Comments for TreeHouse Media http://treehouse-media.net/blog A re-education camp for print journalists interested in developing multimedia and entrepreneurial survival skills. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:54:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Is there life after the newsroom? The Philadelphia Inquirer Reunion by Thoughts on Future of News panel at WHYY « Christopher Wink http://treehouse-media.net/blog/is-there-life-after-the-newsroom-the-philadelphia-inquirer-reunion/2008/#comment-308 Thoughts on Future of News panel at WHYY « Christopher Wink Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:16:47 +0000 http://treehouse-media.net/blog/?p=8#comment-308 [...] was about as high-profile a media collective as you’ll get in Philadelphia outside, say, a Gene Roberts-era Inquirer reunion or the Pen & Pencil Club on a not-depressing [...] [...] was about as high-profile a media collective as you’ll get in Philadelphia outside, say, a Gene Roberts-era Inquirer reunion or the Pen & Pencil Club on a not-depressing [...]

]]> Comment on The Death of the Rocky Mountain News: It Didn’t Have to Happen by Rich Heidorn http://treehouse-media.net/blog/the-death-of-the-rocky-mountain-news-a-missed-opportunity/2009/#comment-256 Rich Heidorn Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:43:26 +0000 http://treehouse-media.net/blog/?p=289#comment-256 Dan: No, it would not be the Rocky as it was. And yes, it's unrealistic to expect any city of Denver's size to support two newspapers. Scripps' action was a rational business decision given the Rocky's heavy losses and the stranglehold the Post's owner had on them through the JOA. (As the Journal reported today, any purchaser of the Rocky would have entered the market without a printing press, advertiser list or distribution capabilities.) But I guarantee you that most of the editorial staff would choose to continue publishing -- even if online only -- rather than dying altogether. You can "radically shrink" a newspaper by eliminating the circulation and pressroom costs and still put out a credible, respected product. Had Scripps attempted this bitter medicine sooner, the Rocky might be alive in some form today. It's sad, yes. But this is a prescription that other imperiled newspapers should try before it's too late for them as well. Dan:
No, it would not be the Rocky as it was. And yes, it’s unrealistic to expect any city of Denver’s size to support two newspapers. Scripps’ action was a rational business decision given the Rocky’s heavy losses and the stranglehold the Post’s owner had on them through the JOA. (As the Journal reported today, any purchaser of the Rocky would have entered the market without a printing press, advertiser list or distribution capabilities.)

But I guarantee you that most of the editorial staff would choose to continue publishing — even if online only — rather than dying altogether.

You can “radically shrink” a newspaper by eliminating the circulation and pressroom costs and still put out a credible, respected product. Had Scripps attempted this bitter medicine sooner, the Rocky might be alive in some form today.

It’s sad, yes. But this is a prescription that other imperiled newspapers should try before it’s too late for them as well.

]]> Comment on The Death of the Rocky Mountain News: It Didn’t Have to Happen by Dan Knauss http://treehouse-media.net/blog/the-death-of-the-rocky-mountain-news-a-missed-opportunity/2009/#comment-255 Dan Knauss Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:11:07 +0000 http://treehouse-media.net/blog/?p=289#comment-255 Your headline is not borne out by what follows it, most of all your last paragraph. As Jay Rosen noted yesterday on Twitter, RMN was one paper in a rare two-newspaper town situation and could have failed for that reason any time in the past decade or so. If you are saying that RMN could have survived in a form where its revenue and staff were radically shrunken for online-only production, sure. They didn't want that, why should they? Look for the business model at the dawn of newspapers and newspaper-like products starting in the 1500s. It may shock you. It was a bloody course of centuries in which "the news" evolved. Your headline is not borne out by what follows it, most of all your last paragraph.

As Jay Rosen noted yesterday on Twitter, RMN was one paper in a rare two-newspaper town situation and could have failed for that reason any time in the past decade or so.

If you are saying that RMN could have survived in a form where its revenue and staff were radically shrunken for online-only production, sure. They didn’t want that, why should they?

Look for the business model at the dawn of newspapers and newspaper-like products starting in the 1500s. It may shock you. It was a bloody course of centuries in which “the news” evolved.

]]> Comment on Launch Your Website the Easy Way with WordPress by Web design basics for journalist dummies « Ink-Drained Kvetch http://treehouse-media.net/blog/launching-your-blog-or-website-using-wordpress/2008/#comment-143 Web design basics for journalist dummies « Ink-Drained Kvetch Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:26:09 +0000 http://treehouse-media.net/blog/?p=10#comment-143 [...] Web design basics for journalist dummies Filed under: Web 2.0 — Wendy @ 1:26 pm Tags: entrepreneurial journalism I’m excited about taking another big step toward becoming an independent journalist — and for many of us that will be largely on the Web — with the start of a four-week online class on building a WordPress site from the ground up. [...] [...] Web design basics for journalist dummies Filed under: Web 2.0 — Wendy @ 1:26 pm Tags: entrepreneurial journalism I’m excited about taking another big step toward becoming an independent journalist — and for many of us that will be largely on the Web — with the start of a four-week online class on building a WordPress site from the ground up. [...]

