http://societymatters.org/2009/10/01/the-mystery-of-the-missing-story/ How the National Geographic Society could create a new blueprint for journalism Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://societymatters.org/2009/10/01/the-mystery-of-the-missing-story/comment-page-1/#comment-2815 “You’ve got to change a bit….” (reprise) | Society Matters Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:24:47 +0000 http://societymatters.org/?p=2665#comment-2815 [...] •  Tweaking the title of a feature story is breathtakingly insignificant compared to how John has changed both our Magazine and our Society. To “go international,” to “resonate with the local audiences,” and to get into Russia and China, John had to engineer some major changes in the Magazine’s editorial focus. Exhibit A: The National Geographic story you’ll never get to read. [...] [...] •  Tweaking the title of a feature story is breathtakingly insignificant compared to how John has changed both our Magazine and our Society. To “go international,” to “resonate with the local audiences,” and to get into Russia and China, John had to engineer some major changes in the Magazine’s editorial focus. Exhibit A: The National Geographic story you’ll never get to read. [...]

]]> http://societymatters.org/2009/10/01/the-mystery-of-the-missing-story/comment-page-1/#comment-2280 "You've got to change a bit...." | Society Matters Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:54:27 +0000 http://societymatters.org/?p=2665#comment-2280 [...] •  Tweaking the title of a feature story is breathtakingly insignificant compared to how John has changed both our Magazine and our Society. To “go international,” to “resonate with the local audiences,” and to get into Russia and China, John had to engineer some major changes in the Magazine’s editorial focus. Exhibit A: The National Geographic story you’ll never get to read. [...] [...] •  Tweaking the title of a feature story is breathtakingly insignificant compared to how John has changed both our Magazine and our Society. To “go international,” to “resonate with the local audiences,” and to get into Russia and China, John had to engineer some major changes in the Magazine’s editorial focus. Exhibit A: The National Geographic story you’ll never get to read. [...]

]]> http://societymatters.org/2009/10/01/the-mystery-of-the-missing-story/comment-page-1/#comment-2253 The Siren Song of Global Growth | Society Matters Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:31:18 +0000 http://societymatters.org/?p=2665#comment-2253 [...] after years of delicate negotiations, to play by China’s rules, especially when those rules damage our Society’s most precious legacy? Why doesn’t our Society’s official journal shed light on China’s authoritarian [...] [...] after years of delicate negotiations, to play by China’s rules, especially when those rules damage our Society’s most precious legacy? Why doesn’t our Society’s official journal shed light on China’s authoritarian [...]

]]> http://societymatters.org/2009/10/01/the-mystery-of-the-missing-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Recommended Reading: NGM & ... | Society Matters Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:33:56 +0000 http://societymatters.org/?p=2665#comment-1937 [...] In related news:  The Mystery of the Missing Story [...] [...] In related news:  The Mystery of the Missing Story [...]

]]> http://societymatters.org/2009/10/01/the-mystery-of-the-missing-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 Neutering the 'National' (again) | Society Matters Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:34:27 +0000 http://societymatters.org/?p=2665#comment-1929 [...] definitely no more stories like this one. Or this one. Or this [...] [...] definitely no more stories like this one. Or this one. Or this [...]

]]> http://societymatters.org/2009/10/01/the-mystery-of-the-missing-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Coming Soon: NGM in Arabic | Society Matters Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:57:09 +0000 http://societymatters.org/?p=2665#comment-1153 [...] Why? Because the Magazine’s editorial content must satisfy all our international partners, who no doubt share our love of the planet, though they all clearly don’t share our love of freedom. [...] [...] Why? Because the Magazine’s editorial content must satisfy all our international partners, who no doubt share our love of the planet, though they all clearly don’t share our love of freedom. [...]

]]> http://societymatters.org/2009/10/01/the-mystery-of-the-missing-story/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Multimedia 'Survivor': Who's Wins This Game? | Society Matters Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:16:49 +0000 http://societymatters.org/?p=2665#comment-343 [...] one in mainland China. NPR (best we know) has no plans to revamp its editorial content so it can curry favor with the gatekeepers in Beijing and become a global media [...] [...] one in mainland China. NPR (best we know) has no plans to revamp its editorial content so it can curry favor with the gatekeepers in Beijing and become a global media [...]

]]> http://societymatters.org/2009/10/01/the-mystery-of-the-missing-story/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Team Cinzano Is Coming! | Society Matters Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:03:06 +0000 http://societymatters.org/?p=2665#comment-327 [...] to be something you’re not (Italian, say, or an “international” Society) and things get embarrassing fast. Team Cinzano — they symbolize the Magazine’s senior editors, see? At first, you think [...] [...] to be something you’re not (Italian, say, or an “international” Society) and things get embarrassing fast. Team Cinzano — they symbolize the Magazine’s senior editors, see? At first, you think [...]

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