Dave Burdick
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What’s the etiquette on commenting on a colleague’s post?
Online comments break down a lot of barriers — people who once had little or no voice have, for a decade or more now, been able to add their viewpoints, questions, facts or, often, attacks and asides to stories written by professionals. This no-longer-new relationship asks a lot of questions that media types still aren’t … Continue reading
“No one has yet devised a proper method of shunting anger into a more productive project”
Part of an introduction to Gary Hart’s blog is a pretty great way to address online comments: “The blog world has become accustomed to the participation of those for whom anonymity provides courage, that is those who find the blog an instrument of vituperation, anger, and bitter ad hominem revenge on the world. No one … Continue reading
Livetweeting a murder trial and decision on whether to admit online comments
The Camera‘s Erica Meltzer only started tweeting trial proceedings recently but is already one of my very favorite follows. Today, she’s livetweeting the murder trial of Kevin McGregor, and one of my favorite topics — online comments — came up. It’s great stuff, and the full feed is a wonderful example of courts coverage that … Continue reading
Online commenting for news organizations: an idea
Because I am strange, this is a topic I bring up late at night after a pleasant dinner and drink with new friends: What do you think of online commenting? If I am in a particularly good mood and think that my new friends will indulge me, I will expand the question: If, as director … Continue reading
Online comments: only paying members can comment at Honolulu Civil Beat
Rick Edmonds, Poynter, checking out Honolulu Civil Beat: Only [paying] members can make comments. But Civil Beat also offers one-day access and the opportunity to comment at $1.49. Non-commenting access to the full discussion chains costs 99 cents a month.
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