Posted on February 7, 2012 by achernow
This was originally published on my Google+ Profile.
I hate to say this to my friends in traditional media. We’re becoming irrelevant. Sure we still have the brand power of a television newsroom, and there are still a lot of newspapers out there who are doing the investigative pieces we just don’t have the room, time, or resources to do. But by-in-large, we’re becoming irrelevant in the world of digital journalism.
I submit into evidence, this New York Times article on BuzzFeed. Online media, not a traditional outlet, broke the story of McCain’s endorsement. A few years ago, heck, even a year ago, that would almost be unheard of. It would have been the AP, or ABC/CBS/CNN/NBC, or the Washington Post/New York Times/Chicago Tribune who would have broken the news. And honestly, I suspect that the student website at VA Tech may have actually broken the story, and that Joe Paterno had actually died, and that the family covered that up until the morning, when traditional media would have been staffed up and able to get the word out.
The “TL;DR” of this is: It’s only a matter of time before sites like BuzzFeed and HuffPo start breaking things more often, pushing us even further into the background.
This is my opinion. It in no way reflects the opinion of the newsroom I work for.
Tags: Commentary, media, politics
Posted on January 17, 2012 by achernow
So after finding out that I’m once again in a market without any of the big donut chains, I turned to Twitter to see if I could find a few recommendations on some local donut places. Oh boy! I got a few and it looks like some good ones too.
See… I’m a donut fan. I’m betting a bunch of you are now picturing Homer Simpson. I’m NOT Homer Simpson, trust me. But I do like a good donut. I got spoiled growing up, while we had the 2 big chains (Dunkin’ Donut and Krispy Kreme) we also had this awesome little place called Spunky Dunkers Donuts in Palatine. It had originally been a Mr. Donut but when Mr. Donut folded the local owners went off on their own rather than closing the donut place. I could spend a bit of time talking about them, but this is about finding donuts in the Twin Cities.
So let’s get eating!!!
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Posted on January 1, 2012 by achernow
Oh look. January first. Who cares? Another year. Another month older.
Sure, I’m in a new city with a new job, but I still feel this sense of “meh.” Twitter and Facebook have been lighting up since 11 last night when the east coast changer over happened with people wishing everyone a happy new year, but honestly, it doesn’t feel like I should be happy. Especially when my financials still suck, my girlfriend/bestie is still half a country away, and yeah…a whole host of other stuff still keep nagging at me.
So yeah. Happy new year. Excuse me while I sulk in the corner.
