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Journalism is a process - not a product.


If You Don't Have Passion - Get Out Da' KitchenOctober 8

It's a motto for all things in life. But I do find that the internet/social media community has had a larger portion of this Kool-Aid than most.

Regardless - it's a topic worth exploring, especially for any journalist (young or old) that wants to explore their entrepreneurial side.

If you aren't passionate about what you are doing, stop right now, because you will fail.

Nobody makes a better case for this than Gary Vaynerchuk who absolutely oozes passion. Here are two of his recent posts: "Execute on Being You" and "PHCC (Patience, Hustle, Community and Content)." I hear Chris Brogan is also somebody to note on this topic, but haven't followed him much yet.

(on a side: I love watching Gary's videos. At first I found him obnoxious and wanted to tell him to stick to decaf, but slowly I got it - he's good at pumping people up. Let his enthusiasm wash over you and see if it spreads.)

PASSION - IT'S WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST

  • More than Just a Slogan

Saying "you must have passion" isn't selling snake oil. It's legit, and I'm finding out every day what that means.

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New Things Launching: NewsTrust.net, ReportingOn.Com, JTM and Soon...Spot.UsOctober 3

I've done a semi-crappy job of noting things happening elsewhere in the web. But the link economy is strong and I should be adding to it.

So what's new?

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Many of you know that before Spot.Us became a reality I was a contributing editor at NewsTrust.net (disclaimer). I'm happy to see that they've finished the redesign (which started just as I was leaving). From time-to-time Fabrice and the NewsTrust team would call me in as a fresh pair of eyes, so I know just how much thought and effort was put into this massive overhaul.

The site is aesthetically the same, but has been moved to Ruby on Rails, which means future development will happen quicker. But the site itself also moves faster, feels cleaner and is easier to navigate and use.

I always thought that NewsTrust's biggest hurdle was that they asked so much


Money ExplainedOctober 2

This video is fantastic. I feel much smarter now. But not any better.

Thanks Fog City Journal.

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The Future of Journalism - What Does it Look Like? USC IISeptember 27

I'm currently exhausted. I spent today at USC's School of Journalism where I gave a quick presentation along with other notable people (see p.s.).

First look at spot.us before launchSeptember 26

First look at Spot.Us in Action

This morning I had an early video chat with the developers of spot.us. I did a video capture of the conversation, which included demonstrating the basic action of spot.us for the first time.

The site isn’t complete. As you’ll hear me say near the end, this is just the CORE of the site. That includes.

  • Community members creating and pledging towards “tips.”
  • Reporters creating pitches and collecting donations.
  • Searching for tips and pitches.

Of course - this is just the beginning. But it gives you a sense of the progress we are making. The next two weeks will hopefully build this out.

  • Allow reporters to attach a tip to a pitch (essentially reporters can “ping” groups of tip pledges to let them know about their pitch).
  • The publishing aspect of all this
  • LOTS MORE.

To get a sense of how all this is happening (and to see spot.us in action) watch the video below.