Month: April 2006
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This boring headline is full of keywords
I’m having fun reading the headlines on all the blog posts that refer to a New York Times story from a few days ago. The story, which sported the headline “This Boring Headline Is Written For Google,” sort of half-explained the fact that online editors are now writing their headlines to specifically appeal to a…
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Talking points for a visit to Journalism 132
[I’m sitting in on Prof. Greene’s information gathering classes this morning…] Hi everyone. I’m supposed to be providing some constructive criticism on your blog posts, but the odds are pretty good that I’ll be going off on a tangent or three, so here are links to a few things I figure I’ll be rambling on…
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A pair of photojournalism events at SJSU
If you’re a photojournalist, an art photographer, or a J-School student interested in multimedia journalism, you should check out Dai Sugano’s talk Thursday April 13th at an SJSU NPPA event. Sugano shoots for the San Jose Mercury News and works on a small team of photographers, editors, and web producers putting together multimedia presentations at…
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Curbed SF
Reading the NYC version of Curbed, a blog about real estate and related land wars, I always used to get a little bit nostalgic for my rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. Curbed SF
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Billionaire Burkle is my kind of newspaper tycoon
If you haven’t been following the saga of the Knight Ridder orphans, the 12 newspapers back up for sale after being purchased by McClatchy, you’re missing a great show. Early last week, the LA Times reported that the bid backed by billionaire Ron Burkle might be the frontrunner in the race to buy some or…
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DesignEducation.ca – Thousands of Design Resources
Lots and lots of web design stuff – css to flash and everything in between. DesignEducation.ca – Thousands of Design Resources
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Blogging Their Way Through Academe – US News & World Report
Apparently, lots of graduate students are blogging about their classes, research, and lives. This comes as a complete surprise to me. Honest. Blogging Their Way Through Academe – US News & World Report
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Convergence Conference 2005: Unconvergence at BYU
Podcast and PowerPoint from a conference last October. Profs from BYU explain how and why convergence didn’t work so well at their J-School. Convergence Conference 2005: Unconvergence at BYU
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everystockphoto.com – your source for free photos
Free stock photography — mostly from Flickr and the like, so scan the license if you find something you like for your presentation or blog. everystockphoto.com – your source for free photos