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Scoops, breaking news and the post-blog world: Maybe Mr. Denton’s on to something

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Scott McNeil

I have my issues with Nick Denton, but I have to say one thing about the Gawker CEO: he knows a thing or two about online audiences.

Next to Her Highness, Ms. Huffington, Denton is the leading revolutionary in online news. His blog network might be the web equivalent of a supermarket magazine rack, but he’s running circles around traditional media.

His latest move is the Gawker redesign. The new site (still in beta testing) will display a single “top” story in a main panel while links to other stories sit in a feed on the right side.

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Self-importance and innovation: A working model for modern, digital journalism

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Scott McNeil

Over the past several months, I’ve turned my attention to the future of the news business. Many of my fellow journalism students have done the same.

There seems to be a consensus that the status quo won’t work for much longer. With that in mind, a few of us have set out to do what we can to change things.

Personally, I’ve started a working model of what I think needs to happen if the journalism industry is to survive.

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