A nerd's take on the future of news media

There are a lot of new technologies which already affect news consumption and future business models. As a nerd, I'm excited by the new tech, particularly mobile, including new display systems and pervasive connectivity. However, the tech is secondary, Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Craig Newmark, Jeff Jarvis, Huffington Post (Featured)
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Posted by: via Jeff Jarvis - Oct 19, 2009 - 6:22 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Oct 19, 2009 - 12:50 PM PDT

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by Philippe Habib - Oct. 19, 2009

The editorial speaks directly about the kind of thing that Newstrust is doing: Giving credibility and filtering to the news. It talks about the perceived problem with media today, and how that problem is being addressed to get around the problem. While nothing here is totally new, the author puts it all together in a way that makes us stop for a minute and think about it.

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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 19, 2009
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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 19, 2009

Thoughtful perspective on the importance of trust and curation in news media, from Craig Newmark. He makes some really good points about the need for a hybrid model between professional editors and social news networks.

Disclosure: Craig is an advisor and donor for NewsTrust.

The new model for news curation and selection, I feel, will be a balance of professional editing and collaborative news filtering. More »

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