from Jeff Jarvis via Guardian

"A thousand monkeys may end up typing Shakespeare, but they won't film
The Godfather. So I am coming to believe that the medium itself will be a filter for talent and substance."

Jarvis comments on trying out video making and YouTube and how the difficulty of doing broadcast well may be a natural filter for content overload

Tags: DIY+journalism

Clyde and MyMissourian makes an impression

Clyde was part of a panel in the UK and explained  the hybrid model he has been working on.  The big points are 1. journalism students have to be guides as well as writers 2. economics dictate a print-online strategy if you want to make money 3. it isn't about what you , as in traditional journalist, thinks is important.

RSF offering blogspace

Reporters without Borders is offering blogspace for a 30 day free trial.  If you blog about global issues you might want to check this out.

"Help yourself" to news

Editors not needed? Danish online version of computer magazine just uploads stories with timestamps. You pick the order and which stories you read. Is it a model for all publications? I don't think so, but I might like to be able to view a publication this way on occasion and view an edited layout another time. How deeply do you want to dig for content? What's the value of an editor? The ball is still in play, isn't it?

Reuters Paying for "UGC" user-generated content

User-generated content is starting to generate some attention and some money. It will be interesting to see what deals are negotiated when Reuters starts to pay up. UGC