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The Journalism Iconoclast
Not offending people is not an option for newspapers
“Not offending people is not a business model. You have to have something to say” - Dan Froomkin, PDF 2009. Inoffensive, “objective” journalism isn’t good journalism, it’s good business. At least it was before the Web. In a world where printing presses — and by extension, competition — are scarce, it’s good business to try to [...]Transparency comes before objectivity
This is a comment I left on today’s Poynter Chat on teaching social media: The notion of “objectivity” has been a big part of the downfall of traditional journalism. It turned into passionless, he said-she said nonsense. And people are smart enough to know that no one is truly objective. That’s why transparency trumps all. The ideal [...]All good things must come to end
I’m sad to report that funding for BeatBlogging.Org will run out on Sept. 1 of this year. Being the editor of BeatBlogging.Org has been a great ride. I’ve learned a lot about how beat reporters are adapting to the Web, how social media is changing journalism and where journalism is heading. Working with NYU’s Jay Rosen has [...]On reinvesting profits
Microsoft gets a lot of grief for many of the things that it does, but we should at least give Microsoft credit for being willing to reinvest profits into research and development. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said he is willing to invest up to $11 billion in search over the next five years. I have a [...]Beware of that crazy Internet (and bad advice from professors)
“When I was in college, a professor said, ‘Beware of the Internet.’ Everyone and anyone is a ‘journalist’ or ‘writer’ because of it. Six years later, I owe the Internet a big hug, because before my memoir Rattled! there was Storked! on glamour.com. But I do consider myself a real writer, and my stories are [...]Patrick Thornton's Page
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Looking for help ... I record podcasts with a Blue Snowball microphone and Garage Band. I get good quality, except that sometimes there's a buzzing noise behind the voice. The buzzing becomes louder when someone's talking than when there's silence...
Anyone using Audacity for your podcasts? If so, how do you handle getting cover art on your iTunes podcasts? I'm editing podcasts in Audacity and then feeding them to iTunes via WordPress -- where the podcasts are posted. I know on GarageBand you ...
Journalism has long been ad-supported, just profitable so. It's not going to be easy to transition from an ad-supported model to a pay model.
Perhaps newspaper leaders should figure out a way to deliver better ads to advertisers. Charging for con...
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Cool. Thanks Patrick. I put it on Wordpress, then used feedburner to get everything on iTunes. I now see my podcast on iTunes, but only 1 episode, and we have 3 so far. How do I get it to find all episodes?
Jonah,
You can always post your podcasts to a a WordPress blog or something along those lines and then use that RSS feed for iTunes. That's probably the easiest way. I don't have a lot of experience with Archive.org but have heard good things abo...
ok, RSS feeds... I put the podcast up on archive.org so that we could embed it on our site, but now i'm trying to get it on to iTunes and am having some trouble finding where the RSS is (or if it even exists). A little help?
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Profile Information
- What news organization do you work for?
- BeatBlogging.Org
- Which of these best describes your day job?
- Editor
- About Me:
- Online journalist. Web designer. Multimedia producer. Blogger. Technology lover. Constant student. Innovator. Iconoclast.
- Website:
- http://www.patthorntonfiles.com
- LinkedIn Profile:
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickthornton
- Twitter:
- http://www.twitter.com/jiconoclast
Patrick Thornton's Blog
Why did you join Wired Journalists?
Well, why are you here?
What do you hope to learn or share? Who do you hope to meet? What keeps you coming back? What makes you want to leave?
What do you hope to learn or share? Who do you hope to meet? What keeps you coming back? What makes you want to leave?
Posted on January 31, 2009 at 9:44am — 6 Comments
WJ Tutorials: How to submit a podcast to iTunes
Submitting a podcast to the iTunes Podcast Directory is a must.
iTunes is the most popular music player and many people use it to automatically manage their podcast subscriptions. Plus, the iTunes Podcast Directory is also a great way for people to discover new podcasts, and you want as many people as possible to be able to discover your podcasts.
Many people will not listen to a podcast if they can't get it automa… Continue
iTunes is the most popular music player and many people use it to automatically manage their podcast subscriptions. Plus, the iTunes Podcast Directory is also a great way for people to discover new podcasts, and you want as many people as possible to be able to discover your podcasts.
Many people will not listen to a podcast if they can't get it automa… Continue
Posted on January 2, 2009 at 7:30am — 6 Comments
Project management in your newsroom
How does your newsroom go about project management?
Do you have a systematic way of managing products? Do you use Web software like Basecamp or Google Apps? Does your work rely on e-mail for everything.
