Sometimes I think if I have to attend one more conference or panel on the future of journalism, I’ll throw up.
But I went to another one last night – and boy, I’m glad I did. [Read more...]
Proposed: A “TAO of Journalism” Seal
January 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
At the sold-out “Journalism That Matters” event at the University of Washington (Jan. 7-10), over 200 people came together to “Re-imagine News & Community in the Pacific Northwest.”
Mainstream journalists, community journalists, freelancers, bloggers, tweeters, academics, students and other interested parties gathered to confront some pretty tough questions, such as:
Who can be trusted in the “new news ecosystem”? What media sources are reliable, factual and accurate? How have the new media changed the rules of the game? Can the mainstream or “legacy” media survive?
Here’s an idea I floated at the event that I believe could greatly help increase public trust in journalism:
A voluntary “TAO of Journalism Seal — A Commitment to Transparency, Accountability and Openness.” It was designed by Kathy Schrier, my colleague at the Washington News Council. [Read more...]
How the ‘TAO of Journalism’ Can Help the News Media
May 4, 2009 By 2 Comments
Journalists are radiating angst these days, and with good reason.
A perfect storm has hit the news industry: a broken business model, loss of advertising, cancelled subscriptions, low ratings, rising costs, financial losses, a stampede to the Internet, proliferation of news sources, newsroom layoffs/buyouts, folding newspapers – and demoralized journalists.
What’s worse, many people don’t like, respect or trust journalists and media outlets anymore. They rank low in most public-opinion polls. The latest Edelman Global Trust Index found that media companies are the least trusted in this country, behind automotive, banking, energy and pharmaceutical firms.
There’s no quick fix for the woes that plague the news media – but some things could help. [Read more...]
TAO seal featured in Poynter article
The TAO of Journalism” by WNC Executive Director John Hamer was posted on Jim Romenesko’s widely read media news/commentary site. Read about it HERE.