markcoatney:

newsweek:

Out: TINA BROWN. In: YOU?

Do *you* have what it takes to be the next editor of NEWSWEEK?

The official (unofficial) NWK Tumblr search has begun. We are not f—king with you.

Send us your resumes, pies, LOLcats, booze—and don’t forget to include a special thanks to K. Ryan Jones, the genius behind the official (unofficial) Newsweek editor search video, brought you by NWK Tumblr.

Why Sid Harman didn’t think of this months ago, we’ll never know.

sarahfrank:

markcoatney:

tanya77:

soupsoup:

Facebook and Twitter’s New Rival

For publishers, services like Tumblr reflect a broader shift in their relationship with their audience, said James E. Katz, a professor of communications at Rutgers University.

“Going back 20 years, publications like Rolling Stone didn’t interact with readers except for letters to the editor,” Mr. Katz said. “One of the realizations that cultural leaders and publishers have had is that there is a lot of expertise, wisdom and ideas in their readership.”

The ability to respond online turns readers into co-creators, he said, which can give them a sense of ownership.

“That is an extremely valuable commodity for publishers these days, even if it does not yet translate to revenue,” Mr. Katz said.

TUMBLR/NY Times FTW!

Apparently, they found some other news to also print in the NYT, but none so important as this. Seriously, this was really nice; thanks, Jenna.

MR. COATNEY!

All this BEFORE his official first day!

“What I am happy to pay for are stories that a freelancer has landed cold before he or she ever sends me a pitch. Like the story John H. Tucker, a Columbia graduate student sent me a couple months ago. He had done his reporting, nailed a great story, wrote the thing with skill and care, and there was no way I could turn him down when he sent it to me on spec. The result was our cover last month, “Tales of Hippie Crack.”

-  Village Voice editor Tony Ortega, singing the praises of an excellent journalist and all-around good dude. Read Tuck’s piece here.

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