On the Record...Online with Los Angeles Times Editorial Writer Jon Healey

Eric Schwartzman: Friday, November 28, 2008 | 9:00 AM

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Los Angeles Times editorial writer Jon Healey goes On the Record...Online on how opinion journalism is adapting to the blogosphere, how to get a meeting with the editorial board at the LAT and what the future holds for the house that Otis Chandler built.

Healey focuses on intellectual property, technology, the economy, regulation and general business issues. Also, his Bit Player blog concentrates on the bridging of entertainment and technology.

Others from the Los Angeles Times who have appeared on this podcast include interactive GM Rob Barrett, columnist Joel Stein and entertainment reporter John Horn.

Show notes:

2:58 - Healey on the political leanings of the Los Angeles Times.

5:45 - Healey on the purpose and outcome of the Wikitorial experiment.

7:19 - Healey on media ownership caps.

8:53 - Healey on the present influence of the Los Angeles Times.

10:43 - Healey discusses the Los Angeles Times’ social media policy.

12:41 - Healey on the advantage newspapers have over nonprofessional sources.

13:41 - Healey discusses the blogosphere’s level of influence over the Los Angeles Times.

16:10 - Healey on how to request a meeting with the editorial board.

18:46 - Healey on the future of print journalism.

25:10 - Healey on the Los Angeles Times’ opinion of the 2008 election. (This interview was recorded before the 2008 Presendential Election)

26:53 - Healey on the Los Angeles Times publisher’s political views.

28:13 - End

Eric Schwartzman is the founder of online news room management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has helped over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors acquire critical new media communication skills.

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