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3/11/2011 10:57 am
I can see how some type of blogging / micro-blogging could replace much of what local news does, if the framework is built on a facebook-style simplicty of user interface. I can see a user-developed web that eventually has an end point for things like: "Eastside K-8 6th Grade Girls Basketball". And then people type in what they saw.
Speaking of local news, the issue of our non-voter approved bond to buy land at 10 times the market value just got a lot more interesting. Curiously, the paper (which only submits a limited number of its articles to the online edition) chose not to put the story online. The smoke is rising higher and higher, and it s now just a race to see whether the truth will out before the principal actors die or our focus is grabbed away by some more pressing issue. Prevaricate and delay! This is the advice for all survivors.
I am hoping I will find something I can link to, because this is a cautionary tale for everyone. They've already changed a law in Olympia, and the new school board has enacted many changes. But of course all these do is guard against a photocopy redo of what was already done once. It's like getting last year's flu vaccine in the hopes of not getting the flu next year.
3/11/2011 9:01 am
"I think you pointed out how small town journalism has actually suffered less."
Now there's this internet-only Patch organization that's spreading like a disease. They bill themselves as this hyperlocal news scource that's an "on-line village" until you do a little digging and find out they're owned by AOL.
3/10/2011 7:44 pm
They were a two paper town back then, but the Intelligencer has since gone internet only and lots of people lost their jobs.
Tell her to check out the ad if she still wants be in journalism, because it is WAY more affordable up here, and even a lot nicer, too, if you don't need the hustle and bustle of a city. I think you pointed out how small town journalism has actually suffered less.
3/10/2011 6:02 pm
Max wrote:
Maybe she's new in town.
The paper is advertising for a reporter, btw, in case anyone wants to move out this way.
I have a friend who is probably the best reporter I've ever known who relocated to Seattle a couple of years ago. She's currently working in a lamp store.
3/10/2011 5:06 pm
Maybe she's new in town.
The paper is advertising for a reporter, btw, in case anyone wants to move out this way.
3/10/2011 4:15 pm
Seriously, if the reporter didn't mention it in the story, I wonder if she has even heard of Edward R. Murrow. That would be ironic.
3/10/2011 4:13 pm
I don't think Ed will care at this point.
3/09/2011 8:28 pm
The story doesn't say it, but this house has a large sign out in front saying it is the boyhood home of Edward R. Murrow. It was a very pleasant, well-maintened house with a million dollar view of the ocean and San Juan Islands. From the story and accompanying picture I had a strong hunch which home burned, so I drove by today. The structure is all still there, but it is gutted. I suppose the current owners would be justified to tear it down and rebuild if they wanted.