]]> Comment on Launch Your Website the Easy Way with WordPress by Tom Walsh http://treehouse-media.net/blog/launching-your-blog-or-website-using-wordpress/2008/#comment-142 Tom Walsh Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:17:41 +0000 http://treehouse-media.net/blog/?p=10#comment-142 Hi Rich. Looking forward to the class Wednesday evening. Hi Rich. Looking forward to the class Wednesday evening.

]]> Comment on Launch Your Website the Easy Way with WordPress by TreeHouse Media » Do you remember your first time? http://treehouse-media.net/blog/launching-your-blog-or-website-using-wordpress/2008/#comment-131 TreeHouse Media » Do you remember your first time? Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:53:35 +0000 http://treehouse-media.net/blog/?p=10#comment-131 [...] Launch Your Website the Easy Way with WordPress [...] [...] Launch Your Website the Easy Way with WordPress [...]

]]> Comment on How the iPhone Changed My Life — and Why It Matters to You as a Content Creator by andrea http://treehouse-media.net/blog/how-the-iphone-changed-my-life-and-why-it-matters-to-you-as-a-content-creator/2008/#comment-100 andrea Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:54:56 +0000 http://treehouse-media.net/blog/?p=87#comment-100 thanks for this -- a much needed kick in the butt. online jouranlism means not just moving from paper to digital, but constantly evolving as the technology evolves. thanks for this — a much needed kick in the butt. online jouranlism means not just moving from paper to digital, but constantly evolving as the technology evolves.

]]> Comment on Strong Initial Response to TreeHouse Media Project by Websites tagged "treehouse" on Postsaver http://treehouse-media.net/blog/strong-initial-response-to-treehouse-media-project/2008/#comment-41 Websites tagged "treehouse" on Postsaver Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:15:18 +0000 http://treehouse-media.net/blog/?p=9#comment-41 [...] - Strong Initial Response to TreeHouse Media Project saved by pikalax12008-08-21 - Maximizing Your Financial Aid saved by crowelee2008-08-20 - [...] [...] - Strong Initial Response to TreeHouse Media Project saved by pikalax12008-08-21 - Maximizing Your Financial Aid saved by crowelee2008-08-20 - [...]

]]> Comment on Is there life after the newsroom? The Philadelphia Inquirer Reunion by Bob Frump http://treehouse-media.net/blog/is-there-life-after-the-newsroom-the-philadelphia-inquirer-reunion/2008/#comment-31 Bob Frump Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:19:57 +0000 http://treehouse-media.net/blog/?p=8#comment-31 Nope, JVRB. T'was black rhinos. I still think that piece has been picked on too much over the years. Excessive? Nah. Having a maritime reporter in a town 102 miles up the river? That might have been excessive. But it was fun. And Back Rhino Down gave birth eventually to Backhawk Down. It was all a gas. Nope, JVRB. T’was black rhinos. I still think that piece has been picked on too much over the years. Excessive? Nah. Having a maritime reporter in a town 102 miles up the river? That might have been excessive. But it was fun. And Back Rhino Down gave birth eventually to Backhawk Down. It was all a gas.

]]> Comment on Strong Initial Response to TreeHouse Media Project by Database Management » Blog Archive » Strong Initial Response to TreeHouse Media Project http://treehouse-media.net/blog/strong-initial-response-to-treehouse-media-project/2008/#comment-24 Database Management » Blog Archive » Strong Initial Response to TreeHouse Media Project Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:29:22 +0000 http://treehouse-media.net/blog/?p=9#comment-24 [...] Daltons Blog wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt More than 80 people from across the U.S. and the U.K. have joined the TreeHouse Media Project since our launch last month. Those who have taken our survey are most interested in learning web design and blogging software as well as marketing their sites through RSS feeds and search engine optimization. About half also expressed interest in learning video and audio skills, databases and business-related skills. See the charts below. The respondents were nearly evenly distributed between full-t [...] [...] Daltons Blog wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt More than 80 people from across the U.S. and the U.K. have joined the TreeHouse Media Project since our launch last month. Those who have taken our survey are most interested in learning web design and blogging software as well as marketing their sites through RSS feeds and search engine optimization. About half also expressed interest in learning video and audio skills, databases and business-related skills. See the charts below. The respondents were nearly evenly distributed between full-t [...]

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