Newspapers | Kelby Carr

Posted by Kelby Carr in featured, freelance writing, journalism, new media on 01 19th, 2009 | View Comments

The Newspaper as Specialty Publication

Tomorrow, I predict one of the best days in newspaper sales in several months. Despite all the stories of woe in the newspaper industry, don’t be surprised if you hit newspaper racks tomorrow to find them all sold out. How can that be in the midst of a recession and with an industry that is circling...

Posted by Kelby Carr in journalism, new media on 06 24th, 2008 | View Comments

Why Newspaper Stories Need to Be Longer – Part I of the Newspapers Are Doing It Wrong Series

I have some advice for newspapers. I won’t even charge you for it. I know you can barely afford to have each reporter do 3-7 beats as it is, so consider this one a freebie. Hey, you underpaid me for 15 years, so I guess I owe you. You are doing it all wrong. All of it. Wrong. Just stop. Newspapers...

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Kelby Carr is a blogger, freelance writer, SEO expert, foodie, social networking chick, travel junkie, Twitterati and investigative reporter turned new media mom. She is creator of a variety of parenting social networking/multi-author blog sites such as Type-A Mom, Foodie Mama, Dadosphere and momShare, a Digg-like social bookmarking site for moms. She is also uniting her skills as a blogger with her background as a journalist with her newest venture, Investigative Mommy Blogger.