Darkbeer
10-08-2004, 10:57 AM
http://ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1097203008.php
QuikQuote: Granted, most sites will never be able to match the reporting power of the Times, Post or BBC. "It would be a rare solo site that could compete in general excellence or technical innovation, but they certainly could hold their own in writing, commentary and, possibly, in service," Roderick wrote to me later, alluding to several categories in which the ONA presents awards. "I'd argue that if creative use of the medium was defined more broadly than technical innovation, and gave more credit to journalistic creativity in using the tools we have, sites with lesser resources might make good showings there."
With media consolidation and profit pressure squeezing newsrooms and news hole across the industry, the Internet is providing downsized and never-hired journalists the opportunity to stay in the field, publishing insightful, lively reporting directly to readers. At the same time, thousands of online blogs and discussion communities are developing into reliable sources for information on subjects long ignored by most daily newspapers and broadcast reports. Want examples? Start by looking to the handful of such sites that did enter and receive recognition from the OJA judges, including MousePlanet (http://www.mouseplanet.com/), which was tapped as a finalist for its coverage of several accidents on a Disneyland roller coaster.
QuikQuote: Granted, most sites will never be able to match the reporting power of the Times, Post or BBC. "It would be a rare solo site that could compete in general excellence or technical innovation, but they certainly could hold their own in writing, commentary and, possibly, in service," Roderick wrote to me later, alluding to several categories in which the ONA presents awards. "I'd argue that if creative use of the medium was defined more broadly than technical innovation, and gave more credit to journalistic creativity in using the tools we have, sites with lesser resources might make good showings there."
With media consolidation and profit pressure squeezing newsrooms and news hole across the industry, the Internet is providing downsized and never-hired journalists the opportunity to stay in the field, publishing insightful, lively reporting directly to readers. At the same time, thousands of online blogs and discussion communities are developing into reliable sources for information on subjects long ignored by most daily newspapers and broadcast reports. Want examples? Start by looking to the handful of such sites that did enter and receive recognition from the OJA judges, including MousePlanet (http://www.mouseplanet.com/), which was tapped as a finalist for its coverage of several accidents on a Disneyland roller coaster.