Nieman Journalism Lab: Writing the novel, then the CliffsNotes
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 08:26 via Delicious/martinstabe
Gawker posts a bullet-point version of a 2,000-word piece: "the full story has generated 480,000 pageviews and 189 comments. But the CliffsNotes version has generated another 39,193 pageviews and 83 comments on its own ... there’s real value in taking the longer pieces we journalists love to write — and defend — and creating parallel versions that less dedicated readers can more easily take in." Read More...
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