I guess someone had to be first to hold a blog strike. Step forward you militant bloggers of the Honolulu Advertiser and take a bow as the world’s first digital newspaper strikers.

Thanks for all the suggestions that have come in so far – it’s clear that many journalists (and I’ve probably been as guilty as any in my time) are often lapsing into lazy cliches that have little or no relation to the way people speak in real life.

Innovation can come from any where. You don’t need dedicated staff driving innovation. Creative people are innovators. It doesn’t matter what their job descriptions are. It’s a cop out to say, “I don’t have time to be an innovator.”

“..the recent release of forms for Google Spreadsheets means it is now possible (with just a tiny bit of hacking and wizardry) to create a user contributed map without any server-side scripting and with the added bonus of Google hosting the data for you.”

“…what if link journalism could transform the newspaper archive from a dusty locked vault to a vibrant, dynamic part of up-to-the-minute news reporting?”

An online international survey of the perceptions of newspaper journalists regarding value-based journalism finds that 96.2% of respondents considered “truth and accuracy” as their top core value.”” [and this is surprising…????]

“The Internet should be a natural home for the Oscars, which are basically a series of Web-length clips. But ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seem determined to keep the show a secret from Web watchers.”

“If we want reporters to be innovative, to push the boundaries by finding new ways of engaging online audiences, then they must be given the time and space to experiment.”

“I believe we will be seeing more and more news and other content presented as feeds rather than as packaged products.”

“Ever wondered exactly where The Guardian has people stationed around the world? You can now find out with a GoogleMap “mash-up” showing where the paper’s correspondents are all based.”

Once I stopped being a newspaper editor, I began to notice a discrepancy between the sorts of things journalists were interested in and what their readers liked. (via Greenslade)

“…print photogs are discovering a new way to visualize and they are not tied to the broadcast model (reporter, standups, live shots). They bring their own vision to video – a vision that is excited about exploring the limits of video…”