Comments on: Could Tribune bankruptcy be a good thing for storytellers?

By: zackbarnett

zackbarnett — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:52:03 +0000

There’s room for everything in the blogoshpere, from breaking news to narratives like http://www.thinhouse.net. Breaking news will never go away. But good storytelling no longer has to be sacrificed for it. The blog as a narrative device is just one of many storytelling options. No matter what some say, there’s a premium on polished blog posts like yours…

By: Lauren Kessler

Lauren Kessler — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:39:04 +0000

Oddly, it seems quick tidbit, fast-turn-around non-story news style is alive and well in the blogosphere. It’s what prevented me from blogging until recently. Just yesterday someone told me my blog entries on http://www.thinhouse.net were “too polished”!

By: zackbarnett

zackbarnett — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:33:32 +0000

Been having conversation with a colleague who'd like to see a Science News service funded by grants. I prefer the model at the High Country News. Awesome writing. Awesome news. Great storytelling. (And thanks for the eTude plug.)

By: Katie Campbell

Katie Campbell — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:57:25 +0000

Oooo, you’re cold, Zman! Actually, I’ve sort of been wondering the same thing, like maybe this is what it takes for the die hards to re-examine the inverted pyramid …. or reexamine the business structure of financial support through advertising. You’ve said before (in this audio discussion… http://etude.uoregon.edu/spring2008/listen/ ) that journalism that’s well done is a public service, and that idea has made me wonder if more journalism should be publicly funded.