Love and Journalism: a Collection of Poetry

What?! Poetry?! Yes. In preparation of releasing kNewspapers: a Grassroots / Citizen Journalism Novel later this month, I’ve published a collection of poems from the book on Kindle. The ebook – Love and Journalism: a Collection of Poetry – is free for Amazon Prime members and only $2.99 for everyone else. The book will be [...]

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CNN’s iReport hit hard by pay-per-view scandal

By Percy Lipinski CNN recently announced the recipients of its third annual iReport Awards, which honored outstanding iReporters for their contributions to CNN’s online citizen journalism arm in 2012. The clean, professional polish of the awards contrasted starkly with the controversy CNN found itself battling in the wake of the same awards last year, a controversy that [...]

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AOL Patch is Gilded Old Media

Oh noes! Layoffs coming to Patch as they get a new CEO. The “streamlining” smells to me a lot like old media. While AOL may try to pawn off their efforts as “grassroots journalism” the people are not stupid. AOL Patch is nothing more than old media slapped with golden paint to try to appear [...]

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Citizen Journalism is Dead: Long Live Quantum Journalism

The phrase “Citizen Journalism is Dead” has been around since the phrase was first coined. I should probably look up who coined the term, but I’m busy at the moment. At least I’m being transparent and honest, eh? I just wanted to take a moment to let you know that something new is coming soon. [...]

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Wall Street Journal Covers Facebook IPO on Facebook

I love that the URL is facebook.com/GoesPublic and also the timeline image – an infographic – is nice. Overall, kudos to Wall Street Journal for this Facebook page.

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