September 2005 – Page 3

Best Google Maps Mashup Ever

Sep 14, 2005

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Google Maps + U.S. Census data from 2000 = awesome tool. Find out what your neighborhood (or the neighborhood you report on) is like, street by street, block by block. via Poynter E-Media Tidbits

Journalist turns Blogger turns J-School Prof

Sep 14, 2005

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Ryan Sholin

in Education, Media, Technology

The New York Times (reg. req’d) reports that the City University of New York has hired blogger and New Media guru Jeff Jarvis to head up a New Media program at the new CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Hey Jeff, please be sure to blog the curriculum so we can play along at home. In…

One Man Gang: Kevin Sites to report for Yahoo

Sep 13, 2005

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Ryan Sholin

in Media, Technology

It’s happening. There’s been “convergence” talk about local news networks or newspaper websites switching to “one man band” models. The idea is this: send out a reporter with a digital video camera, a wireless-happy laptop, and a cell phone. *poof* Instant cost-cutting lack of a satellite truck and (d’oh!) cameraman. (Full disclosure: I don’t belong…

Apparently, Margaritas Didn’t Do It For Him

Sep 12, 2005

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Ryan Sholin

in Ideas

FEMA Director Michael Brown resigns.

Eye Of The Storm

Sep 11, 2005

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Two recent Columbia J-School grads working in Biloxi cover Katrina for their paper, and on their own blog. Eye Of The Storm

It’s Margarita Time for “Brownie”

Sep 9, 2005

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Ryan Sholin

in Ideas

AP: “Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, the principal target of harsh criticism of the Bush administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina, was relieved of his onsite command Friday.” So Brown gets sent home to Washington to manage the situation from there, right? And do his job, right? Like solving the simple bureaucratic that problem…