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Cheezburger’s Ben Huh wants to save journalism from FAIL

jeffreyrbunch — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:33:15 +0000

Web entrepreneur Ben Huh's Moby Dick Project tries to bring innovation to journalism, with the goal of developing open-source tools for today's digital world. Continue reading →

The inverted pyramid of journalism school: A few thoughts for students

jeffreyrbunch — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:38:05 +0000

As a journalist, you need to be multi-skilled in your talents and multi-platform in your work. It is not sufficient to say you, "Write stories for a newspaper." Continue reading →

Washington Post’s Mark Luckie, fellow journalists, and bloggers at Digital Journalism Camp Portland 2011 source of inspiration

jeffreyrbunch — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:59:17 +0000

Early on a Saturday spring morning, a handful of volunteers with day jobs got up to prepare the 16th floor at Webtrends in Portland, Ore., for Digital Journalism Camp 2011. They transformed the room into three separate spaces with full … Continue reading →

Spring is conference season in Portland: Digital Journalism Camp; 140 Conference NW; BarCamp; WebVisions

jeffreyrbunch — Sat, 14 May 2011 02:54:00 +0000

An already busy spring tech conference season in Portland heats up significantly for those in the Digital Strategy community. Portland has already hosted Innotech Oregon and a variety of gatherings for coders and more tech-oriented folks, with more on the … Continue reading →

Oregonian, with help from the J-Lab, building its model for collaborative journalism with The Oregonian News Network

jeffreyrbunch — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:05:42 +0000

PORTLAND, Ore. – There are many innovative efforts happening in the collaborative journalism space, but it seems no two are quite alike. From Seattle, to Lawrence, Kansas, to Pittsburgh, and all points between, news organizations are experimenting in the Petri … Continue reading →

A magical spring: SXSWi, Innotech Oregon, Social Business Summit, WebVisions, DIgital Journalism Camp, #140ConfNW

jeffreyrbunch — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:43:17 +0000

Spring has definitely been a season of rebirth for me, both personally and professionally, and the journey is just beginning. A month ago today, I was in the midst of my first South by Southwest Interactive (see previous posts). The … Continue reading →

My South by Southwest Interactive wish: Journalism, social media join as allies

jeffreyrbunch — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:41:10 +0000

As a long-time journalist and social media practitioner, I was disappointed journalism and social media didn’t intersect more at South by Southwest Interactive. Continue reading →

‘Forrest Gump’ moments convince: Stick with the smart folks when it comes to Web, digital strategy

jeffreyrbunch — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:39:51 +0000

The past couple of years has seen me experience an amazing string of "Forrest Gump" moments; ones similar to Gump's fictional power meetings. During that time, I have met Jeremiah, Gary, Doc, Don (and many others) who have shaped my views of digital strategy. Those moments have convinced me to stick with the smart folks. They've proven to the non-believers that digital platforms (especially mobile and social media) are here to stay in everyone's lives. Businesses must adapt or perish. Continue reading →

South by Southwest Interactive the beginning of a new journey

jeffreyrbunch — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:01:50 +0000

AUSTIN, Texas - Wow! What more can be said by a first-timer at South by Southwest Interactive? Nothing else by me.

You have blown me away, #sxswi: from skeptic to fanatic in a matter of days. I was clueless about the mojo of this event. Perfect? No. Amazing? Yes! Continue reading →

Impact of short-lived TBD.com experiment uncertain

jeffreyrbunch — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:21:47 +0000

The Impact of the short-lived TBD.com experiment remains to be seen, but it would appear to be a setback for those who would like to encourage legacy media properties to do more large-scale community outreach as a sustainable business model. Continue reading →

Digital is everywhere and the implications are endless for “media” as we enter 2011

jeffreyrbunch — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:15:36 +0000

Technology now gives us choices in our media consumption. Yet, in 2010, some legacy executives are still waging the battle of "us (journalists) vs. them (bloggers)." It's time to shed pejorative labels and move the discussion forward. Continue reading →

Chilean miners rescue says a lot about our society’s news values (rescate de los mineros chilenos dice mucho sobre las novedades de nuestra sociedad los valores)

jeffreyrbunch — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:59:28 +0000

Chilean miners rescue (Twitpic) The rescue of the Chilean miners after more than two months underground says a lot to me about our the news values of our society in an age where cynicism and negativity often prevail in our … Continue reading →

Local news as a commodity: Acid attack hoax story illustrates dilemma for media outlets

jeffreyrbunch — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:18:58 +0000

What happens for a local media outlet when the big story hits your market and becomes national? Suddenly, the three major news networks are in town, as are all the local television stations and – one can only hope as … Continue reading →

There are paths laid out for journalism, publishing companies to survive and thrive in a digital world

jeffreyrbunch — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:31:05 +0000

In geographically diverse markets of all shapes and sizes, publishing companies are pushing innovation on both the content and revenue fronts. Their efforts are paying off with returns on investment that (in some cases) are well into seven figures of new revenue. That's impressive when one considers the relatively small size of some of those markets. The new game is about audience and revenue development of all kinds: It's about print readers and online viewers; display ads in print and online; on-site and Web search; and interactive online and mobile products that deliver relevant information to customers where they spend time (especially on mobile and social media). It's about niche content and niche revenues, the sum of which will equal a new, sustainable model for digital publishing. Continue reading →

Journalists will “save” (i.e. transform) journalism, not aggregators or legacy print-centric executives

jeffreyrbunch — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:55:15 +0000

There has been a lot of talk lately about who is going to “save journalism.” There is a clear consensus developing that it will be saved (i.e. transformed) by journalists, not news aggregators or legacy publishing company print-centric executives. I … Continue reading →

Keynotes by John Paton and Josh Cohen at Editor & Publisher Interactive Media conference buzzworthy

jeffreyrbunch — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:16:33 +0000

Here are a couple of quick thoughts on the two keynotes – from John Paton and Josh Cohen – at Editor & Publisher’s Interactive Media Conference in Las Vegas this week that are generating some buzz in the online journalism … Continue reading →

No one-size-fits-all for new journalism model(s)

jeffreyrbunch — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:31:38 +0000

This is a post without all the answers about how to “save journalism.” There are no right ones. There are lots of relative truths. Legacy media executives would tell you journalism-for-profit needs to be saved for people like them to … Continue reading →

New links for Vimeo videos: Digitial Journalism Camp Portland and Social Media Club of Portland

jeffreyrbunch — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:47:41 +0000

Here is a link to my Vimeo video channel, which includes videos from Portland’s Digital Journalism Camp and the Social Media Club of Portland. One of the videos, due to account bandwith limitations, had to be uploaded to my other … Continue reading →