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To Be a Good Entrepreneurship Reporter, Don’t Be an Entrepreneur
So here’s the rule of thumb for entrepreneurship and business reporters out there: Don’t be the person you want to interview and write about. In other words, don’t be an entrepreneur or business person. This piece of advice sounds a little bit counter-intuitive as I thought it’d be much easier to understand the subject matters… Continue reading
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Only Churnalists — Not Journalists — will Get Replaced by Robots
Of all jobs, there are 8 that digital media futurist Amy Webb predicted would eventually vanish at some point in the future: toll booth operators and cashiers, marketers, customers, factory workers, financial middle men, journalists, lawyers, and phone workers. I frowned and continued reading on. This might be a joke. Utter disbelief. Webb argued journalists… Continue reading
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Tentang Wawancara, Mewawancarai, Diwawancarai dan Membaca Wawancara
Wawancara. Bisa dianggap mudah saja atau tantangan luar biasa. Mewawancarai secara alami lebih dituntun oleh keingintahuan lalu terkumpullah serangkai fakta atau apapun yang diasumsikan seperti fakta. Klaim dan simpulan tak berdasar kadang menyelip di sana sini yang terpaksa muncul karena ingin hasil wawancara lebih bombastis dan menarik dibaca orang. Dan mungkin, karena pemeriksaan fakta (fact… Continue reading
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A Hotel with Newsroom Flavor; Hot or Not?
The Press Hotel is like no other hotels on earth. Probably designed for overly dedicated journalists who don’t mind at all spending their life days and nights, being chained at their working desk, the hotel is located in Portland, the US. It was not a brand new building though. Previously the hotel was a number… Continue reading
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How to Get the New Generation of Journalists TOTALLY SCREWED
Technology is never guilty. But still most people claim it’s a double-edged sword. I crack a smile. These people are mostly as f*cked up as the problem they’re talking about. As ridiculous as it may sound, we might need to recall how all this mess in journalism currently is blamed on the surge of information… Continue reading
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Bagaimana Memperkenalkan Startup Anda pada Jurnalis, Tanpa Spamming
Bukan rahasia lagi bahwa startup-startup ‘haus publikasi’. Mereka ingin media meliput bisnis mereka. Mereka ingin semua orang membicarakan produk dan layanan yang mereka luncurkan. Mereka mau brand mereka menempel di otak orang sebagaimana “Aqua” untuk air minum dalam kemasan, atau “Sanyo” untuk pompa air. Mereka mau kampanye marketing digitalnya viral hingga tingkat global di jejaring… Continue reading
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An Open Letter to Some Moronic, Stubborn So-called “Media Intrapreneur”
Dear media intrapreneur, You’re such an underperformer, even to admit you suck at leading in the first place. You know almost nothing about the industry and business you make money from and still you think you know it all and you’re pretty successful. Don’t you know you’ve always been our target of mockery for being… Continue reading
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Digital Free Tools Millenial Journalists Ought to Use More
There’s no reason a millenial journalist must stick to the old, inefficient ways of gathering information just like the baby-boomers journalists. Ren LaForme of Poynter Institute leaked some digital free tools we journos should use more often to let our work much easier than ever. Geofeedia.com: It enables us find given locations and grab digital… Continue reading
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A Journalist who Hardly Ever Types
I know a boy who works as a journalist. He hardly ever types. He just copies and pastes but he is such a gem to his boss because his articles get lots of hits, page views. “Screw quality!”, he once said to me. It’s only about how many page views you can make and please… Continue reading
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Jika Menulis Jadi Otomatis (Tren Robot Penulis Berita)
Berhati-hatilah dengan impian dan harapan Anda. Begitu kata pepatah dari negeri China. Jika Anda bekerja sebagai pewarta, dan Anda pernah mengeluhkan betapa beratnya beban kerja Anda selama ini (misalnya karena harus turun ke lapangan, mengejar narasumber, menjalani piket/ shift malam dan dini hari yang membuat jam tidur kacau balau) dan ingin proses membuat berita menjadi… Continue reading
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On James Foley Being a Real Journalism Martyr and Me Being a Churnalist
“Why do firemen go back into a blazing home? It was his job,” John Foley answered, according to CNN.com. Such an awesomely inspirational jerk! He made me feel so lame, sloppy and mediocre in doing my job. We both are so different. Our super dedicated war journalist was so so so willing to risk his… Continue reading
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You Do Not Choose Your Passion. It Chooses You, says John Irving
It’s a quarter past midnight. I just met too many people with lots of stories to tell, and guess what? There’s a voice inside my head that keeps telling me:”Write about them NOW.” My logic rebutted,”For God’s sake, it’s time to get some sleep!” Besides, it’s Friday night! My body is demanding some rest. That… Continue reading
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