Jeff Jarvis and Romenesko are buzzing about ProPublica, a new privately funded investigative unit forming in New York City.
I love these nimble new organizations and work as a staff writer for Judicial Reports, a legal investigative outfit with a similar editorial structure. Jarvis reminds us that editors will always be important in this brave new media world:
"These organizations can be backed by and run by people with axes to grind. And so we may find an imbalance in investigation. That’s why the role of the editor, the journalist upholding public standards, remains important. Jay Rosen saw that when he started New Assignment ... the editor stood in the way of the axes."
What did you play as a kid? Think about it. I managed to draft an entire novel by asking that question about my toybox. LitPark is asking writers the same question.
New York magazine got bloggers, writers, and readers up and down the coast riled up with this thoughtful look at the nasty, brilliant blogged world of Gawker.
Finally, Ed Champion has a smart idea for short story writers and radio drama fans. Think about it:
"But what if the audio books became more dramatic, along the lines of a radio drama? And what if these radio dramas (or podcasts) were tied, as the great drama X Minus 1 was, to a major magazine? (X Minus 1 had a close association with the late Galaxy Magazine. People listening to the program could then go to the magazine where they might find similar stories that would excite them."
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