“Why did you come here to this session? What is it about this topic … that draws you to this event, to this session, and what is it you think we need to be talking about to each about failure?”
- David
I Screwed Up (And You Will, Too)
Everyone likes to talk about their digital successes but there’s often a lot to learn from honest failure. Two journalism innovators talk about theirs — what they did wrong, what good came from it and why we all should fail more frequently.
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@digitalamysw
amy schmitz weiss@dennetmint Start lean. Start small. #ona11 #screwup
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“You’re not going to know what you don’t know if you don’t actually interact with your community.”
- Denise Cheng
“At the end of it [newassignment.net] I learned so many things not to do that when I got another opportunity to start something from scratch, I knew what not to do, and a lot of things went right.”
- David Cohn
@SuziSteffen
Suzi Steffen.@digidave‘s #screwup was Assignment Zero; @dennetmint‘s was Nibs + Noms. #ONA11
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“Tech companies and media companies are basically the same thing. You really can’t separate the two.”
- Denise Cheng
“The journalism community has begun to recognize failure as something positive. The journalism industry hasn’t.”
- David Cohn
@SuziSteffen
Suzi Steffen“The startup community takes every little chance to get together” & benefits from talking about problems, says @Moniguzman. #screwup#ONA11
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@lisawilliams
Lisa WilliamsMy tale of epic #FAIL for #ONA11: “Golfing in Failistan,” bit.ly/mUw6r5 #screwup (CX for *spelling?!* #facepalm#needcoffee)
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@carrieCIR
Carrie Ching @ CIRThe #screwup session is like therapy for startup entrepreneurs and I like it. Honesty about fear of failure, taking chances. #ONA11
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@jayrosen_nyu
Jay Rosen Remember, epic #FAIL fans at #ona11 Assignment Zero’s many failures begat spot.us and Off the Bus
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Low Moments in Journalism Careers
Jessica Estepa Jessica Estepa went out for Thai Food with a couple friends one night, one of whom worked for a Congressman. During dinner, he began to tell Estepa a story about the congressman, but in the middle of the conversation stopped and said, “You know this can’t appear in your paper tomorrow, right?” Estepa [...]
