Profiles
Kurt Andersen: Newspapers Are F***ed
By Amanda Kludt
Kurt Andersen claims he has merely stumbled from job to job. But a peek at his résumé—which includes such big media names as The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Time Magazine and the “Today” show—suggests that there is more to his success than just luck.
Bill Grueskin: Reporters Break News on WSJ.com
By Jeni Bauser
Like many New Yorkers on that cloudless September day, Bill Grueskin was at work when the first plane hit the World Trade Center, which stood just across the street from his office at the Wall Street Journal.
Jim Romenesko: More Companies Will Start Hiring Bloggers
By Jeni Bauser
Jim Romenesko is a quirky man. Yes, his well-known blog, Romenesko, a selection of media stories from around the Internet, is a favorite bookmark among journalists everywhere.
Craig Newmark: Craigslist Offers a 'Culture of Trust'
By Laura Pennace
The name Craig Newmark may not be familiar to many people, but his Web site Craigslist is known by almost every young adult with a computer.
Jacob Weisberg: Slate is Fundamentally Different from Most Print Media
By Tao Lin
The first issue of Slate, an online magazine, had page numbers. You read it page by page, clicking to go on to the next page, as if it were a print magazine in your hands.
James Taranto Picks the ‘Best of the Web Today’
By Katie Tynes
A high school and college dropout has managed to make a name for himself as one of the most opinionated people on the Internet. James Taranto is the editor of the Wall Street Journal online editorial page, OpinionJournal.com.
Lockhart Steele: 'Sell Yourself, Be Dirty'
By Tara Saycocie
When Lockhart Steele was asked what advice he would give to young journalists with aspirations of becoming successful bloggers, he replied: “Sell yourself, be dirty.”
About
A webzine produced by the Digital Journalism class at New York University in Spring 2005. Instructor: Patrick Phillips, editor & founder of I Want Media.
Contents
- An Anonymous Blogger Tells All
- Bill Grueskin: Reporters Break News on WSJ.com
- Blogs Are a ‘Godsend’ to Busy College Students
- Craig Newmark: Craigslist Offers a 'Culture of Trust'
- Jacob Weisberg: Slate is Fundamentally Different from Most Print Media
- James Taranto Picks the ‘Best of the Web Today’
- Jim Romenesko: More Companies Will Start Hiring Bloggers
- Kurt Andersen: Newspapers Are F***ed
- Lockhart Steele: 'Sell Yourself, Be Dirty'
- Public Relations Will Be Changed by Blogs
- Web Site Design: MSNBC.com is ‘Cluttered’
- What Makes a Good Blog?