ZDF hat just vermeldet, dass die Sahara-Geiseln angeblich frei seien,... mal sehen, ob's diesmal stimmt... (Das Auswärtige Amt und das EDA wollen bisher noch nix bestätigen.)

[Nachrtag 19.33 Uhr : Die Behörden aus Mali haben die Freilassung bestätigt...]

Hier die Berichterstattung des ZDF.

Dass ein riesige Lücke zwischen den "akademischen" und dem Praktischen Journalismus besteht, ist ein offenes Geheimnis,... um hier den Versuch eines Brückenschlags zu wagen trafen sich Wissenschaftler und Praktiker anlässlich der AEJMC in Kansas City:

Geneva Overholser schreibt bei Poynter.org über das AEJMC-03 in Kansas City:

Earl Wilkinson, of the International Newspaper Marketing Association, in his speech presenting the list, complained about "academics talking to academics" and noted: "About 2 percent of the research being done is applicable to the business of newspapers, and you must have incredible patience to find the 'leads' to the stories in that 2 percent."

Anyone who has looked at the papers at AEJMC knows the level of patience Wilkinson is talking about.
Weiterlesen bei poynter.org: Two Percent of Academic Research Useful: Can We Raise That?.

Spannender Artikel in der Online Journalism Review mit den verschiedensten Ansätzen zum Thema: News Sites Still Figuring Out What to Do With Online Communities.

Does the idea of fostering online communities at news Web sites still make sense? A decade after author Howard Rheingold popularized the notion in his influential national bestseller "The Virtual Community," news executives still support the idea, but they're struggling to make the concept work.

"I think everyone's looking at how to organize this better, without destroying yourself with extra management and moderating work," says Hyde Post, editorial director of The Atlanta Journal Constitution's site, AJC.com.

"If done correctly, (online community building) would fit very nicely with our mission," agrees Gerry Barker, general manager for Belo Corp.'s Dallas Web sites, which include DallasNews.com, WFAA.com, and GuideLive.com. "I think it's probably an oversight to throw out the idea of community because it doesn’t make money."
Hier weiterlesen: News Sites Still Figuring Out What to Do With Online Communities.