The value of the live blog is still to be determined. Until then, the most important thing to remember is that the format is ultimately about characterization. Instead of lining up an overachiever’s agenda—employ zingers, read everyone else’s live blogs, fact-check, and try to predict the next day’s headlines—maybe we should keep it simple: set a bar for the candidates and see if they reach it.
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The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
Ben Mathis-Lilley’s defense of new media
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The NYT’s Jodi Kantor answers
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
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The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
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Don't forget about this really important kind of live-blogging, when the spectacle is hard to witness:
http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/2007/03/09/libby_fdl.html
Posted by Josh Young on Wed 8 Oct 2008 at 06:01 PM