Turning to the public for journalism? Well, they did it in baseball

Posted by Brian Manzullo at August 25, 2010

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The inspiration for this blog post came from an idle Tuesday night in the basement of my childhood home in Saginaw, Mich.
I’m watching the MLB Network (one of my new favorite channels) at around 2:30 a.m., trying to rework my biological clock to stay up until 5 a.m. since I’ll be working until that time [...]

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My quick take on TBD.com, a new interpretation of online news

Posted by Brian Manzullo at August 9, 2010

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Well, it’s finally here. After about a year, if not more, of development. Jim Brady, Steve Buttry and the TBD gang launched its highly anticipated community-driven news platform today in Washington, D.C.
Normally I wouldn’t be so excited over a news site launching in an area that has almost no relevance to me, but it is [...]

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The job search is over: I’m off to the Valley of the Sun

Posted by Brian Manzullo at July 29, 2010

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Well, the next chapter in my life is finally turning.
I remember thinking back to the night the calendar switched to 2010. I knew it was going to be a big year — I just didn’t know how yet. I was heading into my final semester at Central Michigan University. Everything beyond that was a blank [...]

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Three things I dare journalism students to do before they graduate

Posted by Brian Manzullo at July 16, 2010

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I’ve always thought that if journalism was going to truly move forward, it’s going to have to start again from the ground up. That includes thinking differently about journalism education. Here are three bold things students can do to make the most of it.

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With LeBron James’ ESPN special, the line between sports journalism and sensationalism continues to blur (UPDATED)

Posted by Brian Manzullo at July 7, 2010

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An interesting development took place while I was at work Tuesday night — although not all that surprising.
A story broke on ESPN regarding NBA superstar LeBron James’ next move, which has been the big summer sports story outside of the World Cup. He plans to make his decision Thursday night. But, being [...]

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The ups and downs of geolocation tools, and what we can learn from them

Posted by Brian Manzullo at July 2, 2010

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It seems many people are looking toward geolocation as the future of social media — that is, if it isn’t already “here” now.
The evolution of online networking has taken big steps the past few years. We’ve already nailed down connecting with friends and family (MySpace, then Facebook). We then nailed down connecting with random people [...]

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Michigan news media aggregating an unlikely earthquake

Posted by Brian Manzullo at June 23, 2010

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A little before 2 p.m. today, an earthquake (epicenter near Ottawa and Montreal) seemed to shake Michigan, mostly the eastern side of the state. That’s where I happen to be right now, visiting family.
I didn’t feel it, probably because I was driving home when it supposedly happened but, as soon as I read about it [...]

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Five things (some) news websites are doing right

Posted by Brian Manzullo at June 8, 2010

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We’re obviously not there yet when it comes to perfecting the online news site. And there’s probably a different answer for every community and every audience. But from reading and seeing the online presentations of multiple sites for the past few years, I can safely say a lot of newspapers are making strides in certain [...]

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