Category Archives: journalism

35W bridge collapses in Minneapolis

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

The bridge that carries Interstate 35W over the Mississippi river collapsed tonight during rush hour. The picture at right was taken by a nearby resident who submitted it to CNN. They are reporting 7 4 deaths. Some good Web resources: … Continue reading →

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Debate 2.0 a resounding success

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Note: If you are reading this on the blog (instead of an RSS reader) you can roll over any of the links and watch the video right on this page. Last night’s CNN/YouTube debate was a triumph of public participation … Continue reading →

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YouTube reshaping the American political process

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

YouTube and CNN announced today debates with Democratic and Republican candidates for president. The debates will feature video questions uploaded to YouTube and will air on CNN this summer and fall. Audience questions have been featured in presidential debates before, … Continue reading →

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Breaking news: CNN.com rising, CNN falling

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Great AdAge piece comparing the declining audience for CNN with the increasing audience for CNN.com. The piece quotes Time Warner CEO Dick Parsons saying, “I worry about CNN more than I do about CNN.com.” CNN’s ratings have been on a … Continue reading →

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Mastering a new way of storytelling

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

I pick on The Washington Post a lot. It’s my local paper, so many of the examples I use come from it. But they also have, handsdown, the best newspaper Web site in the country. A recent project on how … Continue reading →

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Outside.in puts neighborhood news on the map

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Brady at O’Reilly Radar has a great post on Outside.in. The startup aggregates local blogs, organizes them by neighborhood and plots them on a map. I’ve written before about the importance of being hyperlocal. If I were running a media … Continue reading →

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Flickr vs. The Washington Post

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

There was a big bike race outside my door yesterday. Thousands of people showed up to watch pro cyclists from around the world in the 100km CSC Invitational. What’s the best source to find out about what happened yesterday? Oddly, … Continue reading →

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The troubles with online newspapers

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Mike Markson of Topix has a Top 10 list of the troubles facing their online counterparts. I’ve written about a few of these in the past: disintermediation by syndicators and advertisers. I agree with most of Mike’s points, especially the … Continue reading →

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Why I hate local TV news

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

I don’t watch TV news very often. I don’t really need to know who shot whom today or that valets sometimes steal loose change from your car (gasp!). Every once in a while, though, I tune in just to see … Continue reading →

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