Author: Ryan Sholin
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A few Long Tail basics for newspapers
Every now and then I have one of those moments where I look at a newspaper or something someone’s written about them, and I remember – “Wait a minute, these guys are still trying to talk to everybody at once.” It’s puzzling to me, and yet, it happens all the time. So here are a…
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The Plight of Newspaper Bloggers » The Bivings Report
Some basics to watch out for – policy against linking to other publications, the “just another column” syndrome. via Martin. The Plight of Newspaper Bloggers » The Bivings Report
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Honoring the Virginia Tech Student Paper – E&P
More good words for a bunch of kids who are working their asses off and doing a damn fine job of it at VT. Note to self: check if there’s a journalism major or not. Honoring the Virginia Tech Student Paper – E&P
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Is USA Today’s orientation toward social networking detrimental to its journalistic purpose? – Editors Weblog
“While many newspapers still consider a newspaper’s website to be just that, a newspaper’s website, Wilson considers it – and has so for a long time – as a medium standing on its own.” Is USA Today’s orientation toward social networking detrimental to its journalistic purpose? – Editors Weblog
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35 Designers x 5 Questions | Smashing Magazine
Fonts, usability, focus, ideas – 35 web designers answer 5 questions. 35 Designers x 5 Questions | Smashing Magazine
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Inside Branciforte Middle School
This is the multimedia project I spent all week editing. The reporter recorded all the audio over the last two months. It’s not fancy, but the pieces fit together pretty well. Feedback is welcome… Inside Branciforte Middle School
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What I’ve been working on all week
I’ve been working with a reporter for the last couple months to help him put together a set of multimedia projects to run with his centerpiece in today’s paper. Here’s the proverbial fruits of our labor: two audio slideshows, a video, and a podcast, all complementing his print stories by taking us behind the numbers…
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What a hiring editor looks for (or, what’s your URL?) – Teaching Online Journalism
Lots of good tips on building out your online resume/portfolio. I still need to add some links to clips in mine. What do I do about the stories behind the Oakland paywall? Link to Lexis-Nexis? What a hiring editor looks for (or, what’s your URL?) – Teaching Online Journalism
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Buying The War – Bill Moyers
PBS series starting soon on the media’s early role in the Iraq war. How did we/they get it so wrong? via Josh R. Buying The War – Bill Moyers