Monday, November 17, 2008

Monday Recap: We're investing incestuously!

Posts you might have missed last week, while PBS MediaShift revealed what Barack Obama and I have in common.
  • Deep cuts: The News-Press in Fort Myers, Fla., warned that up to 80 employees could be laid off -- a whopping 13% of all.
  • Half-baked: In a video, I explain why Gannett Blog TV's new cooking show failed the smell test.
  • DIG this! Searching the globe for the best software company to buy, Gannett went in-house -- w-a-a-a-a-a-y in-house.
Journalism vs. speculation
The Ripple6 software deal ignited a fascinating debate among readers about separating fact from fiction in anything that appears on this blog. One reader's comment was blunt: "This blog is no substitute for real journalism. It's an echo chamber of tips, gripes, stock manipulator plants and clueless speculation by journalists too holy to learn Business 101."

My response? Please see today's episode of Gannett Blog TV.

2 comments:

  1. Where'd the video go?

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  2. I gave the incorrect date in the video, so I pulled it down. One of the tricky things about video vs. text is that if you make a mistake in the audio, it's much harder to correct. Such is one of the lessons of working in the digital age.

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Jim says: "Proceed with caution; this is a free-for-all comment zone. I try to correct or clarify incorrect information. But I can't catch everything. Please keep your posts focused on Gannett and media-related subjects. Note that I occasionally review comments in advance, to reject inappropriate ones. And I ignore hostile posters, and recommend you do, too."

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