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Re: Andrew Sullivan: Blogging is the Golden Era of Journalism

toddmundt — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:46:11 -0000

Public radio reporters can be expected to do some of this work, and they do already, but certainly not all of it. I'm talking about more people, potentially, not making a small number of reporters work to the point where they're not producing content they're proud of. Thanks for your comments!

Re: Andrew Sullivan: Blogging is the Golden Era of Journalism

Saandstorm — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:43:47 -0000

The pasting of the reporter scrips while unimaginative and IS a horrid user experience, I've heard many a pub radio reporter say they just don't have time to rewrite a story for the web after they have reported - gathered the sound - edited the piece got it on air and have to get another story done for another news cast. It not like they don't want to, they just feel overwhelmed as it is.

Also the pub radio reporters I know haven't had the same pressure (the do it or be fired conversations) to produce cross platform like their print counter parts. There isn't the same sense of urgency to produce cross platform outside of NPR Washington at the member station level.

Re: Why Twitter Has Failed: The Power of Time and Mainstream

Saandstorm — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:27:31 -0000

With the iPhone Facebook app and the ability to update your Facebook status via most cell phones, my Facebook feed has become my defacto "tweets". My social circle is just as religious to updating their status as the most hardcore tweeter. With my social circle me posting on Twitter is the equivalent of: If a tree falls in the forest does anyone hear?

In my observation for some mainstream folks the idea of signing up for yet another network to invite friends, etc... Is just a little too much right now even for something as simple as Twitter.

Re: The new KQED.org: pretty damn good

toddmundt — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:37:23 -0000

Thanks for the comments!

Re: The new KQED.org: pretty damn good

Saandstorm — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:22:23 -0000

I both like and I'm also Meh'd by the new redesign. On one hand its much more modern looking than any pub radio site out there. My problems with it are:

There are no audio play lists like on the TV side.

No place to leave comments on locally produced segments (they do have a forum, but i've been blog trained regards to commenting).

It seems very generic. Other than it says its in California, there is nothing that screams "local flavor". You could almost use this as a template for any pub radio/tv station out there.