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Do it: WiredJournalists.com

Published on 22/01/08
by Zac Echola

Something happened early this year in the media blogging world. We suddenly stopped talking about what we should be doing and started talking about what we are doing. We started talking about being the change we wish to see. It was at the same time a jarring change in tone and an exhilarating one.

Now is the time to be that catalyst for change in your news organization. No more talking about it. We’re doing it. And we want you to do it too.

I’m excited to announce, with Ryan Sholin, Howard Owens, and many, many others, the official launch of WiredJournalists.com, a social network for journalists geared towards training and exchanging ideas.

We have gathered some of the most talented, standout and promising people in this business. We’re here to help you, at any level of your organization, create change in your newsrooms. This isn’t a time for talking any more. The economics of our situation changed long ago. We need to catch up.

Change, that nebulous buzzword we hear far too often lately, must take place at every level of organization.  But change can only happen through action. The Wired Journalists network will show you methods of action. No prerequisites required. We will help you through every action. And we hope to all learn from each other. That’s the power of networking.

Our mission statement:

Our goal is to help journalists who have few resources on hand other than their own desire to make a difference and help journalism grow into its new 21st Century role.

You don’t need the best equipment, the biggest budget or even management support to accomplish worthy goals. The only requirement is a willingness to learn and a mind open to new ways of thinking about journalism.

We are here to help each other learn basic skills and learn how new technology and new societal expectations for media are changing journalism.

At WiredJournalists.com we are all teachers and we are all students. We help each other and learn together. Those who know more should help those who know less. Those with questions should never be afraid to ask them.

We’re done talking doom and gloom. We’re done making lists of what we should do to better serve our audiences. We’re going to start checking off items. We will better serve our audiences.
We want you to join us.

We want people who know a lot help those that know little.

We want those who know little to know a lot.

Please send the Wired Journalists link to everyone in your newsroom. Everyone.

Now we act.

The end. Or is it?

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