Comments on: Dear Warren Hellman http://blog.digidave.org/2009/09/dear-warren-hellman-some-solicited-advice Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sophia Gustav http://blog.digidave.org/2009/09/dear-warren-hellman-some-solicited-advice/comment-page-1#comment-23777 Sophia Gustav Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:53:47 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/?p=1413#comment-23777 I think Tom Foremeski has a new and interesting take on this topic- "If news journalism has to wait for handouts then it will never be a healthy industry. We need innovation in news media and innovation means new types of media formats and also new types of business models. I meet innovative media entrepreneurs all the time. For example, Shareen Newman publishes a very innovative site called www.FormerFatChick.com. It's a unique media-rich site and she is exploring some innovative business models with corporations and health-care providers. We need people like Mr Hellman to help fund some of our existing media entrepreneurs such as Ms Newman, to help them get off the ground. A $50k grant to Ms Newman would go a long way and potentially pave the way for others. That would be a much better use of Mr Hellman's money." Entire article: http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2009/10/mediawatch_mond_3.php I think Tom Foremeski has a new and interesting take on this topic-

“If news journalism has to wait for handouts then it will never be a healthy industry.
We need innovation in news media and innovation means new types of media formats and also new types of business models. I meet innovative media entrepreneurs all the time. For example, Shareen Newman publishes a very innovative site called http://www.FormerFatChick.com. It’s a unique media-rich site and she is exploring some innovative business models with corporations and health-care providers.

We need people like Mr Hellman to help fund some of our existing media entrepreneurs such as Ms Newman, to help them get off the ground. A $50k grant to Ms Newman would go a long way and potentially pave the way for others. That would be a much better use of Mr Hellman’s money.”

Entire article: http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2009/10/mediawatch_mond_3.php

]]> By: This week in media musings: Shirky speaks, and three new projects to watch | Mark Coddington http://blog.digidave.org/2009/09/dear-warren-hellman-some-solicited-advice/comment-page-1#comment-22688 This week in media musings: Shirky speaks, and three new projects to watch | Mark Coddington Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:31:08 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/?p=1413#comment-22688 [...] and that area’s willingness to jump on new concepts, this seems at the outset like a winner. David Cohn thinks so, too, and offers some great tips for Hellman going forward. Steve Katz has high expectations and pleads [...] [...] and that area’s willingness to jump on new concepts, this seems at the outset like a winner. David Cohn thinks so, too, and offers some great tips for Hellman going forward. Steve Katz has high expectations and pleads [...]

]]> By: V Smoothe http://blog.digidave.org/2009/09/dear-warren-hellman-some-solicited-advice/comment-page-1#comment-22675 V Smoothe Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:02:38 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/?p=1413#comment-22675 Thanks, Dave, for this. I've heard a fair amount of grumbling about Hellman's project from some others involved in trying to find ways to make local news work (see <a href="http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/uc_berkeley_threatens_bay_area_journalism/Content?oid=1201706" rel="nofollow">this blog</a> for one example), and it makes me sad. There's so much going uncovered in the Bay Area, we have room for all sorts of projects, from small shoestring operations, to bloggers working for free, to something big and well-funded like this. I understand how it might be easy for some to look at this endeavor as competition, but if we step back and remember that the reason we're all doing this is so the public will have more information than they do now, then I think it's clear this should be seen as an opportunity for collaboration, which is always a good thing. Thanks, Dave, for this. I’ve heard a fair amount of grumbling about Hellman’s project from some others involved in trying to find ways to make local news work (see this blog for one example), and it makes me sad. There’s so much going uncovered in the Bay Area, we have room for all sorts of projects, from small shoestring operations, to bloggers working for free, to something big and well-funded like this. I understand how it might be easy for some to look at this endeavor as competition, but if we step back and remember that the reason we’re all doing this is so the public will have more information than they do now, then I think it’s clear this should be seen as an opportunity for collaboration, which is always a good thing.

]]> By: Bay Area News Project: Please, God, let it not be boring. « Maimonides’ Ladder http://blog.digidave.org/2009/09/dear-warren-hellman-some-solicited-advice/comment-page-1#comment-22663 Bay Area News Project: Please, God, let it not be boring. « Maimonides’ Ladder Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:49:52 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/?p=1413#comment-22663 [...] New York Times.  Alan Mutter has the best summary of the deal, and Dave Cohn just put up a smart post about what he hopes Hellman’s project does. Lots of details still to be worked out, so I [...] [...] New York Times.  Alan Mutter has the best summary of the deal, and Dave Cohn just put up a smart post about what he hopes Hellman’s project does. Lots of details still to be worked out, so I [...]

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