Or do you have a proprietary method for managing projects? I know some newspaper management/layout software comes with project management features.
I'm interested in hearing about how your newsroom manage projects and, perhaps more importantly, collaborate. Project management is totally differ… Continue
Do you have a systematic way of managing products? Do you use Web software like Basecamp or Google Apps? Does your work rely on e-mail for everything.
Or do you have a proprietary method for managing projects? I know some newspaper management/layout software comes with project management features.
I'm interested in hearing about how your newsroom manage projects and, perhaps more importantly, collaborate. Project management is totally differ… Continue
Posted on December 16, 2008 at 10:48pm — 2 Comments
WJ Tutorials: How to start a podcast
Let's get this out there right off the bat: podcasting is a lot easier than you think.
This introductory guide will tell you all you need to make a pretty good podcast. No, it won't tell you how to create interesting content or how to sound good while recording, but it will tell you about all the technology you need.
It's pretty easy to produce a professional-sounding podcast and, just like blogging, one can start podcasting for free.
Let's say you want to be able to do… Continue
This introductory guide will tell you all you need to make a pretty good podcast. No, it won't tell you how to create interesting content or how to sound good while recording, but it will tell you about all the technology you need.
It's pretty easy to produce a professional-sounding podcast and, just like blogging, one can start podcasting for free.
Let's say you want to be able to do… Continue
Posted on December 4, 2008 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments
How do you feel about journalism right now?
It's a simple question.
I'm not looking for crazy, in-depth answers. I'm thinking more stream of conscious. If someone came up to you and asked how you felt about your industry, your news organization and your job, what would you say?
You can find my candid thoughts on the subject here. This is an excerpt from it:
"It’s a terribly depressing time to seek employment in this embattled industry. But it… Continue
I'm not looking for crazy, in-depth answers. I'm thinking more stream of conscious. If someone came up to you and asked how you felt about your industry, your news organization and your job, what would you say?
You can find my candid thoughts on the subject here. This is an excerpt from it:
"It’s a terribly depressing time to seek employment in this embattled industry. But it… Continue
Posted on November 24, 2008 at 11:41pm — 7 Comments
Comment Wall (10 comments)
- At 10:30am on July 30, 2008,
Paul Balcerak said… - Patrick,
Thanks for the link — great post! I passed it along to my co-workers and added the blog to my delicious account.
- At 1:57pm on June 20, 2008,
Treasure said…
- I am just half way into my journalism course which is very interesting.
I would declare myself as the young aspiring journalist but maybe i will wait until i finish my course.
Any ideas on how to get work placements, my location is London, Kent, Bexleyheath.
- At 10:31am on June 20, 2008,
Amanda Loerch said… - Best of luck with everything you do at BeatBlogging.Org. Please let me know if I can help out in any way. Oh, and I'm thinking of applying to Stars and Stripes, and was wondering if you had any advice.
- At 1:42pm on June 19, 2008,
Alex de Carvalho said… - Got your mail regarding beatblogging.org, looks very interesting. As an adjunct professor on social media, I keep my eyes peeled for developments in citizen journalism.
- At 1:26pm on June 19, 2008,
Tom Karst said… - Patrick,
A nearly 50 year old journalist checking in on your recent email about using www.beatblogging.org. Covering the fresh produce trade, I started a blog in 2006 that beats on today, with an associated industry discussion group that I manage. I use weekly Google polls, the chat feature for interviews, some audio files and embedded videos. The blog is at www.freshtalk.blogspot.com and the link for the discussion group is on the side of the blog.
Regards
Tom Karst
The Packer
- At 12:45am on February 4, 2008,
Patrick Yen said… - Great Blog
- At 8:39pm on January 31, 2008,
Ryan Sholin said…
- Oh, my, me the Tom? Hmm... I think he gets paid ;)
- At 9:10am on January 31, 2008,
Paul Conley said… - Hi Patrick,
I'm glad to see you here. I hope you'er enjoying the site as much as I am.
- At 8:15am on January 31, 2008,
Hilary delaBruere said…
- Hello, thanks for the luck, I'll need it, quite possibly. School is certainly keeping me busy, but I'm enjoying every minute of it. I read this on your website and really appreciated it:
"Journalism has a bright future for all those who believe. There will always be stories to tell. We just have to find the right ways to tell those stories."
This is true. It's just getting people to believe it. :)
- At 1:44pm on January 30, 2008,
Alexandre Gamela said… - The audacity of ambition — and innovation is really good. Ambition must takeover greed, and erase apathy.
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