http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/04/28/newswires-staffing-up-as-newspapers-closing-down/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/04/28/newswires-staffing-up-as-newspapers-closing-down/#comment-6605 Max Bleyleben Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:43:41 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/04/28/newswires-staffing-up-as-newspapers-closing-down/#comment-6605 A good example of 'new model' journalism is the newswire (for lack of a better word) Global Post. See <a href="http://www.globalpost.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.globalpost.com/</a>. GP was founded by experienced journalists, who are recruiting young freelancers who must be able not only to write, but also to use video and audio recordings and photography to build a story. The idea is that the service can then sell a whole multimedia package to news outlets, rather than just a text story. That's definitely the future of journalism, let's hope the business model is strong enough to finance it. A good example of 'new model' journalism is the newswire (for lack of a better word) Global Post. See http://www.globalpost.com/. GP was founded by experienced journalists, who are recruiting young freelancers who must be able not only to write, but also to use video and audio recordings and photography to build a story. The idea is that the service can then sell a whole multimedia package to news outlets, rather than just a text story. That's definitely the future of journalism, let's hope the business model is strong enough to finance it.

]]> http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/04/28/newswires-staffing-up-as-newspapers-closing-down/#comment-5156 Max Bleyleben Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:43:41 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/04/28/newswires-staffing-up-as-newspapers-closing-down/#comment-5156 A good example of 'new model' journalism is the newswire (for lack of a better word) Global Post. See <a href="http://www.globalpost.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.globalpost.com/</a>. GP was founded by experienced journalists, who are recruiting young freelancers who must be able not only to write, but also to use video and audio recordings and photography to build a story. The idea is that the service can then sell a whole multimedia package to news outlets, rather than just a text story. That's definitely the future of journalism, let's hope the business model is strong enough to finance it. A good example of 'new model' journalism is the newswire (for lack of a better word) Global Post. See http://www.globalpost.com/. GP was founded by experienced journalists, who are recruiting young freelancers who must be able not only to write, but also to use video and audio recordings and photography to build a story. The idea is that the service can then sell a whole multimedia package to news outlets, rather than just a text story. That's definitely the future of journalism, let's hope the business model is strong enough to finance it.

]]> http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/04/28/newswires-staffing-up-as-newspapers-closing-down/#comment-5153 nicklevine (nicklevine) Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:11:16 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2009/04/28/newswires-staffing-up-as-newspapers-closing-down/#comment-5153 Props for the Flat Earth News mention RT <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/brisbourne">@brisbourne</a> Newswires staffing up as newspapers closing down http://tinyurl.com/cq94bt Props for the Flat Earth News mention RT @brisbourne Newswires staffing up as newspapers closing down http://tinyurl.com/cq94bt

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