Joshua Benton made a great case for new media, and also addressed some other good points about the challenges of new forms of communication in the Q & A portion of his address.
For college newspapers looking to develop intelligent comments around their stories, he gave the following advice:
1) Talk to readers as human beings. This is why blogs, with a more human voice, generate more balanced comments than newspapers articles.
2) Definitely moderate comments. Free speech is not letting readers leave racist remarks all over news stories.
3) Build a community. Focused blogs are more effective than bit-of-everything blogs in developing a dedicated, thoughtful readership.
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Abby D. Phillip is a junior Social Studies concentrator at Harvard College. She is now a News Executive Editor for The Harvard Crimson and covered College Life for two years as a reporter.
June Wu is a sophomore Economics concentrator at Harvard College. She currently covers central administration for The Crimson.
Aonya D. McCruiston is Assistant News Editor of the Wellesley News. A junior double majoring in Political Science and Media Studies, she is interested in broadcast journalism, multimedia, and public affairs.
Lingbo Li is a Harvard College sophomore concentrating in Social Anthropology. Originally from Westchester, N.y., her interests concentrate around food, travel, art, fashion, and design.
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