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OJR: Focusing on the future of digital journalism

OJR front page archive for November 2004

On Air and Online, Olbermann Draws Attention to Voting Problems

November 30, 2004
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann uses wit and intellect in his new Weblog and on his show to cover the controversial voting-irregularities story that he says most major media haven't touched.

Two Cities, Two Gatherings for Two Kinds of Content Creators

November 19, 2004
In the span of a week, contributing editor Staci D. Kramer went from a blogging "unconference" in Palo Alto to a capital J journalism conference in Hollywood. Along the way she learned a lot.

VenturaCountyStar.com Focuses on Community, Video to Win Award

November 18, 2004
Who said a newspaper-chain site can't think locally? How Internet pioneer Howard Owens helped transform a sleepy suburban newspaper site into an award-winning, profitable operation.

Two Days at ONA Hollywood Yield New Web Site Gems

November 16, 2004
OJR editor Robert Niles returned from the recent Fifth Annual Online News Association Conference in Hollywood ready to download fresh additions for those stale bookmark files.

Journos and Bloggers: Can Both Survive?

November 12, 2004
Fresh from BloggerCon III, Staci D. Kramer ponders the nature of journalists and bloggers -- and the myth that they are mutually exclusive.

Hold the Froth: MarketWatch, Slate Sales Signal Online Rebound

November 9, 2004
MarketWatch, Slate and DoubleClick are all for sale. The fact that there's interest in these old-line new media outfits is a sign that online advertising has staying power. But don't call it another dot-com boom.

Exit Polls Bring Traffic Deluge, Scrutiny to Blogs, Slate

November 5, 2004
Slate, the Drudge Report and political bloggers ran early exit poll numbers on Election Day. But did the trumpeting of these pro-Kerry numbers -- even with caveats -- hurt their credibility in the long run?

Lawyers Alarmed by International Libel Lawsuit Trend

November 2, 2004
Recent rulings in Internet lawsuits abroad have established a disturbing trend -- Web publishers can be sued for libel anywhere. Lawyers search for middle ground.