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The WWTDD effect

Summary A guestpost at the Online Journalism Blog.

I did a guest post yesterday over at the Online Journalism Blog, titled “The WWTDD Effect”. 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. Readers aren’t stupid, and journalists aren’t all-knowing.

Anyway, go check it out.