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OJR front page archive for March 2007

OJR 2007: How to sell your website without selling out

March 30, 2007
A variety of options exist for do-it-yourself Web publishers looking to turn their words into revenue.

OJR 2007: From MySpace to your space

March 30, 2007
OJR participants debated anonymous versus sourced reader comments, as well as ways to engage readers into joining an online community of readers.

OJR 2007: From blogging to business

March 30, 2007
Journalists need to develop business management skills to succeed as publishers online.

OJR 2007: New models create fresh opportunities for publishers

March 30, 2007
OJR's editor opens the second annual conference with his definition of journalism.

Hey, newspapers, quit whining!

March 29, 2007
Commentary: OJR's editor responds to a speech by the outgoing president of the Americans Society of Newspaper Editors.

A 'middle man' for grassroots journalism?

March 26, 2007
Q&A: Associated Content founder Luke Beatty talks about building a news and information site with paid submissions from thousands of online contributors.

'Alive in Baghdad' uses Web to report the everyday dangers in Iraq

March 22, 2007
A film documentarian turns to the Internet to tells the stories of Iraqis struggling to stay alive in a war zone.

Lessons from 'Talking Points Memo' and the U.S. attorney scandal

March 20, 2007
Commentary: The latest scandal engulfing the White House might have escaped public notice if not for the work of one influential blog. Here's what your news organization can learn from it.

Eyetracking points the way to effective news article design

March 13, 2007
OJR's design experts review usability research and offer suggestions on how you can make your online articles better connect with readers.

Betting on tomorrow's news

March 8, 2007
USC Annenberg graduate student Daryl Paranada takes us inside an unusual online practice: gambling fake money on future news events.

The 'Libby Effect': Can you still keep your sources secret?

March 6, 2007
After the Libby trial, First Amendment laywer Amy Ginensky has concluded that journalists need to “stand up and fight.” OJR staff writer Kim Pearson asked her why.

Are blogs a 'parasitic' medium?

March 2, 2007
Commentary: Could the blogosphere survive without the reporting provided by newspapers and TV networks? Online pros tackle the question.