Month: April 2006

in Ideas, Media

Fellow SJSU grad student Patrick Dwire has a great cover story in this week’s Santa Cruz Good Times, one of our intrepid alternative weeklies here in the Cruz. Patrick takes a look at what newspapers all over the country are doing to try and hook the 18-24 set. (Note to self: I’m not the target…

News University: Training for Journalists. Anytime. Anywhere.

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Good looking web courses on writing, editing, multimedia from Poynter. News University: Training for Journalists. Anytime. Anywhere.

Albert Merriman Smith

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Wild Merriman Smith stories about breaking the JFK assassination story over a 1960s car phone to the UPI wire while the AP reporter in the back seat was freaking out. Albert Merriman Smith

Online Journalism Webcast, April 7-8 – E-Media Tidbits

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Watch live video of the International Symposium on Online Journalism. Online Journalism Webcast, April 7-8 – E-Media Tidbits

Katie, Katie, Katie: Why the anchor is still important

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in Ideas, Media, Technology

A handful of New Media pundits have been questioning the wisdom CBS had in hiring Katie Couric away from the Today Show to plant her in the anchor’s chair on the evening news. Granted, CBS is spending gobs of money they could be putting into other projects, but think about this: With more unbundled media…

CJR January/February 2006 – The Next Generation

Apr 5, 2006

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A slice of the high school journalism life. CJR January/February 2006 – The Next Generation

NYC: Online Careers Power Lunch – E-Media Tidbits

Apr 5, 2006

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“Today, when I hire, I’m looking for someone who can write and do audio/video content. If you show up and you’re a great writer but you don’t have multimedia skills…I’ll hire the more versatile person.” NYC: Online Careers Power Lunch – E-Media Tidbits

Your paperboy called. He says he’s made of fiberoptic cable. And your micropayment is late.

Apr 5, 2006

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