Boulder’s ClimateSmart Lacks Online Community
When I,Reporter launched Boulder Carbon Tax Tracker last summer, we knew from meetings with Boulder city officials that they were…
The San Jose Mercury News and Gary Webb
The San Jose Mercury News’ location in Silicon Valley is not the first reason it should have become the newspaper…
Can Electronics Stores Evolve in the Digital Age?
There’s something almost laughable about shopping for digital cameras or television sets at typical big-box stores such as Target, Circuit…
CMLP Legal Guide: Newsgathering and Privacy
This is the fourth in a series of posts I’ve written that call attention to some of the topics covered…
Newspapers Must Innovate or Die
On Friday Dan Gillmor wrote here about bringing an entrepreneurial mindset to today’s journalism. On Friday, Dan’s former employer, the…
How important is local news to you?
My local newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle, has lately been pushing local news onto the home page more than ever…
Bringing Entrepreneurial Thinking to Journalism
(Note: I wrote this initially for PR Week magazine. What follows is slightly updated.) A cliche of business holds that…
Top 5 Week Ninety-Two
Bankrupt Ziff Tech mag publisher awash in debt Tanya Andersen Lawsuit could hurt RIAA’s war on file-sharers Superdelegate Transparency Project…
Can the Knight Legacy Lead to Sustainability?
This is a story about who foots my paycheck. It is a story about who funds this very blog, along…
Politico 2.0: Ruffini Blogs, Twitters, Crowdsources Obama Donations
Patrick Ruffini Patrick Ruffini is the epitome of the new breed of political consultant. He’s a numbers wonk who swears…