Michael Skoler on newsroom culture change 12/12/2008
Michael Skoler, the executive director (on leave) from the Center for Innovation in Journalism, provides an essential 12-minute incantation of the necessity to change newsroom culture. It's an excellent and convincing urge to look beyond business model change from the Nieman Journalism Lab. CommentsFri, 12 Dec 2008 15:36:58 Great video, Kirk -- thanks for posting it (and tweeting it). I personally believe that with the sheer volume of content that is out here on the web, people *are* looking for trusted resources and that 'link journalism' does play a role in furthering that... and thereby furthering the brand and trustworthiness of mainstream (and *new* mainstream) media. The more journalists on Twitter, the better. And, on that note, I know many, myself included, that don't automatically appreciate the value of mainstream media (ie., newspapers) who "push" tweets but aren't 'following' anyone. Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:04:19 Fantastic video, though I would've loved to have heard more about how we can change the corporate culture within newsrooms. Journalists are waking up to the changes taking place within media, information, the public, and technology. But I don't think we've done a good job of building media workplaces that reflect and embrace those changes. I'd love to hear your thoughts, Kirk. Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:49:10 Yes, I echo Craig's comment above, how to *really* make it happen: in some ways, technology solutions are relatively the easy answer, but not *the* answer. As was said, they're tools. There's linkages to HR, and an open and ongoing culture/acceptance of training and development ... Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:32:05 I don't think there's any question that much more is needed to help us understand the seismic shifts in the economics and ecology of newsgathering. What we're experiencing has no precedent, and the fact that the heaviest lifting of all will be done in the most serious economic crisis in the last 80 years makes the challenge all that more serious and vexing. Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:31:44 I agree that the concept of journalism is a lasting one, but that doesn't guarantee the success of the journalism-as it-has-been model. The key for me these days is that a lot of the changes taking place aren't being instigated by journalists. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:55:31 I'm not suggesting anyone wait for what advertisers will support. I just think that there needs to be work done on ad models in the digital space --- at the moment we're applying almost all the effort on the editorial content side. Leave a Reply |