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Jesse and the Nieman Journalism Lab

Posted Thu, 04/16/2009 - 14:52 by Jesse Thorn | 3 comments


Last month, I had a long chat with Joshua Benton, a blogger for the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard. Josh was very familiar with The Sound, and wanted to know what I think about the future of journalism.

Of course, I barely think of myself as a journalist -- pseudo-journalist and entertainer seem like better fits -- but I've carved my own corner of the media world the hard way, so I was glad to share some of what I've learned.

Josh introduced this interview in this post. The rest of the interview is posted below, with links to the blog, which has transcripts (that embarrassingly include every "like" I uttered).

Part one: "Anything I can do to make a more profound connection with my audience is my job."

Part 2: "On the future of radio and the benefits of being small."

Part 3: "On gathering your online audience in the real world."

Comments

Fri, 04/17/2009 - 10:55 — Colin Marshall (not verified)

Hey, Josh Benton recorded an interview with me, too, about six months ago. I don't think it ever saw the light of day, though. My guess is that my speech is far, far too pornographic for a Harvard-sponsored podcast. What can I say? I work blue.

Fri, 04/17/2009 - 11:15 — Colin Marshall (not verified)

No, wait; the land of wind and ghosts. It's most likely in the land of wind and ghosts.

Sat, 04/18/2009 - 07:22 — rw (not verified)

Very interesting interview, thanks for posting (as I am not a regular on the Nieman Journalism Lab site). That tennis analogy was really confusing, though.