Author: Ryan Sholin
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Building dynamic context – Joe Think
“Newspapers have a significant opportunity to enhance their coverage. It’s called context, and it’s information that helps readers make better decisions and observations about the news and their community.” The hard part: building the databases. Building dynamic context – Joe Think
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A journalist’s guide to crowdsourcing
One for the newsroom bulletin board. A journalist’s guide to crowdsourcing
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Current TV // VC2 Survival Guide
Current TV’s instructions for “producers” turns out to be a darn handy tutorial for training reporters and photogs on shooting and editing short video pieces. via Angela G. Current TV // VC2 Survival Guide
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Almost live from Wichita – Multimedia Reporter
What have I done? A presser? Get thee to a breaker! But seriously, Ron has some clear ideas about how to manage breaking mobile coverage using phones and such. But was there art? Almost live from Wichita – Multimedia Reporter
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Find yourself a nice comfortable niche and sell it like blueberry pancakes
Did ya catch that headline? Don’t sell it like hotcakes, sell it like blueberry pancakes. Be specific. Let’s put that another way: Don’t be an international news service that decides it wants to appeal to the demographic of roughly 18-30. Sell to a niche, not a demographic. Local moms are a niche; Women are a…
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A compendium of online video research – Howard Owens
A long list of online video stats with links to the studies. File under “How to win arguments about newspaper video and influence people.” A compendium of online video research – Howard Owens
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Johnny Depp to Star in Adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson Novel – E&P
It’s the Rum Diary, which is good news. The bad news is that people have been trying to make this movie for 17 years. It shouldn’t be that hard. Johnny Depp to Star in Adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson Novel – E&P
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Somebody hire this intern – News Videographer
Angela reviews Daniel’s video work. Title says it all. Somebody hire this intern – News Videographer
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Play Tagger
A little bit of javascript makes any mp3 on your webpage playable in-page. That is freaking awesome for so many reasons. Play Tagger