http://www.contentious.com/2008/12/12/tipsheet-approach-to-news-the-launching-point-is-the-point/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.contentious.com/2008/12/12/tipsheet-approach-to-news-the-launching-point-is-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1224985 Andrea Meyer Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:33:25 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2234#comment-1224985 I agree, as you said, that most people wouldn't necessarily explore the news on their own. Nonetheless, there are times when a story that DOES grab you. When it does, it's frustrating to want to do more but not know how. The Tipsheet approach, which provides specific contacts and links, is of tremendous value. It saves you time and lets you focus your effort on taking action and responding rather than researching what to do (and literally re-searching). It's absolutely true that every piece of news has its own community of relevance, and Tipsheets help those communities form and flourish. I think the tipsheet approach would indeed appeal to more people than just journalists. Does the approach exist beyond SEJ Tipsheets? -- Andrea Meyer I agree, as you said, that most people wouldn’t necessarily explore the news on their own. Nonetheless, there are times when a story that DOES grab you. When it does, it’s frustrating to want to do more but not know how. The Tipsheet approach, which provides specific contacts and links, is of tremendous value. It saves you time and lets you focus your effort on taking action and responding rather than researching what to do (and literally re-searching). It’s absolutely true that every piece of news has its own community of relevance, and Tipsheets help those communities form and flourish. I think the tipsheet approach would indeed appeal to more people than just journalists. Does the approach exist beyond SEJ Tipsheets?
– Andrea Meyer

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