Media | Maegan Carberry

#facebookshouldnotbetwitter

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ April 20, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

My typical late-night routine of catching up on news and friends has taken a serious hit ever since Facebook launched its unfortunate redesign.
I’m a journalist and web site proprietor; I know most redesign backlash is really a learning curve for the lesser evolved among us who will eventually embrace the enhanced services in the [...]

Helloooo, Manhattan

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ April 16, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I’ve returned to New York with a grueling schedule and a number of wonderful adventures. After my beloved Virgin America airlines destroyed my lucky purple suitcase and an unlicensed cab driver attempted to kidnap me at JFK, I rallied from my redeye flight for a great Wilshire & Washington with Adriel Hampton, an amazing candidate [...]

Peace Out, New York

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ February 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Everyone has an alternate fantasy life, in which she packs up and flees her surroundings to live the secret, unfulfilled destiny of her dreams. Whether fantasizing about skyscrapers while at the beach in San Diego as a girl, or from my reporter’s cubicle at the Chicago Tribune after college ended, or while driving the spiraling [...]

Live From the “What Would Google Do?” Book Party

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ February 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Popped by the Daylife HQ this evening to listen to Jeff Jarvis give his much-hyped (or hated) Google schpeel and rather enjoyed myself. The q-and-a crowd had lots of disdain for what they perceived to be (if not “evil”) non-transparent behavior on the part of the search juggernaut. It’s a fair criticism, but Jarvis is [...]

Thanks, Hamilton College, for Fun Media Workshop!

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ January 31, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I spent a fun weekend in Clinton, NY, with the student journalists at Hamilton College (named after my favorite founding father, the great Alexander. Or as the kiddos apparently call him: Al Ham.)
My lovely and dynamic friend Eric Kuhn, a social media strategist and senior at Hamilton, asked me a couple weeks ago to trek [...]

W&W: Extreme Makeover: Newspaper Edition

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ January 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The blogosphere and twittersphere have been, um, a-twitter this week about the future of the newspaper world. The Chicago Tribune is going tabloid. Gasp! The Atlantic says the NY Times could be out of business by May. Oh no! The Seattle PI is going to either close or be sold. Oh my! BlogTalkRadio purchases a [...]

Optimistic Thoughts on the Tabloid Trib

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ January 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The MSM fear whispered in the hallowed halls of Tribune Tower since 2003 has finally come true: On Monday the great Chicago Tribune will be reduced to the RedEye.
Wait, is that supposed to be bad? RedEye is, after all, one of the few print products in the country with a growing rate base and [...]

Jay Rosen Joins Wilshire & Washington, Talks Obama’s Emerging Press Policy

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ December 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Hey, keep your shoes on! Just because Obama’s in office, that doesn’t mean journalism is going to be okay! Is the media business model still collapsing? How will bloggers and the White House Press Corp challenge the new administration? Is Obama following the Bush model of secrecy over transparency? Jay Rosen, professor of journalism at [...]