Comments on: A really, really… nice idea

By: PressThink

PressThink — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:28:02 +0000

[...] 7. So will it work? My attitude is not all that different from Matthew Ingram’s (he writes about technology and business for The Globe and Mail): “As an old-media hack who thinks there is a whole lot that could be improved about the way that journalism works — including opening it up to just about any blogger or vlogger who feels like taking a crack at it — Jay’s idea has everything going for it. Except that I’m not sure it’s going to work. Other than that it’s a great idea.” [...]

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:17:27 +0000

Yeah, maybe I’ll come up with a bright idea and see if Craig will spot me a few hundred grand or so :-)

By: mark evans

mark evans — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:03:02 +0000

i’m with you - maybe all print hacks are aligned - that it’s an interesting idea in theory. i do wonder about execution and the mechanics of getting the public involved in the news gathering process. still, it seems like an interesting intellectual experiment and a way for mr. newmark to spend some of his craigslist dollars.

By: Mark Evans :: Main Page

Mark Evans :: Main Page — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

that can resist the reality their work si being financed by the people submitting their assignments? I’ll have some more thoughts later some more “perculation” time. Update: Frank Barnako has his doubts about whether NewAssignment will fly, while Mathew Ingram (a print hack like me) is intrigued but not sure it’s going to work.

By: Web 2.0 Newspapers

Web 2.0 Newspapers — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

a couple of citizen journalism startups, too, and comments on them with links. Here are links just to the sites: France’s Agoravox (with new English-version link) and Berkeley, CA’s Kitchen Democracy.) The third quote comes from Rosen, in response to Mathew Ingram’s supportive but uncertain take on whether NewAssignment will work. “The other answer I have for Matthew Ingram is PressThinkâ€™s number one law of citizen journalism: Creating Net capacity (even if itâ€™s amazing and innovative) does not create civic