tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57010802011-04-21T22:31:22.602-07:00Views Expressed Here Do Not...Newspapers, the Web, Examples of Innovator's Dilemma, "Fair and Balanced," Don't Get Mad, Get What You Want and That's Not AllMichael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119378767677946822005-06-21T09:54:00.000-07:002005-06-21T11:32:47.716-07:00lawrence.com print version: 3-person staff up to 40 pages. Maintain personality, edge--same ad reps for all outlets--same restaurants...threshold for listing band--should be able to hear at least every other month. If they can't get their act together to send us a press kit...Checkers grocery store feature--got in trouble with HyVee-- big advertiser"96 feet of meat""game" coverage--parents Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119372501702331572005-06-21T09:02:00.000-07:002005-06-21T09:48:21.936-07:00KUSports.com 13 million accesses in a single month--best sports site in world (E&P)every stat for every player updated after every game.Call every kid's parent (with disclaimer)automated scorebook NCAA footballwanted weather to say what we wanted to say:picked 36 student-recognized landmarks around stadium (6 mph from burrito factory)KU skyline different weather conditions cartoonflags on Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119369172753361232005-06-21T08:01:00.000-07:002005-06-21T08:52:52.806-07:00Lawrence.com: 1,000 MP3s, downloaded between 10-20,000 times a week!Reminders of concerts via cellphone or emailFlash intro to cable TV show "Turnpike" (also on site) built by internbuilt 22 "radio stations" of our own--find every song in category, play in random order in our playerBlogs: initially wanted community members only, but Joel's blog is the most popular by far. read every single first Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119304851601003282005-06-20T14:25:00.000-07:002005-06-20T15:00:51.613-07:00We don't know how people want to use the data, so we provide tools, everything fielded, users can use the way they want to. Automatically upload enormous volume of NCAA data. Have extra stuff on KU games. Particular cool thing we did with this data: can compare any team or set of players with KU...or any other team. Can compare any number of teams...Use Postgres SQL, written in Python. Apache, Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119302719801862482005-06-20T13:36:00.000-07:002005-06-20T14:25:19.863-07:00Lawrence.com/LJWorld.com software/programmingAdrian Holovaty (profiled in Chicago Tribune yesterday--man who hacked Google (or something like that);Lawrence.com--entertainment site: one gigantic database, everything talks to/knows about everything else. Humans enter basic, core info, computers combine it. Finding line between what humans can/should do and what should be automated.Started as Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119291460514063502005-06-20T11:10:00.000-07:002005-06-20T11:17:40.520-07:00Anne, dean of school of journalism: consider leaders in "cross-platform journalism" (aka convergence): Welcome!Al Bonner, Dean Royal: advertising: off the recordMichael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119288566239527452005-06-20T09:41:00.000-07:002005-06-20T10:29:26.290-07:00Workloads: everyone seemed to believe all would have to do twice as much work...To my way of thinking, still same 40-hour work week. Studied by U of Iowa (can email papers); reporters did understand and embrace, but still had reservation about additional work. Or afraid that skill level would not match what we were looking for. Cross-training, but have never demanded that someone go into Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119285630717587862005-06-20T09:24:00.000-07:002005-06-20T09:40:30.746-07:00Ralph Gage, COO: problems and successes:Had competitive situation: KC Star, Topeka Capitol on other side, plus network and PBS stations from both KC and Topeka.Also recognized space needs in 95.free newspapers...TV--Sunflower also in 4 of free weekly marketsSingle ad on 6 News, LJ World, online can reach 90% of population!One-county for newspaperCable limited by fiberInternet not limited Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119283750048794132005-06-20T08:24:00.000-07:002005-06-20T09:09:10.090-07:00infographic--state map by county--click to reveal rainfall this year, last year, what it means in dollars to farmersworked with state officials to deepen statshand-held home video of farmersGot lawmaker to stop in Lawrence to do live chat on his way through (commuting)Bill Snead link on ljworld: photo galleries, 250 at least; check it out!prisoner's rap:posted lyrics, photographer recorded audio;Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119281060991722552005-06-20T08:02:00.001-07:002005-06-20T08:24:20.996-07:00Lawrence, cont. Lost long post! Don't feel we can compete with CNN (280 reporters).quick