Comments on: Shhh! Secret Journalism Startup (a.k.a. NewsLabs) wants to build your brand and make you money

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By: Michael Andersen

Michael Andersen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:24:26 +0000

Are we sure these aren’t just the guys who did Newsvine, wearing Nixon masks or something?

By: Megan Garber

Megan Garber — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:15:13 +0000

Good points, and good questions. As far as I’m concerned, the proof’s in the pudding: the site will prove its value–or its lack thereof–once it launches.

In the meantime, though, I think it’s useful to distinguish between idea and execution here: though the what-it-looks-like-in-practice aspect of the project is still an x-factor, the ideas underscoring it are not. And I’m intrigued by the site’s main premise: the disaggregation of the journalistic process, the separation of the core undertakings of journalism (reporting, writing, context-providing) from the subsidiary tasks of product dissemination, revenue generation, etc. The project is essentially questioning the journalist-as-entrepreneur model. It’s an idea that’s certainly been explored already–True/Slant, etc.–but one that, for my money, deserves even more follow-up and experimentation.

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By: SimonV

SimonV — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:47:16 +0000

We’re racking our brains to see how this can benefit travel/sportswriters like ourselves. This seems to be aimed purely at News sources but are we wrong? Surely a good ‘new’ newspaper model should incorporate features like Travel and a Sports service, too?

By: Tom Foremski

Tom Foremski — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:11:29 +0000

As a journalist I need help with sub- editing and all the other production tasks. I don’t think newslabs has much idea about how newsrooms operate. The services they plan to offer are fairly basic one that are readily available or easy to do yourself. Maybe I’m missing something…

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:01:43 +0000

The logo, writing and general sloppiness behind this site makes me think this start-up is going nowhere, fast. Seriously, people: if you have heavy hitters backing you up financially, how about hiring some writers (wonder where you could find those?) and a couple of designers to make things look professional?

By: Foster Kamer

Foster Kamer — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:01:49 +0000

On the one hand, anything that gives a writer a way to make money, great. On the other hand:

True/Slant +
Google Analytics +
Interns on Digg +
Message Boards For Sharing Info With Other Scoophappy, TipStarved Unemployed Writers
= This.