Category Archives: newspapers

Newsknife rates the world’s top news sites and journalists … Really?

So, I receive an email that says simply: Michael, www.newsknife.com is now rating journalists based on their appearances at Google News. Why me? Why now? Who knows … First thought: What, we’re no longer rating quality journalism with Pulitzer Prizes? … Continue reading

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Info still wants to be ‘free’, or is it ‘expensive’ … twenty-five years on!

Interesting conversation about media and institutions and free versus premium content here in London the other night with Jonathan Allen, co-founder of Moblog and self-taught search wunderkind (soon to take over editorial reins of Search Engine Watch, so I understand). … Continue reading

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News Flash: the Internet did NOT, repeat NOT, kill journalism as we knew it

Anybody get a chance to see David Simon’s National Press Club luncheon speech last week? Brilliant! Check it out … here. Simon, the creator of HBO’s “The Wire” and former Baltimore Sun reporter, has been seen and heard a lot … Continue reading

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