Our guest will be Jonathan Krim, senior deputy managing editor of Wall Street Journal.com (wsj.com). Krim joined WSJ after 10 years at the Washington Post and Washingtonpost.com, where he served in a variety of positions, including technology policy reporter for the newspaper, assistant managing editor of washingtonpost.com, and local innovations editor for both news outlets.
Before joining the Post, Krim was executive editor of TheStreet.com, an online financial news and commentary site based in New York, and before that he spent 18 years at the San Jose Mercury News in several senior editing roles. He was the editor and manager of two projects that won Pulitzer Prizes.
Krim is a 1977 graduate of the University of Montana School of Journalism.
Please post below two questions you hope to ask him on Friday. We will be in DAH 316.
Spencer Gliko
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As a person in a financial news position, what do you think will happen to the troubling economy during the rest of the year?
How is writing for a website different than writing for a newspaper coming from your experience? Which do you like better?
Alex Schwier
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In the book by Nick Schou "Kill the Messenger" (p.96) you were regarded as being a tough and brilliant editor but not being very well liked by other staff members, why do you think Schou would portray you this way and is it true?
Did your involvement in the "Dark Alliance" and relationship with Gary Webb shape your career?
*how did your involvement...
ReplyDelete1: The Wall Street Journal is owned by Dow Jones and Company. Does this ever create an agenda in the Journal's publications?
ReplyDelete2: With your experience in financial news, what is, in your opinion, the biggest financial crisis facing the United States currently?
So far, good questions. Who is Rupert Murdoch, and why does he matter to the Wall Street Journal? (Not a question for Krim, but for you to know the answer to.)
ReplyDeleteHere's an interesting post I saw today:
Keller: 'We all may be working for Steve Jobs some day'
"On Point" | New York Observer
Times executive editor Bill Keller also told "On Point" listeners that Rupert Murdoch's main impact on American public life "is Fox News and that impact has been to introduce a level of cynicism into the public debate, I believe."
Stephanie Hansen
ReplyDeleteDo you think that print journalism is just moving from paper to a computer screen? Or are they two different ways of getting the news out there?
How do you feel about WSJ.com charging for subscriptions when no other paper charges to read their news?
Questions for Jonathan Krim:
ReplyDeleteHow important was your time at the San Jose Mercury News in terms of opening up opportunities for you to get high positions such as Executive Editor for TheStreet.com or your current position with WSJ.com?
Do you feel that online publications are critical for new's providers such as the Wall Street Journal to reach a broader audience that is rapidly declining its newspaper readership?
Apryl Webster
ReplyDeleteHow did the Wall Street Journal impact you to keep moving foward with the newspaper industry?
Where do you think Journalism is going? Will it go far in the future?
Jacob Simonich
ReplyDeleteWith the growth of online newspapers and 24 hour News channels would you say that the opportunities for young journalists are growing?
What is your oppinion of paying to view an online newspaper? is it right?
Ryan Grove
ReplyDeleteQuestion 1:
It's been said that the journalism field is dying. Do you think it is? If its just changing, what do you think its moving towards?
Question 2:
What advice would you give people pursuing a career in journalism. Where should they orient their time and effort?
The Wall Street Journal satisfies the curiosity of those seeking news from a business perspective, and that could be called its niche, in print and on the internet. However, do you think other online newspapers, in competition from free news sources, will need to become more specialized to attract readers willing to pay subscription fees? Can you tell me anything about the growing competition between the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal over WSJ's expanding coverage on New York City?
ReplyDeleteWill you explain what the Wall Street Journal looks for in potential employees? What kind of experience should a candidate have? Do you think the School of Journalism at the University of Montana, as it is now, measures up?
Adam Breen
ReplyDelete1. With new all the new technology, it has become much easier for anybody to report news stories weather they are a journalist or not. Do you think this has a negative impact on Journalism today?
2. Journalism is said to be dying out. How can young up-and-coming journalists adapt to make the industry strong again?
1. With the increase in the speed of reporting and availability of news online, do you believe there has been a drop in the quality of journalism?
ReplyDelete2. How has charging your online readers played out? Do you believe that the entire field of print journalism will eventually evolve into completely online?
Phil Straub
ReplyDeleteWith print journalism moving farther and farther into the online realm, do you think paper circulation will slowly die, or will it always hold a place in journalism?
What are your thoughts on the growth of citizen journalism? Is reporting news through blogging actually a viable form of reporting?
After all the years of schooling and hard work, looking back, are you happy that you chose to become a journalist? Why did you choose to become a journalist?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think will be happening with journalism as a whole in the near future? Print journalism is currently not as popular as the web or other electronic sources of news. Do you think that there will be jobs for those of us wanting to pursue a career in print?
How do recent technological advances such as the iPhone, the Google driven droid network, and the iPad effect the way news is distributed and what kind of effect are they having?
ReplyDeleteIs journalism a business that sells itself with the necessity of the information it provides or is it something that needs marketing and promotion? If it needs backing, how do we find an ethical line between promoting one’s news source, both within and outside the news itself, and actually supplying the news?
From your experience in financial news, what are some of the major differences in publishing news stories online and in the paper? Which do you prefer writing for?
ReplyDeleteWith online newspapers becoming a dominate news source, what advice would you give to aspiring journalists for utilizing the internet as a medium?
John Surratt
ReplyDeleteWhat was it like going to the University of Montana Journalism School in the late 70's? What do you think of it now?
In your years as a journalist/editor what has been the most interesting story you have been able to cover?
With the latest movement to subscription based online news, how do you believe that this will impact the future of how news is covered and reported?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you believe are some of the positive or negative implication of moving to an online based newspaper?
In 2008 the Washington Post attempted to create a hyperlocal site for the county of Loudoun, theoretically in response to the success of the hyperlocal format in Lawrence, Kansas. At the time, you were the Online Asst. Managing Editor/Local Innovations Editor for the Post. What led to the decision to attempt the hyperlocal site of LoudounExtra.com, and what have you subsequently learned from its failure?
ReplyDeleteAn increasing number of Americans are citing the Daily Show as a credible news source, above Fox News and CNN. Has this affected policy in any way at the Journal or Post? Has there been any attempt to address this issue, or is it even acknowledged?
Good job. We'll see how he answers.
ReplyDeleteYour stories are due in class Monday. They should be between 35 and 40 lines of type.
Remember, make your lead focus on the most interesting thing he said. Don't ID him by name in the lead, but do decide how to ID him by his credentials. (What gives him the authority to be talking about this subject?)
About the third paragraph or so you'll want to summarize his background so that readers understand his expertise. Then, in the next graf, get back to the interesting news.