Comments on: Publishing in the Age of the Assembled Web http://www.openparenthesis.org/2009/05/07/publishing-in-the-age-of-the-assembled-web Because these are the early days of a long revolution . . . Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:33:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: lauriewebster (lauriewebster) http://www.openparenthesis.org/2009/05/07/publishing-in-the-age-of-the-assembled-web#comment-862976 lauriewebster (lauriewebster) Sat, 16 May 2009 14:20:06 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/?p=1261#comment-862976 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/lauriewebster" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div title="lauriewebster (lauriewebster)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.whitleymedia/picbg.jpg) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> <div title="lauriewebster (lauriewebster)" style="float:left;margin-left:-70px;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;background:url(http://purl.org/net/spiurl/lauriewebster) no-repeat top;cursor:hand;"> </div> </a> Eckman blog post RT @scribere [link to post] for a good review of the publishing debate. Interesting concepts&authors Shirkey Pontin<br /><br /> - Posted using Chat Catcher Twitter Comment


Eckman blog post RT @scribere [link to post] for a good review of the publishing debate. Interesting concepts&authors Shirkey Pontin

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]]> By: John http://www.openparenthesis.org/2009/05/07/publishing-in-the-age-of-the-assembled-web#comment-862898 John Thu, 07 May 2009 18:55:17 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/?p=1261#comment-862898 Agreed - we need to find additional models which are capable of funding sustained investigative journalism - locally AND internationally. But I think Shirky's right on to point out that we shouldn't assume that the metropolitan newspaper is the only or even best option. Agreed – we need to find additional models which are capable of funding sustained investigative journalism – locally AND internationally.

But I think Shirky’s right on to point out that we shouldn’t assume that the metropolitan newspaper is the only or even best option.

]]> By: Howard Kogan http://www.openparenthesis.org/2009/05/07/publishing-in-the-age-of-the-assembled-web#comment-862897 Howard Kogan Thu, 07 May 2009 18:09:16 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/?p=1261#comment-862897 I really love this debate - there is actually a great deal at stake. Newspapers have historically served another purpose not mentioned in your post - complex, thorough, investigative journalism. This type of work requires significant commitment and cost, the scale of which most new media organizations cannot afford. This story is described in great detail <a href="http://www.dotnews.com/columns/2009/can-globe-survive-online-only-outlook-dicey" rel="nofollow">here</a>, which cites over $1M in cost the Boston Globe invested as part of its investigation of the Catholic Church in Boston. The absence of this will leave gaping holes in the communication of "news" in local communities. While there is undoubtedly a mandate to change the business model of the traditional printed local paper - let's not confuse that for having no unique value in the marketplace. I really love this debate – there is actually a great deal at stake.

Newspapers have historically served another purpose not mentioned in your post – complex, thorough, investigative journalism. This type of work requires significant commitment and cost, the scale of which most new media organizations cannot afford. This story is described in great detail here, which cites over $1M in cost the Boston Globe invested as part of its investigation of the Catholic Church in Boston.

The absence of this will leave gaping holes in the communication of “news” in local communities.

While there is undoubtedly a mandate to change the business model of the traditional printed local paper – let’s not confuse that for having no unique value in the marketplace.

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