August Journalism
A new term is being born on Twitter: August Journalism — referring to the important news journalists focus on when all the newsmakers are out on vacation.
The first reference we can find to the phrase is from Katie Rogers of the Guardian:
Talking about August journalism with @teemcsee: “It’s a cycle of self-loathing.”
— Katie Rogers (@katierogers) August 9, 2012
Lockhart Steele of Curbed mentions it again:
In other important acts of August journalism… RT @curbednyCurbed’s annual Hottest Brokers contest begins! Vote: curbed.cc/PdYhC4
— Lockhart Steele (@Lock) August 13, 2012
Alexia Tsotsis of TechCrunch responds by putting the term in caps, giving this important form of journalism the respect it deserves:
.@lock @curbedny “August Journalism.” Can we create an entire publication devoted to this? Called that.
— Alexia Tsotsis (@alexia) August 13, 2012
Pictured above is the Montauk Monster, a beast that terrified beach goers and sustained many pageviews throughout most of August 2008.
What are your favorite acts of August Journalism?
