The New York Times plans to add capabilities to the Web site of its flagship newspaper so that readers can submit more content to it, like photos and reports from the field, the company's chairman said Tuesday.
"You'll see more citizen journalism" on NYT.com, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., who is also publisher of The New York Times, said during the Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. His comments came after an audience member said NYT.com trails Web sites from other newspapers in this area of user-generated content.
"You can argue we've been slow, and I disagree," he said, adding that it's difficult to strike a balance between accepting contributions from amateurs and upholding the editorial quality standards of the newspaper. He hinted that NYT.com will screen these "citizen journalists" and work with a group it feels comfortable with and trusts.
Meanwhile, Barry Diller, chairman and chief executive officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp, who also participated in the panel, said that user-generated content has its place in his company's Web sites, but that it's wrong to believe that amateurs will be able to produce professional-quality, narrative programming.
IAC will invest in creating content with high production values for its Web sites, tapping professionals for the job, as Diller is convinced that online video technology is now mature enough to justify the cost and effort to develop this type of programming for the Web.
Asked by conference chair John Battelle about The New York Times' decision to charge for some of the Web site's content, Sulzberger defended it, saying that quality journalism is expensive to produce.
Along those lines, he said the Web site is a sound business. Only the printed editions of The New York Times and The Boston Globe generate more revenue than NYT.com and its fee-based TimesSelect service, he said.
This whitepaper explains the terminology and concepts behind Data Replication technologies and establishes some sizing rules through worked examples. Learn the new paradigm in disaster tolerance—protect data anywhere.
Download now »
Server virtualization is a popular option for dealing with mounting datacenter costs. Another equally promising approach is the use of an Application Delivery Controller. Citrix NetScaler provides a low-cost way for organizations to reduce their server count and accrue cost savings from a reduction in space, cooling, power and personnel.
Download now »
The emergence of WLANs has created a new breed of security threats to enterprise networks.
Included in HP ProCurve WLAN solutions is security technology that alleviates threats from WLANs through:
* Monitoring wireless activity inside and out of the enterprise
* Classifying WLAN transmissions into harmful and harmless
* Preventing transmissions that pose a security threat to the enterprise network
* Locating participating devices for physical remediation
Effectively address data protection challenges, implementing solutions that help store and protect business–critical data while cutting costs and improving efficiency and reliability.
Download now »
Sign up to receive Applications Resource Alerts
Recommend This
