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Ryan Sholin

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  • Newspaper Video: Who shoots it and how do they do it

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    The corner of the media blogosphere I hang out in has been buzzing with some great tips, clues, hints, debate, and analysis of newspaper video lately, and I’ve been too damn busy to chime in much, but here’s a few key pivot points for the uninitiated: Who: Photographers toting around HD cams to shoot video,…

  • Joe Weiss talks to Poynter about Soundslides

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    Joe Weiss, the photojournalist/programmer behind Soundslides, tells Poynter all about it: “I think that if you just started to do them, the audio slideshow is gonna take about four or five times what it would have taken just to do the assignment visually. … I think what we’re seeing in the industry right now, is…

  • Your newspaper isn’t MySpace. Should it be?

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    I’ve often heard conversations about launching a social networking site at a newspaper start with the words “Not that we’re trying to be the next MySpace, but…” And it always begs the question, well, should we? Should a newspaper-hosted site be the social networking spot for your geographical area? Here’s a few variations on an…

  • Comment trouble at the Arizona Daily Star

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    Danny Sanchez points out an explainer from the Executive Editor of the Arizona Daily Star on why comments were deleted from some stories: “While we created the reader comments feature to give readers a place to talk, StarNet is still our house. And our editors and staff simply do not want guests who make vulgar,…

  • I’m too busy to think, so I’m letting these people do it for me

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    I’m finding I barely have time to read, much less actually write anything original these days, so I highly recommend you go away: SJSU: SJSU journalism student Andrew Venegas is trying to build some community by opening up his blog to other authors, and he’s getting a little video-happy, too. Somebody get that kid some…

  • Digg the New York Times

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    A few familiar social bookmarking icons can now be spotted on stories at NYTimes.com. Just look for the Share heading in the Article Tools box. Click on it, and Digg, Facebook, and Newsvine buttons drop down, along with an all-important Permalink option that issues a linkrot-proof way to blog about the story in question, no…

  • My first Soundslides BBQ

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    I had a lot of help on this, so don’t give me too much credit/blame. What I could use is some feedback. Check it out here.

  • Dream software package for online news: Your answers

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    Last week, out of curiosity — and the need to hand in a list to IT folks at work — I asked for your suggestions for software-that-costs-money for an online news PC. Here’s the list I started with: Photoshop Flash Dreamweaver SoundSlides Here’s what you added: For image editing: Fireworks or Aperture or Lightroom For…

  • What’s your dream-team online news software package?

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    Hey online news friends, delicious network pals, social networking junkies, and actual co-workers: Imagine you were switching desks, leaving behind your hard drive, and moving to a fresh install of some flavor of Windows. What software would you load up first? I’m looking for the stuff the IT department needs to know about and pay…

  • “The whole industry is in play”

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    Mark Potts has this observation on the troubles Knight Ridder faced, the Tribune Company is facing, and the New York Times has on the horizon: “Ultimately, this is about much more than The New York Times Co., or Tribune, or Knight Ridder. The whole industry is in play. Where does it end? Gannett doesn’t have…