Monthly Archives: July 2010

The WWTDD effect

By Stijn Debrouwere | Published: July 23, 2010
I did a guest post yesterday over at the Online Journalism Blog, titled “The WWTDD Effect”, in reference to the celebrity blog What Would Tyler Durden Do. It’s about the tricky balance between giving readers what they want and what they need. And why focusing on what readers want can actually be a good thing. [...]
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Trends are boring

By Stijn Debrouwere | Published: July 16, 2010
Our methods of newsgathering have hardly changed in the last century. The web has given every single person with an internet connection the same research tools as reporters. Time to change that around again.
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Wie heeft nog journalisten nodig?

By Stijn Debrouwere | Published: July 12, 2010
Het journalistieke landschap wordt opengetrokken naar burgers, naar professoren, naar NGO's. Dat is een beetje griezelig, omdat al die groepen hun eigen agenda hebben, maar het biedt ook een enorme meerwaarde. We worden steeds beter geïnformeerd, niet slechter.
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Change is hard

By Stijn Debrouwere | Published: July 8, 2010
I’ve been trying to take in some of the precious sunshine that has deigned to pay us a visit here in Belgium these last few weeks. But my mind never stays empty for long, and I got to thinking about some of the conversations I had in Cedar Rapids when I visited SourceMedia Group there [...]
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