Category Archives: journalism

Marco Arment’s Master Plan to Revolutionize the Future of Publishing

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 by Rex Hammock

Actually, Marco, the developer of Tumblr and creator of Instapaper, says he doesn’t have a plan, nor is his new creation, The Magazine, a model for “how it’s done.” Quote: “A publication’s app should be designed and built with purpose and consideration. … Continue reading →

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How to handle a political scandal [Updated]

Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2012 by Rex Hammock

[Updated on 11.13.2012 - While I would like to delete this post and pretend it never happened, I'll confess: Everything you read from here on is wrong. I showed extremely poor judgment and  wishful thinking on my part to think that … Continue reading →

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What I said (or, wish I said) to AP editors yesterday

Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2012 by Rex Hammock

Yesterday, I was on a panel during “social media day” at a national meeting of AP media editors. (Confession: I had to look up what a “media editor” is – news editors from media including print, online and broadcasting, as … Continue reading →

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The future of media business models is a bike ride away

Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2012 by Rex Hammock

[Slideshow: Photos on Flickr tagged #RAGBRAI] This post, while excessively rambling, ties together two of the topics I’m thinking about a lot these days. 1. The future of local and niche media. 2. Bicycles. I promise, if you’ll stick with … Continue reading →

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Regurgitation as curation at BuzzFeed

Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 by Rex Hammock

If you read  my post last week about the practice by, well, new and old media companies alike, in which “lists” and slide shows that appear somewhere (say, on a blog) are re-written (or just used word-for-word) and posted on … Continue reading →

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