Monday, April 19, 2010  Will "content" kill "journalism"?  Ever
since the term "content mills" was coined, and ever since
there's been much hue, cry and discussion on Demand Media (what
some considered the preeminent content mill) and their deal with
USAToday's Travel section, I've been wondering: is "content" a
form of journalism, or is it just website filler with little or
no journalistic value?  Or is it really that cheap "content" on
a news site becomes a great way for a news site to increase its
revenue?  And is cheap "content" the new alternative to
"expensive" journalism? (even when some of that journalism
wasn't that expensive in the first place....)  A quick-and-short
Google search on the topic of "is content journalism" didn't
reveal much. Although, oddly enough, a misspelling of the word
"journalism" did mine a great discussion on Mark Brigg's blog
(cached copy only). Briggs asks some very important questions
regarding content vs. journalism:  Journalists prefer their
craft not be cheapened with a