Comments on: From the Expense Column to the Revenue Stream: Q & A With Tracy Samantha Schmidt http://pressthink.org/2012/01/from-the-expense-column-to-the-revenue-stream-q-a-with-tracy-samantha-schmidt/ Sat, 18 May 2013 16:30:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Elysse http://pressthink.org/2012/01/from-the-expense-column-to-the-revenue-stream-q-a-with-tracy-samantha-schmidt/#comment-10547 Elysse Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:48:57 +0000 http://pressthink.org/?p=2111#comment-10547 I think Schmidt is doing a great job of trying new things on the business side. There are definitely people in the community, and those who own businesses, who want to learn more about things like Facebook, Twitter, and online communities. I’m always shocked when I find a business that does not have a website. Kudos to her for reaching out to them and teaching! To the other commenters: As she’s no longer a reporter, I wouldn’t expect her to be doing investigative reporting. The actual reporters at the paper will continue doing that, and hopefully because of people like Schmidt trying new business ideas, the reporters will continue being paid to do this important work.

]]> By: Robin http://pressthink.org/2012/01/from-the-expense-column-to-the-revenue-stream-q-a-with-tracy-samantha-schmidt/#comment-10229 Robin Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:57:12 +0000 http://pressthink.org/?p=2111#comment-10229 In the meantime, who is doing the hard investigative journalism that we need to expose the corruption and greed? That’s why journalists didn’t used to delve into the business side. I get that the world has changed, but we’ve lost so much.

]]> By: Steve http://pressthink.org/2012/01/from-the-expense-column-to-the-revenue-stream-q-a-with-tracy-samantha-schmidt/#comment-10141 Steve Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:40:11 +0000 http://pressthink.org/?p=2111#comment-10141 CN = Miserable failure, by any measure. A quote from Mashable (!?!) before the implosion hardly counts as a metric.

Teaching Facebook to seniors, and selling “social media services” to unsuspecting Ma & Pa store owners… Wow, what a wonderful trajectory for a journalist. You sell snake oil from the Titanic known as Tribune. Congrats!

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