New Media Age: Power is shifting in who chooses the news
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 16:58
Michael Nutley: "The role of editors has been vital to the media success stories of recent years, where niche audiences have proved willing to pay for products closely tailored to their interests. … We may be approaching a tipping point, however…
Wired UK: The ‘interestingness curators’ of social news
Friday, 3 December 2010, 10:35
David Rowan: "Welcome to the new era of social curation. We're drowning in data … we all need a little help in smartly filtering which of those unmediated news items matter to us. And though I'd love to think that, as a professional magazine editor, I know what's right for you, I'm honest enough to admit that your social network understands your interests better than I do."
Folio: What Kind of Online Editor Are You?
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 17:14
"At b-to-b publisher Questex Media, manager of search Alison McPartland and her team have developed a strategy that includes defining key areas certain editors are good at, and trying to apply those lessons to other editors within the group. … Below are four benchmark classifications for online editors that McPartland and her group developed: Acquisition Expert … Optimization Editor … Retention Writer … Engagement Enhancer…"
The New York Observer: How The New York Times’ Home Page Gets Made
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 22:39
"Web stats have no bearing on what they choose to put on the front page of the newspaper or the home page of the site. 'In terms of minute-to-minute news decisions, I think that would pretty much drive me crazy,' Mr. Roberts said."
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 16:19
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Scott Karp: "BusinessWeek, Anchorage Daily, Time and many other news organizations have wisely realized that if they want to remain a principal daily destination for their readers, they need to do more than publish their own original content."
Monday, 7 May 2007, 20:45
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Chief of US subs group: "We’re disrespecting online readers by not giving them the same level of editing" [as in print].
