Great journalism takes more than facts and figures -- it takes skilled reporters to knit together compelling stories. Knowing who wrote an article can help readers understand the article's context and quality, see more articles by that person, and even interact directly with them. Whole communities can form around prominent contributors, which is why we started showinginformation about content creators next to their material in Google Search.
Accordingly, Google News is rolling out more information about journalists over the next several weeks, starting with English-language editions. When reporters link their Google profile with their articles, Google News now shows the writer’s name and how many Google+ users have that person in their circles. For the lead article for each story, Google News also shows that reporter’s profile picture and enables readers to add them to their Google+ circles right from the Google News homepage.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Google and Online Journalism
This is an interesting update that Google is making to its online journalism. It seems to show an appreciation for news-oriented ethos, while reducing the friction between user and information:
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Whoa. I wonder if this whole system will be managed by the author...will anything be allowed to be published anonymously or will all info be linked back to its author?
ReplyDeleteIt seems like they are leaning toward the latter... I wonder how they will handle news from the associated press. They seem to be holding on to the newspaper model and I wonder if that will trend or die out eventually. I think it is an interesting development that would stop some arguments against online journalism. I guess we'll see.
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