Mark Coddington

Big, big week last week. Let’s get into it. (As always, an explanation of what I’m doing is here.)
— There’s no doubt about the biggest journalism-related news this week: It’s the impending death of Editor & Publisher, the magazine that’s been covering the newspaper industry since 1884. E&P’s owner, Nielsen Business Media, announced on Thursday [...]

Of course there are going to be idiots who post stupid, irresponsible and downright wrong things during breaking news events. There always have been, and the advent of social media doesn’t change that. That just underscores the importance of filtering that firehose of real-time information and providing something that’s of real value to users.

As The New York Times’ media critic, David Carr, noted on Friday, this last week has been a rather momentous one in future-of-journalism happenings. That means I’ve got a ton to cover, so I’ll try to keep it digestible for you. (Explanation of what I’m doing, as always, is here.)
— First off, this was the [...]