Comments on: FTC’s “Journalism & Internet Age” Workshop To Feature Murdoch & Huffington http://daggle.com/ftcs-journalism-internet-age-workshop-feature-murdoch-huffington-1495 Danny Sullivan's Personal Blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:23:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Graham Majin http://daggle.com/ftcs-journalism-internet-age-workshop-feature-murdoch-huffington-1495/comment-page-1#comment-12378 Graham Majin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:12:15 +0000 http://daggle.com/?p=1495#comment-12378 Pay for online news content? Why Rupert Murdoch is a Desperate Man (or will the real news “aggregators” please stand up) Rupert Murdoch is no fool and surely realises that the internet is rapidly destroying the traditional journalistic function of newspapers, radio and TV (i.e. to break news stories and tell us what’s going on). But his speech to the Federal Trade Commission’s Workshop seemed reluctant to admit it. This is what psychiatrists call “cognitive dissonance”. Cognitive dissonance is when you refuse to accept the impact of new information because it’s too overwhelming. Murdoch makes a curious distinction between good journalists (his own “expensive and distinguished journalists who invest days, weeks, or even months in their stories”) and evil “aggregators” (an ill defined, shadowy world of online content thieves, “feeding off the hard-earned efforts and investments of others”. But it’s an argument born of desperation because no such distinction exists. Feel free to check out my blog for more! http://www.centreforjournalism.co.uk/blogs/kersh-media Pay for online news content? Why Rupert Murdoch is a Desperate Man (or will the real news “aggregators” please stand up)
Rupert Murdoch is no fool and surely realises that the internet is rapidly destroying the traditional journalistic function of newspapers, radio and TV (i.e. to break news stories and tell us what’s going on).
But his speech to the Federal Trade Commission’s Workshop seemed reluctant to admit it.
This is what psychiatrists call “cognitive dissonance”. Cognitive dissonance is when you refuse to accept the impact of new information because it’s too overwhelming.
Murdoch makes a curious distinction between good journalists (his own “expensive and distinguished journalists who invest days, weeks, or even months in their stories”) and evil “aggregators” (an ill defined, shadowy world of online content thieves, “feeding off the hard-earned efforts and investments of others”.
But it’s an argument born of desperation because no such distinction exists.

Feel free to check out my blog for more! http://www.centreforjournalism.co.uk/blogs/kersh-media

]]> By: Beth Ann Earle http://daggle.com/ftcs-journalism-internet-age-workshop-feature-murdoch-huffington-1495/comment-page-1#comment-11393 Beth Ann Earle Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:56:34 +0000 http://daggle.com/?p=1495#comment-11393 As an erstwhile reporter and eternal chocolate lover, I'd say participating in this workshop would be even better than getting locked in a candy store overnight ... but am still trying to figure out how to rationalize that viewing this webcast fits in with my current life as a b2b SEO'er. *sigh* Still glad to know about the event, though. There's an effort in my town to start an Internet-based newspaper, and I *know* the organizers will be interested in a lot of these topics -- thanks for the heads up! As an erstwhile reporter and eternal chocolate lover, I’d say participating in this workshop would be even better than getting locked in a candy store overnight … but am still trying to figure out how to rationalize that viewing this webcast fits in with my current life as a b2b SEO’er. *sigh*

Still glad to know about the event, though. There’s an effort in my town to start an Internet-based newspaper, and I *know* the organizers will be interested in a lot of these topics — thanks for the heads up!

]]> By: John Chen http://daggle.com/ftcs-journalism-internet-age-workshop-feature-murdoch-huffington-1495/comment-page-1#comment-11266 John Chen Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:37:06 +0000 http://daggle.com/?p=1495#comment-11266 Thank you for the post, this should be an interesting event, good to see they will be streaming it as well. Good luck on the panel, the topic "Emerging Business Models for Journalism" should be a good one. Thank you for the post, this should be an interesting event, good to see they will be streaming it as well.

Good luck on the panel, the topic “Emerging Business Models for Journalism” should be a good one.

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