links for 2007-11-13
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- [howardowens.com: media blog » Blog Archive » Just thinking about video in the age of disruption](http://www.howardowens.com/2007/just-thinking-about-video-in-the-age-of-disruption/)
“Here’s four reasons why newspaper can beat televison stations in online video.”
- [Consolidation is inevitable](http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/12/the-fount-of-all-news/)
“…consolidation is inevitable. Any news organization has to get to the point where there is no difference between old media people and new media people.” from Jeff Jarvis
- [Newspapers use video trailers](http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/004485.php)
“The Dallas Morning News created a video “trailer” for a new newspaper/online series called Unequal Justice and posted it on You Tube.” Cyber Journalist
- [The New York Times and the Ideal Way to Handle Comment Moderation » The Bivings Report](http://www.bivingsreport.com/2007/the-new-york-times-and-the-ideal-way-to-handle-comment-moderation/)
“The paper is creating a comment desk, starting with the hiring of four part-time staffers, to screen all reader submissions before posting them, an investment unheard of in today’s depressed newspaper business environment.”
- [Long-Form Video Gaining Viewers on the Web](http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/12/long-form-video-gaining-viewers-on-the-web/)
“…as the quality of video improves, more people will be willing to sit and watch streams of half-hour sitcoms, hour-long dramas, and maybe even entire movies.”
- [Journalism.co.uk :: Europeans swapping traditional media for online](http://www.journalism.co.uk/staging/2/articles/530743.php)
“Almost two thirds of internet users in Europe are trading other forms of media for online, a new survey has suggested.”
- [They talk about trust, but there’s no digital dialogue – Jemima Kiss](http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/nov/12/mondaymediasection2?gusrc=rss&feed=media)
“Could we, the masses, expect just a bit more digital literacy from our glorious media leaders?”
- [How to get the measure of online video | Media | The Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/nov/12/mondaymediasection.television1?gusrc=rss&feed=media)
Online video brings a wealth of new opportunities for news sites and broadcasters — but it also presents a new challenge when it comes to audience measurement.
- [Editors: Set your video free | editor on the verge](http://www.yonigreenbaum.com/?p=24#more-24)
“I’m sure the editors of the remaining 14 newsrooms have a reason for why they don’t take advantage of any of the video-sharing sites; a reason for why they would reject a simple opportunity to grow audience;”
