Comments on: Montreal Gazette features Montreal Tech Watch

By: Heri

Heri — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:39:00 +0000

@mat – i didnt know the gazette pass-protected their content. that’s too bad, but you have to agree they are opening up.

the reinvetion of journalism is a whole new topic by itself. one thing is for sure though: we still need journalists – ie people who is going to call politicians and get the info, or go the middle east and make a report about current events. although maybe there could be local bloggers doing that work too.

By: Mat

Mat — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:18:30 +0000

I clicked the link to go read the Gazette piece and was asked for a username and password. Bullsh$t.

I think you’re wrong about the Gazette – I don’t believe they truly understand new media. Content walls are not part of the direction new media is heading…

I see large media outlets as grasping to their old models, while offering a weak apology to the new way media and content is distributed. This will change, with time, as more and more of them go out of business. It’s a scary time to be a journalist.

Journalism itself needs to be re-invented. Sadly, it doesn’t seem like it’s going to come from within.

By: Heri

Heri — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:17:41 +0000

@fagstein or maybe consider how pop stars are using technology … err no that’s not an option

@martin lessard, yes the name in itself is pretty much explanatory

By: Fagstein

Fagstein — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:22:49 +0000

If you want to reach out to a broader audience, you might want to consider having more Paris Hilton-related news.

By: Martin Lessard

Martin Lessard — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:59:36 +0000

Cool. Thanks for making this precision.

But I guess visitors won’t stop themselves to assume Montreal Tech Watch is about… well… Montreal tech watch… ;-)