace the amateur” » Opinions, news and events from Cleveland, Ohio http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236411 Brewed Fresh Daily » Reuters gets it “Old media must embrace the amateur” » Opinions, news and events from Cleveland, Ohio Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:14:02 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236411 [...] So how long will it take for the rest of the MSM to catch up? I have to second Darren’s thoughts at Problogger.net about this piece from Tom Glocer, chief executive of Reuters. That’s one of the more insightful and progressive pieces I’ve seen for a while when it comes to Mainstream Media interacting with new media. Nice work Tom - you should start a blog! [...] [...] So how long will it take for the rest of the MSM to catch up? I have to second Darren’s thoughts at Problogger.net about this piece from Tom Glocer, chief executive of Reuters. That’s one of the more insightful and progressive pieces I’ve seen for a while when it comes to Mainstream Media interacting with new media. Nice work Tom – you should start a blog! [...]

]]> By: Simon Townley http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236409 Simon Townley Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:11:18 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236409 Isn't the term "amateur" a bit condescending? Bloggers who have ads are pros. Many are far more porfessional than the average staff journo. Isn’t the term “amateur” a bit condescending? Bloggers who have ads are pros. Many are far more porfessional than the average staff journo.

]]> By: Andy Merrett http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236408 Andy Merrett Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:11:12 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236408 Just a piece of advice - if you want to keep the text of that article better go and grab it very soon - FT.com puts articles behind its 'subscriber-only' wall after about three days, and it was dated 7 March. Just a piece of advice – if you want to keep the text of that article better go and grab it very soon – FT.com puts articles behind its ’subscriber-only’ wall after about three days, and it was dated 7 March.

]]> By: John Evans (Syntagma) http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236402 John Evans (Syntagma) Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:53:21 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236402 Joe, That's interesting. They've usually got a strong copyright notice on everything they put out. If you ever find that link, maybe you could post it. :-) Joe,

That’s interesting. They’ve usually got a strong copyright notice on everything they put out. If you ever find that link, maybe you could post it. :-)

]]> By: Joe http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236399 Joe Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:44:32 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236399 Hey Darren, I read an article the other day by Reuters that they even welcome independent writers (Bloggers) copy and paste entire articles for publication. Sorry, I didn't keep the link, but it was in a release by MSNBC. Joe Hey Darren,

I read an article the other day by Reuters that they even welcome independent writers (Bloggers) copy and paste entire articles for publication.

Sorry, I didn’t keep the link, but it was in a release by MSNBC.

Joe

]]> By: John Hood http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236394 John Hood Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:14:18 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236394 Glocer appears to be reinvigorating the company! Glocer appears to be reinvigorating the company!

]]> By: theladderproject http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236382 theladderproject Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:52:55 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236382 <strong>Gaining More Blog Readers Using 10 Helpful Weblog Tips</strong> So I know I haven't posted recently as I have been busy with the site's new design and quite frankly,... Gaining More Blog Readers Using 10 Helpful Weblog Tips

So I know I haven’t posted recently as I have been busy with the site’s new design and quite frankly,…

]]> By: John Evans (Syntagma) http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/10/old-media-must-embrace-the-amateur-says-reuters-head/comment-page-1/#comment-236378 John Evans (Syntagma) Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:35:19 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=2324#comment-236378 Reuters has always been a progressive company. Started in London it led the way for a long time, putting terminals into newspaper office etc. Then the likes of Bloomberg came along and squeezed them in the biggest market, the U.S. Under Tom Glocer they seem to be fighting back. That is a very blogger-friendly point of view, I'll agree. Makes a change from the present gloomy climate in the blogosphere. Reuters has always been a progressive company. Started in London it led the way for a long time, putting terminals into newspaper office etc. Then the likes of Bloomberg came along and squeezed them in the biggest market, the U.S. Under Tom Glocer they seem to be fighting back.

That is a very blogger-friendly point of view, I’ll agree. Makes a change from the present gloomy climate in the blogosphere.

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