I'm Barry Parr. I publish Coastsider, a community news site for coastal San Mateo County, California, and MediaSavvy, a blog about networked publishing.
I'm a former Senior Analyst at Forrester, VP News at CNET, and Managing Producer at the San Jose Mercury News.
Looking forward to hearing what you're learning with Coastsider. The incorporation of press releases into the main news feed is something I've seen on a handful of community news startups. Seems like something the neighborhood would love, and exactly the sort of thing that makes journalists' skin crawl.
"exactly the sort of thing that makes journalists' skin crawl." LOL - yep. except from the mission-based POV incorporating community announcements (PR) makes sense. I tend toward thinking as long as you are not tryingto pick pennies form my pocket - bring it on! If you are looking for my money, or to sell me something, well, then buy an ad!
I'm Barry Parr. I publish Coastsider, a community news site for coastal San Mateo County, California, and MediaSavvy, a blog about networked publishing.
I'm a former Senior Analyst at Forrester, VP News at CNET, and Managing Producer at the San Jose Mercury News.
Looking forward to hearing what you're learning with Coastsider. The incorporation of press releases into the main news feed is something I've seen on a handful of community news startups. Seems like something the neighborhood would love, and exactly the sort of thing that makes journalists' skin crawl.
"exactly the sort of thing that makes journalists' skin crawl." LOL - yep. except from the mission-based POV incorporating community announcements (PR) makes sense. I tend toward thinking as long as you are not tryingto pick pennies form my pocket - bring it on! If you are looking for my money, or to sell me something, well, then buy an ad!