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VentureBeat: Inside peek: How the New York Times uses blogs

  • rkorba · 3 months ago
    I actually have g-wise and a few (well, pogue) other NYT rss feeds in the reader and WSJ and Economist ones, too (and i get dead tree versions too). great mix, and you can see the different voice from same columnists, which is rewarding for both reader and journo, i would suppose.

    Find that you enjoy the mix of rigor and speed or two forums (print and blog)?
  • Scott Rosenberg · 3 months ago
    When I interviewed the editor of the NYTimes website at Bloggercon in 2003 he pointed to Nick Kristof's online journal as the Times' first blog. This was obviously well before Wordpress. I think Nick used the Webcrossing platform that the Times had in place for its forums, and turned it into a sort of journal. Anyway, at the time that was what Times reps themselves considered the paper's first blog. It functioned a lot like a blog, although it didn't use what we think of as a "real" blogging program.
  • benbowers · 3 months ago
    As an associate editor of a Gear focused blog running off Wordpress, I'm glad to see that such a large institution like the New York times operates in a similar fashion to our current work flow. Of course, we can't begin to match the expertise of editor's there, nor do we have the benefit of an independant marketing team helping to promote our content. Still though, it's nice to see and I really appreciate the insight. Isn't open source amazing?
  • PastaQueen · 3 months ago
    Looking at that screenshot in the article, it looks like the NYT hasn't updated to the latest version of Wordpress yet. I'd recommend that you upgrade soon for security reasons.
  • Owen Blacker · 3 months ago
    Great piece, really interesting. I'm slightly amused that it's not on your NYT blog, though ;o)
  • dschreiber · 3 months ago
    Thanks for the insight. I couldn't have stumbled upon this post at a better time -- I'm currently working on a "contributor process" for the blog I manage. I'll not only be referring to this post but linking to it, as well.
  • johnmathew327 · 3 months ago
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    Please visit his website...

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  • adam · 3 months ago
    yes.he should be given a second chance.he will prove what he is.
  • ramsay · 3 months ago
    he is good,give him a cahnce to prove it.
  • sam · 3 months ago
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    So on September 15th when you march to polling station please vote for the humble Alan J Gerson to continue his reform works for a cleaner, greener, safer New York City.
    www.gerson2009.com
  • gonslaves · 3 months ago
    he works with people for the people