Comments on: Metaphors for the state of news and its future http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/ Thoughts on what media do, and can do better, and other things Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:02:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve Buttry http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Steve Buttry Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:09:30 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=434#comment-81 Just remembered one of the best media metaphors ever:<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyr2WwbT4aU&feature=PlayList&p=52F2D45E4CF295F1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=12" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyr2WwbT4aU&feat...</a> Just remembered one of the best media metaphors ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyr2WwbT4aU&feat...

]]> By: Steve Buttry http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Steve Buttry Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:09:30 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=434#comment-77 Just remembered one of the best media metaphors ever:<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyr2WwbT4aU&feature=PlayList&p=52F2D45E4CF295F1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=12" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyr2WwbT4aU&feat...</a> Just remembered one of the best media metaphors ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyr2WwbT4aU&feat...

]]> By: Attentionization http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Attentionization Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:14:32 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=434#comment-66 <strong>Will we be consuming artisanal news in the future?...</strong> An interesting but too-short blog post comparing current newspaper company woes to the defunct ‘Ice Harvesting’ business. Although an intriguing concept, it seems to me that Ice Harvesters were actually a lot closer to current-day bloggers ... Will we be consuming artisanal news in the future?…

An interesting but too-short blog post comparing current newspaper company woes to the defunct ‘Ice Harvesting’ business.
Although an intriguing concept, it seems to me that Ice Harvesters were actually a lot closer to current-day bloggers …

]]> By: Newspapers need to reinvent | Save the Media http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Newspapers need to reinvent | Save the Media Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:01:26 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=434#comment-65 [...] business has been compared to lemmings, railroads and, of course, the horse and buggy.  (Read Nick Bergus’ post on the topic for an entertaining list of many such metaphorical [...] [...] business has been compared to lemmings, railroads and, of course, the horse and buggy.  (Read Nick Bergus’ post on the topic for an entertaining list of many such metaphorical [...]

]]> By: Metafore editoriali « Il Giornalaio http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Metafore editoriali « Il Giornalaio Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:52:14 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=434#comment-60 [...] Non posso che consigliarvi di prendere visione di tutte le altre metafore raccolte ed i relativi link di approfondimento di ciascuna. Buona lettura. [...] [...] Non posso che consigliarvi di prendere visione di tutte le altre metafore raccolte ed i relativi link di approfondimento di ciascuna. Buona lettura. [...]

]]> By: Steve Buttry http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Steve Buttry Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:08:25 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=434#comment-59 Yet another maritime model: <a href="http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/06/10/in-defence-of-paywalls/" rel="nofollow">http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/06/10/in-d...</a><br>"When you’re driving a tanker and you see a big rock ahead - do you ask everyone on the ship to rebuild it as an aeroplane? Or do you start steering away in the hope that your part of the tanker will somehow avoid the worst?" Yet another maritime model: http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/06/10/in-d...
“When you’re driving a tanker and you see a big rock ahead – do you ask everyone on the ship to rebuild it as an aeroplane? Or do you start steering away in the hope that your part of the tanker will somehow avoid the worst?”

]]> By: Nick Bergus http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Nick Bergus Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:40:00 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=434#comment-58 Sage, I don't claim the list to be complete or definitive. Feel free to suggest any links or quotes I'm missing. I sure the list is missing plenty. Sage, I don't claim the list to be complete or definitive. Feel free to suggest any links or quotes I'm missing. I sure the list is missing plenty.

]]> By: Sage Ross http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Sage Ross Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:01:21 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=434#comment-56 To be fair, the Pre-Gutenberg Monks metaphor was stolen from Clay Shirky in Here Comes Everybody (or at least, Shirky's use predates the one you list). To be fair, the Pre-Gutenberg Monks metaphor was stolen from Clay Shirky in Here Comes Everybody (or at least, Shirky's use predates the one you list).

]]> By: Steve Buttry http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Steve Buttry Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:36:31 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=434#comment-55 Nick, if you're going to post Carole King, you should add my Carly Simon reference, too:<br><a href="http://twitter.com/stevebuttry/status/2065582324" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/stevebuttry/status/2065582324</a> Nick, if you're going to post Carole King, you should add my Carly Simon reference, too:
http://twitter.com/stevebuttry/status/2065582324

]]> By: ViewPass has potential for data, revenue « Transforming the Gaz http://nbergus.com/2009/06/metaphors-for-the-state-of-news/comment-page-1/#comment-54 ViewPass has potential for data, revenue « Transforming the Gaz Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:57:01 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=434#comment-54 [...] my prodding, Nick Bergus invited journalists to start a collection of metaphors for the news industry: lemmings, the Titanic, Humpty Dumpty. It's quite a list, to which I contributed [...] [...] my prodding, Nick Bergus invited journalists to start a collection of metaphors for the news industry: lemmings, the Titanic, Humpty Dumpty. It’s quite a list, to which I contributed [...]

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