Jeff Jarvis says “here’s what I’m talking about” regarding TVNewser Brian Stelter being hired by The New York Times business section to cover media online and in print.
Says Jeff:
“(Brian created a TV-industry must-read weblog) without a journalism degree or any degree, actually — or even the legal ability to drink beer. On a blog, nobody knows you’re a dog. They just knew that he knew his stuff…Pay attention, journalism students: When I suggest that you blog, this is what I’m talking about. Take a beat. Add journalism to the discussion around it. Answer a need. And if you’re good, good things can happen.”
For those who may not know, Brian became the leading TV-industry blogger while attending Towson (Md.) University, where he just graduated.
Congratulations, Brian. Congratulations, New York Times.
Sidenote: Need another example of a teenager creating a business-to-business media must-read? Nicholas Ciarelli, aka Nick dePlume created the Apple-focused news site ThinkSecret when he was 13. Now at Harvard, Ciarelli’s coverage of Apple is so influential and accurate, he’s even been sued by them.
June 12th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
[…] Anyone who read the profile in the New York Times in November probably remembers the incredible story of Brian Stelter, a 21-year-old college student at tiny Townson University near Baltimore, who started a blog about the TV news business called — fittingly — TVNewser. In much the same way that Harry Knowles created Ain’t It Cool News and turned it into the go-to spot for movie industry news and rumours, Brian’s blog quickly became the destination for TV news junkies, including many senior executives (Rex has another example here). As the NYT story put it: “I’ve heard people joke that when TVNewser is dormant, the kid had a final or a big family dinner that he couldn’t get out of,” said Brian Williams, the NBC news anchor and a TVNewser devotee. “People from entry level to high and mighty check in on it.” […]
February 18th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
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