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Hybrid Media Love Fest at HuffPost Luncheon

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ August 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A cast of entertainment, media and political heavyweights discussed the role of new media in the 2008 election this afternoon. Moderated by Charlie Rose, the lineup included Rahm Emanuel, George Stephanopoulos, WaPost’s Katharine Weymouth, Will.i.am, YouTube’s Chad Hurley and the guy who plays Barack Obama on Saturday Night Live.
While a lot of the usual arguments [...]

E&P: The Pew Study Doesn’t Tell Whole Story on Young Readers

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ August 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In today’s Editor & Publisher I argue that younger readers are spending less time on news sites because of social networking, mobile-dependency and an affinity for Colbert-style news.
“Defenders of the millennial generation’s civic engagement had some explaining to do last week after a recent Pew study indicated that a third of us don’t seek out [...]

Today’s E&P: Young Journos and The Social Contract 2.0

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ August 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Forgive my lengthy absence; I was out of town at my ten year high school reunion!
In this week’s Editor & Publisher column I discuss the murky intersection of journalism with activist bloggers and social networks.
For better or worse, journalism is inherently fused with technological evolution and this alignment will have redefining implications for young journalists. [...]

Responses to -31- Debut

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ August 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

-31- began with a bang this week and I hope the conversation will continue as the project grows. As noted in this Poynter emedia tidbit, we won’t be able to have comments on the entries until the fall when Editor & Publisher adds some blogging functionality, but we’ll work around it until then.
I did receive [...]

Read This Book.

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ July 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

There’s a book store I love on Franklin (near the creepy Scientology building) called Counterpoint Records & Books, where I like to sneak off to discover random reads and because it makes me feel like I’m a real-life character in “High Fidelity.” A recent discovery included Mike Gayle’s, “My Legendary Girlfriend,” which is a ten-year-old [...]