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January 27, 2005

Blogging and Journalism

The staff of Fast Company usually tries to avoid blogging about blogging -- or the business of blogging -- enough people do that already. Instead, we try to blog about business and work -- new ideas, best practices, tools people can use, leadership, and innovation. That said, this morning, I participated in a panel discussion at the New Communications Forum. The topic? Blogging and journalism.

During the session, I talked about why we launched FC Now in August 2003, what it does for the magazine in terms of benefits and opportunities, and how it informs our work online and in print. Rather than share my notes, I'll just point to some other participants' reports on the session:

Down the Avenue: New Media: Blog or Print?
Ensight: Blogging & Journalism
NevOn: Panel Discussion: Blogging and Journalism

Update: Richard Koman also blogged the session in Open.Communication.

Posted by Heath Row at 9:35 PM | 1 Comment

January 26, 2005

The Blog's New Role in Crisis Communications

Shel Holtz is principal of Holtz Communication and Technology. After a rather general and basic morning introduction to the practice of business blogging at the New Communications Forum in Napa, California, he provided an in-depth look at perhaps one of blogging's more challenging applications: the spin and damage control aspects of PR. Can there be a balance between a business's need for quality formal communications in a crisis situation -- and the personal, informal nature of blogging? What follows is a partial transcript of Holtz's session:

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Posted by Heath Row at 6:45 PM | 24 Comments