It's almost a cliche, but this advice to newspapers bears repeating: "Too many papers are losing tons of money because of the failure to integrate. Remember: you're in the news and information business - not the newspaper business." The advice occurs in the context of a widely touted Slashdot discussion on the future of news, and as usual, the advice applies equally well to those in our field, who ought to be reminded, perhaps, that "you're in the teaching and learning business, not the publishing or classroom or courses business." How does that cash out? The 'lessons' offer a good set of indicators. Such as, "No matter how much I or any other reporter or editor may know about a subject, some of the readers know more. What's more, if you give those readers an easy way to contribute their knowledge to a story, they will." Read carefully. Via Lost Remote. And some more discussion.
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