Transcript of #editorchat 6/10
[21:17:36] deegospel: @TimOBrienNYT Some monetized sites make money based on clicks per link. #editorchat
[21:17:54] TimOBrienNYT: Why do they have to happen faster? RT @milehighfool: @bacigalupe rules of good judgment apply but decisions do happen faster #editorchat
[21:18:00] SpecialDee: Q1 position your paper as a SOURCE for news whether it’s from your newsroom or not; people will return for more of your links #editorchat
[21:18:01] jimnduncan: q1. Does the internet public mind this update as you go mentality of reporting, given the constant link to information sources? #editorchat
[21:18:08] learncreativity: teach kids to spot sales and language of persuasion @merylkevans@cutestkidever #editorchat
[21:18:09] KakieF: 1. the characters 2. the setting 3 the problem 4 the solution 5 the ending LOL He meant 5 finger RE-TELL roflo #editorchat
[21:18:11] rondoylewrites: There’s a lot of web revision talk going on–just change the story! Doesn’t that reek of Orwell’s 1984 to anyone? #editorchat
[21:18:12] cutestkidever: @debmarkham The entertainment business THRIVES on rumors. Publishers need to decide if they want to be just another tabloid. #editorchat
[21:18:14] Ballyhoo: @BillHarper Would have to be changed very quickly. They get linked to so fast people read – cut and paste- before it can change #editorchat
[21:18:27] deegospel: @TimOBrienNYT Some sites make money in ad dollars just like print media. Bounce Rate & Visits drive ad rates up. #editorchat
[21:18:52] milehighfool: Q1: Real-time, in-process reporting won’t go away, but we can be better about disclosure and verification, yes? #editorchat
[21:18:58] learncreativity: I came up with the idea to compare one event in history between textbooks in high school independent study@KakieF #editorchat
[21:19:13] KatPowers: @rondoylewrites we note when story has been updated. #editorchat
[21:19:18] TimOBrienNYT: I don’t think that’s true of all, Mat RT @mathewi@TimOBrienNYT @LydiaBreakfast: journos have always tried to play both ends of #editorchat
[21:19:42] debmarkham: @deegospel @timobrienNYT #editorchat It’s the same with TV ratings… right? Rumor and speculation sell. And, we’re dying here.
[21:19:59] Ballyhoo: @milehighfool >but we can be better about disclosure and verification, yes?< Verification means everything #editorchat
[21:20:02] SuburbNews: Real-time journalism is going to get things wrong sometimes – need transparent sourcing and disclosures on what NOT confirmed. #editorchat
[21:20:22] TimOBrienNYT: Not ‘nuf to make a living, Dee Rt @deegospel Some monetized sites make money based on clicks per link. #editorchat
[21:20:27] milehighfool: @TimOBrienNYT They don’t have to, but they do. That’s the truth of sites like TechCrunch, I think. Disagree? #editorchat
[21:20:28] bacigalupe: @milehighfool I did not mean in the ethical sense, we have now not only journalists/writers doing the work, it’s transformative #editorchat
[21:20:32] Ballyhoo: Thanks for the chance to sit in – have to go but will hope to return often #editorchat
[21:20:54] rondoylewrites: @KatPowers Making note of changes to the story is good–tweaking content to match contemporary beliefs is terrifying to me. #editorchat
[21:20:57] cutestkidever: @learncreativity That’s a good lesson for high school kids. Even better to look at German/Japan/US histories of WWII, etc. #editorchat
[21:21:05] NormanBirnbach: Checking out the #editorchat feed: there are many different concurrent conversations; less a panel discussion, more like cocktail chatter
[21:21:05] milehighfool: @Ballyhoo Thanks for joining us. #editorchat
