Ten things journalists can do to reinvent journalism, the new list

Digital media pioneer Howard Owens revisits a list he made in 2008.

Redefining Interactive Narratives & Multimedia Storytelling

Insights on multimedia storytelling from New York Times Multimedia Editor Andrew DeVigal.

The New, Convoluted Life Cycle Of A Newspaper Story

Journalist Lauren Rabaino examines newspaper workflow models that incorporate social media and other online tools, and offers examples and suggestions for making multi-platform coverage more reader-friendly.

News must be really hard to follow for an everyday consumer of a newspaper website. First tweets go out, sometimes with no links to additional coverage. Then a few grafs go up on a blog, followed by additional updates, either to the top of that post or as new posts. Eventually, a print story gets started, which is posted through an entirely different workflow onto a different-looking story page.

A Dispute Over Who Owns a Twitter Account Goes to Court

New York Times story on an interesting dispute between a writer and his former employer over who “owns” his Twitter followers.

The question is: Can a company cash in on, and claim ownership of, an employee’s social media account, and if so, what does that mean for workers who are increasingly posting to Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus during work hours?

A lawsuit filed in July could provide some answers.

Occupy Davis, as Covered by High School Journalists

New York Times blog post about how ambitious high school journalists covered the recent Occupy Davis protests. The students used social media to organize and present their coverage, and their video footage was picked up by national TV networks.

Much of what you know about the “bloggers aren’t journalists” case is wrong

A reaction piece to the recent court ruling that said bloggers are not journalists under Oregon’s shield law. In this American Society of News Editors article, attorney Kevin Goldberg argues that the judge’s ruling was narrow, and the problem is actually the way Oregon’s shield law is written.

So while Judge Hernandez’s decision clearly presented interesting issues, it wasn’t novel. Nor was it so egregiously flawed to merit the widespread attention it received. When we look back in a few years, Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Crystal Cox will be a minor footnote in the development of libel law and its adaptation to the digital era.

Confidence Game: The Limited Vision of the News Gurus

Excellent article in CJR.com by Dean Starkman, CJR’s Kingsford Capital Fellow. He debunks some of the notions of what he calls the “future-of-news” consensus builders, including Jeff Jarvis, Clay Shirkey and Jay Rosen. Starkman argues that what’s being lost is longer-form journalism that takes resources and time to produce.

The cruel truth of the emerging networked news environment is that reporters are as disempowered as they have ever been, writing more often, under more pressure, with less autonomy, about more trivial things than under the previous monopolistic regime. Indeed, if one were looking for ways to undermine reporters in their work, FON ideas would be a good place to start[.]

Definitely an article to spark discussion, and I think in many ways a well-done deflating of some egos that IMHO need it.

Adobe Abandons Flash for Mobile Devices: Is it the End of Flash?

Earlier this week, Adobe announced it will stop developing the Flash plug-in for mobile browsers. Instead, Adobe will concentrate on developing with HTML 5. This article from HuffingtonPost.com has an overview of what the announcement might mean for Flash’s long-term viability.