John Yemma: Lessons from Encarta for newspapers
April 2nd, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Newspapers
“general knowledge, whether under the brand name of a giant like Britannica or Microsoft, can’t withstand an effort that was developed specifically for the Internet and that harnesses gifted amateurs,” writes John Yemma, editor of the Christian Science Monitor, one week into web-only production.
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