Comments on: Texas Tribune: An impressive launch that feels web-native

By: This week in media musings: Fort Hood, citizen journalism and Twitter lists | Mark Coddington

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:39:06 +0000

[...] Tribune, a new online nonprofit focusing on Texas state government, launched this week. Pretty much everybody loved it. Editor-in-chief Evan Smith talked with paidContent about the business side (their [...]

By: Jafar

Jafar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:11:11 +0000

So what is the potential profit of a website like this?

How does that figure into the quality of journalism?

Are journalists going to be volunteer organizations in the future?

I hope this newspaper can set a new example if it helps the industry any.

By: Young People Tweeting More and More, and more! « The Media Watcher

Young People Tweeting More and More, and more! « The Media Watcher — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:14:59 +0000

[...] http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/11/texas-tribune-an-impressive-launch-that-feels-web-native/ [...]

By: The Push and Pull of Twitter Lists « Reinventing the Newsroom

The Push and Pull of Twitter Lists « Reinventing the Newsroom — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:45:07 +0000

[...] Tribune was doing with Tweetwire. (Hat tip: I found Tweetwire through Martin Langeveld’s very fine guided tour of the Tribune at Nieman.) In thinking about Twitter’s usefulness for newspapers and other [...]

By: links for 2009-11-04

links for 2009-11-04 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:02:33 +0000

[...] Texas Tribune: An impressive launch that feels web-native » Nieman Journalism Lab Kevin: There is a lot to the launch of the Texas Tribune, and there are some impressive web-native aspects of it as Martin Langeveld writes at Nieman Lab. The TribWire and TweetWire bring together some excellent aggregation, something that most mainstream outlets have failed to do. They have a Datablog, much like the Guardian where I work, as well as data and document repositories. They also have Topic pages. Look at the post for all of the features. In terms of revneue, they also have the Texas Weekly political e-newsletter available for an annual subscription of $250. This is not a replacement for a general purpose newspaper but a rather a statewide version of Politico, a highly focused news service. (tags: journalism newspapers newmedia paidcontent texas online US revenue) [...]

By: Martin Langeveld

Martin Langeveld — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:35:36 +0000

I think the site is back in business, Carl, whatever the problem was.

By: Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:56:23 +0000

Uh oh. Every article I just tried to read took me to an “internal service error” page. Let’s hope they get that worked out fast….

Still, the front page at least looks nice.

By: UrbanGrounds | The Launch of the Texas Tribune: The Future of Journalism?

UrbanGrounds | The Launch of the Texas Tribune: The Future of Journalism? — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:45:00 +0000

[...] this review from The Nieman Journalism Lab for a good rundown of the new Texas [...]

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:42:49 +0000

This is a nice design but since they are a non profit they don’t have to integrate advertising into their site. Their donation link is not prominent enough they should have a splash page asking for donations like political websites.