In a column, Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton asked if the newspaper was innovating too fast. Pexton noted how “hardly a week goes by without the Web site or newspaper launching some feature, or a venture to attract more revenue, or a blog, or a social media innovation.” He later added, “I’m wondering, and readers are too, whether there’s just a bit too much innovation, too fast.” In response, the

The BBC has put a figure on how much advertising it has sold on BBC.com. The controversial decision to plaster ads on the international version of the BBC News website and other properties made £1.5 million ($2.96 million) from ads and sponsorships since its November launch. The ads have been appearing on the news, weather and home pages. By comparison, the BBC earned £7 million ($13.8 million) from the distribution

I caught up with Jim Brady, executive editor of the WashingtonPost.com during one of the lunch break at this weekend’s Online Journalism Symposium at Austin, Texas, to find out what was happening at the news website: [vodpod id=Groupvideo.1069138&w=425&h=350&fv=] (Shot on a Nokia N95)

If you are a journalism student, this is what senior editors are looking for. Speaking at the ONA 2007 conference, Kinsey Wilson of USAToday said J-school students need a grounding in the fundamentals of journalism – research, reporting, writing. But secondly, they need a complete immersion in the news media and the technology that surrounds it. Wilson wants students who are comfortable and conversant with the new media tools, and

The first ONA panel on day 2 is about how to manage a newsroom in the 21st century. Despite starting at 8.30am, the session is pretty packed. This is understandable, as just about every newsroom is struggling to bridge the cultural differences between print, broadcast and online. Jim Brady from the WashingtonPost.com admitted that managing the relationship with the print side was still the biggest challenge he was dealing with.