summary: webification: 360-degree, steerable photos, plus 40 photos vs print's 5, plus links, blogs, reader comments, sidebar (Web-only), doc scan, archive of all related stories, polls, TV clips (12 meg files), audio-only download, excerpts from transcript in print.Transcribed what Rush said about Lawrence; Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119279742665648212005-06-20T08:02:00.000-07:002005-06-20T08:02:22.666-07:00Lawrence, Kansas, Convergence Live in Kansas:Rhode Island, Victoria, TX, Landmark, NY Times, newspaper investors...Rob Curley (born 1971, same year cable TV was activated, with news, children's, women's programming)Simons family has owned LJ World for over 100 years. Dolph Simons, Jr. (over 70), in 1992 says, "We're not a newspaper company, not a cable company--we're going to serve our readers Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119278261548091222005-06-20T07:38:00.000-07:002005-06-20T07:37:41.576-07:00Lawrence, Kansas, Convergence Live in Kansas:Rhode Island, Victoria, TX, Landmark, NY Times, newspaper investors...Rob Curley (born 1971, same year cable TV was activated, with news, children's, women's programming)Simons family has owned LJ World for over 100 years. Dolph Simons, Jr. (over 70), in 1992 says, "We're not a newspaper company, not a cable company--we're going to serve our readers Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1119279622231747892005-06-20T07:37:00.000-07:002005-06-20T08:00:22.256-07:00chats monitored by beat reporter (who also sets them up)transcript in paper, Ch. 6 covers...Only two people have refused to chat--one candidate then lostThen the coach refused week before tournament--and lost!Call sports guys on cell phones, someone transcribes. (Even Wash Post does that)Only school board candidates MUST type in responses.Reporter decides how to cover: 8 inch story, or partial Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1116437586559424832005-05-18T10:26:00.000-07:002005-05-18T10:33:06.563-07:00The talk of the week in media circles includes:* NY Times chooses to corral its columnists and charge for access (along with archives) for $49.95 a year. Don't know how the archives part will work out--does that mean charging $2.95 per article isn't working? Under pressure, Nisenholtz said they were thinking of a deal for bloggers, because so many people thought it would be dreadful for NYT not Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1114634602616949842005-04-27T13:42:00.000-07:002005-04-29T05:26:22.106-07:00Do you think if everyone's piling on, that it's time to counter-program, reverse field, buy the contrarian stocks? I guess it's not quite everyone, because The New York Observer isn't quite Reader's Digest...But did you catch Rupert Murdoch's speech to the national convention of editors? (Link to follow.)Never mind. The Newspaper Association of America is going to fight back. They've hired an adMichael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1114634406335389422005-04-27T13:32:00.000-07:002005-04-27T13:40:06.336-07:00This is a quick, "oops, Stefan is telling everyone I have a blog" post, just so the space doesn't look dated. Recent reading:"The Vanishing Newspaper" --a fascinating exercise in carefully applied statistics. Well, maybe that's an oxymoron--fascinating statistics. Especially since author Philip Meyer (one-time reporter, early applier of marketing statistics to newspaper sales, current professor) Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1105558242495672242005-01-12T11:21:00.000-08:002005-01-12T11:30:42.496-08:00As a Web publisher, I naturally seize on all signs of Web progress, and that inevitably leads me to signs of print decline. However, since I'm employed by what started out as and is still 95% funded by, print publications, I have to be somewhat sensitive internally.
In yet another level of my identity, I'm a liberal with radical roots (and sometimes my roots are showing!), and at this level, Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1061324308687198592003-08-19T13:18:00.000-07:002003-08-19T13:18:28.713-07:00SantaFeNewMexican.com--This is where I work. We're gradually introducing elements of "participatory journalism." Look in the link "On Our Web Site" for details.Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701080.post-1061323848963203932003-08-19T13:10:00.000-07:002003-08-19T13:12:54.020-07:00A favorite description of the spectrum from delusion through fiction to journalism is to imagine a straight line passing by a point. The point represents the object being portrayed. If you're looking at the point from the midpoint of the line, you're looking at it straight on, at the shortest distance. Presumably that's the most accurate view.
If you're pretty far along the line to the left or Michael Odza, Web Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15034604485327185146noreply@blogger.com