tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post3763024786251695406..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: Following Up "All The News That's Fit To Rent"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-36459076112516398042007-10-19T10:57:00.000-05:002007-10-19T10:57:00.000-05:00it seems most people are hung on the phrase "monet...it seems most people are hung on the phrase "monetizing content" this is a corporate buzzword. the buzzword is heard on analyst calls with companies like google, yahoo, msnbc and cnbc. i do not think that monetizing content is bad on its face, in fact, if used correctly could be the subsidy that saves newspapers. <BR/><BR/>what if fed ex had sponsored a six-part series on new urbanism, distribution center economics or aerotropolis cities and the direction memphis needs to go to pursue economic development? would that cause the same outrage? in essence, it would be the same corporations sponsoring journalism. i think most have the problem that, in this case, "monetizing content" meant writing a story that favored the corporate sponsor. i think its important to seperate the concept from the individual act of lack of judgement by the editor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-6710780106442244742007-10-18T19:38:00.000-05:002007-10-18T19:38:00.000-05:00I think I am about to cancel my CA subscription.I think I am about to cancel my CA subscription.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-21294496119838586862007-10-18T14:32:00.000-05:002007-10-18T14:32:00.000-05:00Every one should be careful with their emails. I ...Every one should be careful with their emails. I hear they're going to check our computers again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-76349732754590678402007-10-18T14:09:00.000-05:002007-10-18T14:09:00.000-05:00The suits can't control this one, because it's att...The suits can't control this one, because it's attracting too much heat in industry organs. Look for a mea culpa soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-6001160507475959702007-10-18T13:43:00.000-05:002007-10-18T13:43:00.000-05:00Ah, ha. Someone has to pay the CA to write all the...Ah, ha. Someone has to pay the CA to write all these Elvis stories. The scales of years are falling away from my eyesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-90570950995936876482007-10-18T13:38:00.000-05:002007-10-18T13:38:00.000-05:00Elvis week was a faux story?Elvis week was a faux story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-58053313531764893612007-10-18T13:35:00.000-05:002007-10-18T13:35:00.000-05:00Don't you back off, SCM.Anyone who reads Pecks'a a...Don't you back off, SCM.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who reads Pecks'a actual memo (go to the Memphius Flyer site, branston's article) would be more than disturbed. They would be puking in their morning cereal.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730299223683907051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-73962780878940713692007-10-18T13:31:00.000-05:002007-10-18T13:31:00.000-05:00Yes, about that Elvis week thing, I never saw it b...Yes, about that Elvis week thing, I never saw it because I seldom pick up the paper any more, but didn't editorial employees essentially produce ad content in that section? Following around that Elvis impersonator and all that? How is that not breaking down the wall between editorial and advertising?memphisjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11224511280183602191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-6098591445533497142007-10-18T12:40:00.000-05:002007-10-18T12:40:00.000-05:00Questions for Sines: 1. Would the CA have ignored...Questions for Sines:<BR/> 1. Would the CA have ignored Elvis Week if some secret "monetizing the content" deal wasn't involved.<BR/> 2. How much money did the CA receive for covering this event, and was this disclosed in the stories the CA wrote about this event.<BR/> 3. What exactly was the deal between the editorial department and advertising involving Elvis Week coverage? Was there any agreement to suppress news reports on mugging and crime at Elvis Week activities?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-28748944042187862752007-10-18T12:36:00.000-05:002007-10-18T12:36:00.000-05:00Anonymous 12:32:You are not stupid. You are on tra...Anonymous 12:32:<BR/><BR/>You are not stupid. You are on track. It would in effect be bribery, and what's worse, the reporter would not benefit except in the sense that he/she gets to keep his/her job. They wouldn't see any of the money -- they haven't had a raise in 3-4 years and only piddling ones prior to that. <BR/><BR/>I became outraged after the CA went to the "citizen journalist" philosphy. I'm supposed to pay a subscription to get the paper and then help them write it? Gimme a break!<BR/><BR/>I don't get the CA anymore. And I don't subscribe to it, either. I get my news from the Flyer and the New York Times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-42418785225984526572007-10-18T12:32:00.000-05:002007-10-18T12:32:00.000-05:00How is this CA "monetizing the content" idea diffe...How is this CA "monetizing the content" idea different from taking a bribe from an advertiser to run a favorable story? They call it monetizing, but it sure looks like bribery to me. Let's say I'm store X, and I'm having a Christmas sale on Toy Y and buy an ad with the CA. But hey, I would really appreciate it if the CA's reporters also wrote a story about how wonderful Toy Y is, how it's kicking up a new trend on schoolyards in Boston and Seattle where it first appeared, and how store X is offering it at firesale prices for the next week. The news department isn't going to write this story, so I bribe the newspaper to make sure it's written. Of course, Store X expects a news story of the highest quality (wink wink) for its money, and everyone involved in this process understands that ethical standards are kept.<BR/> Everyone that is except the reader, who outrageously isn't mentioned at all in the CA's "monetizing content" memo. Perhaps the CA believes readers won't care if bribery is used to color the news they receive. <BR/> SO why isn't this bribing reporters to write stories? Or am I just plain dumb and stupid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-72458954279730697832007-10-18T12:13:00.000-05:002007-10-18T12:13:00.000-05:00Mr. Sines: We have received your voice mail, but w...Mr. Sines: We have received your voice mail, but we have not received an email from you that we can find. We received one this morning from another source, but if you will officially send it, we'll post it.Smart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-82941811033263301622007-10-18T12:10:00.000-05:002007-10-18T12:10:00.000-05:00Ain't it always amazing how thin skinned editors a...Ain't it always amazing how thin skinned editors are considering how much they like to dish it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-528637877832105982007-10-18T12:04:00.000-05:002007-10-18T12:04:00.000-05:00anonymous 11:59 a.m. has every right to be concern...anonymous 11:59 a.m. has every right to be concerned...when i worked there, they routinely tapped into the email flow and were known to eavesdrop on telephone conversations if they were suspicious of someone. <BR/><BR/>most of the upper management is more concerned with self-preservation than serving any greater good despite all their blather about "saving journalism for the 21st century."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-35432769920674386042007-10-18T11:59:00.000-05:002007-10-18T11:59:00.000-05:00Don't be bullied about this. You're right on abou...Don't be bullied about this. You're right on about the big issue. I'm sending this from a restaurant because management is so paranoid and mad that we expect them to start checking every one's computers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-46200257420552062492007-10-18T11:26:00.000-05:002007-10-18T11:26:00.000-05:00Dear Smart:Another conflict of interest:Geoff Calk...Dear Smart:<BR/><BR/>Another conflict of interest:<BR/><BR/>Geoff Calkins' writings have been critical of President Raines and R.C. Johnson at the University of Memphis regarding the on-campus stadium issue. Harold Byrd, part owner of the Bank of Bartlett has also been a critic of the University's admisistration.<BR/><BR/>Harold Byrd has been given voice to air his criticisms on the Geoff Calkins radio show, which he co-hosts with George Lapides. The Bank of Bartlett is a prime sponsor of the Calkins/Lapides radio show.<BR/><BR/>Isn't there a conflict of interest somewhere here?city watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626094647810622229noreply@blogger.com