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By: Reviewing 2012, my busiest blogging year « The Buttry Diary

Reviewing 2012, my busiest blogging year « The Buttry Diary — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:43:48 +0000

[...] My tips on curation also got more than 3,000 views and aggregation tips got over 1,500. Several other posts advising journalists on dealing with changes in journalism topped 1,000 views: copy editing (a top-10 post that drew a response from John McIntyre), gatekeeping, linking and beatblogging. In the same vein, Tim McGuire’s post about what he believes about journalism prompted a post on my core beliefs. [...]

By: Holiday greetings from Steve and Mimi | 2 Roads Diverged

Holiday greetings from Steve and Mimi | 2 Roads Diverged — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:12:35 +0000

[...] a lot more on the Buttry Diary than I do here: a series about how journalists should use Twitter, a piece on my core beliefs about journalism, advice on showcasing your work for potential employers, advice for student media and newsroom [...]

By: This I believe about journalism and the future of media | Articula Confins

This I believe about journalism and the future of media | Articula Confins — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:42:37 +0000

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By: This I believe about journalism and the future of media | Journalism and the WEB | Scoop.it

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:40:54 +0000

[...] Thanks to Tim McGuire for his recent “This I believe” blog post, spelling out his core values and views about journalism, newspapers and the future of media. I think it’s helpful,… [...]

By: Blueblood.ie – Beyond Print: From Newspapers To News Media

Blueblood.ie – Beyond Print: From Newspapers To News Media — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:35:05 +0000

[...] sort – check out some of his best material on a potential future for journalism (here & here), the lessons he has learned from his journalistic career and how journalists need to [...]

By: This I believe about journalism and the future of media « [Pressboard]

This I believe about journalism and the future of media « [Pressboard] — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:19:46 +0000

[...] by Tim McGuire, who encouraged journalists to write their own reflections on the future of news. Steve Buttry also wrote a great response last [...]

By: twenty six twenty twelve | wundiverse

twenty six twenty twelve | wundiverse — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:10:13 +0000

[...] A frank and thought-provoking piece from Tim McGuire at the Cronkite School of Journalism on the future of the trade. Refreshing not to hear the bad news scenario, and his thoughts on focussing on quality reporting, and on particular markets with a specific interest (eg regional news). (See also Steve Buttry’s response to McGuire.) [...]

By: mleiter

mleiter — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:50:56 +0000

I really enjoyed reading your beliefs and find that they are very aligned with my own! I love being a part of this industry despite the many challenges I face in finding a future in it.

Please read more of my comments on your re-blogged post at: theleiterside.com.

By: mleiter

mleiter — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:42:41 +0000

Reblogged this on The Leiter side of life… and commented:
My boyfriend recently shared this blog post with me. I am now a big fan of Steve Buttry and his views on the journalism industry.

I think Steve Buttry is right on in his beliefs about journalism and the future of the industry.

It reminds me greatly of many things I agreed and disagreed with while studying journalism at Northeastern.

I really like these points:
“I believe we spend too much time discussing or lamenting whether the journalism that emerges from each wave of disruption is better or worse than what preceded it.”

I remember many journalism professors trying to pinpoint what was wrong with new methods of journalism, i.e. blogs and their beliefs that social media platforms were going to set journalism back.

Which brings me to Buttry’s next point which I really like, “I believe nostalgia for journalism of the past interferes with practicing journalism in the present and with improving it for the future.”

I am very grateful for my journalism education at Northeastern, however I do think my professors and most of my classes focused on the journalism of yesterday and focused on what was wrong with this new wave of journalism and why it would never be legit. We rarely had collaborative discussions on how we could improve and capitalize on the journalism of the future. It’s hard to teach the things which you do not understand and easy to criticize those things that you fear.

I also really like Buttry’s beliefs in what makes a good “leader” in journalism. I think in general, that idea of “climbing the ladder” is outdated and useless in a lot of industries, journalism being one of them.

As for my beliefs about journalism…well I think Steve pretty much covers them all. I would say similarly to Steve that journalism is, in its essence, story telling and the importance of that is invaluable. Story telling is how human history is passed on, it is how our generation will be remembered. I think it’s important to remain objective and not glorify our achievements and failures so that the truth may be told and recorded and that the next generation can learn from our successes and failures accurately.

By: Good things I’ve read about media lately. « meghanfrick

Good things I’ve read about media lately. « meghanfrick — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:51:06 +0000

[...] This I believe about journalism and the future of media, by Steve Buttry I believe continued and repeated disruption of journalism and the news business will continue for the rest of my career and beyond. [...]