Category: Newstangle
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Maps and stories – Simon Waldman
“The current frenzy with mash-ups has set everyone off mapping everything to everything. It’s almost always quite smart – but does it actually help? And does it tell a story any better?” thx Mark. Maps and stories – Simon Waldman
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Myths and Realities of Convergence – Nieman Reports
Randy Covington in the Winter 2006 ‘Goodbye Gutenberg’ issue: “The truth is convergence costs money because usually it requires additional staff and more technology….Convergence needs to be undertaken as a growth strategy, not a cost-cutting measure.” Myths and Realities of Convergence – Nieman Reports
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Profiling a Transgendered Life: Q&A with a Features Award Winner – Poynter Online
Great notes on getting sensitive people to share a sensitive story. via Gangrey Profiling a Transgendered Life: Q&A with a Features Award Winner – Poynter Online
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Crosscut Seattle
Local news from locals and aggregated from professional news sources. Can this work in a city the size of Seattle? Probably. Crosscut Seattle
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J-Learning — Build It — Introducing Databases
Basics. Start here. J-Learning — Build It — Introducing Databases
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LJWorld.com Marketplace: our latest creation – Jeff Croft
Jeff’s post about the logic behind the LJWorld’s new Django-driven biz directory vertical. LJWorld.com Marketplace: our latest creation – Jeff Croft
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Lawrence Journal-World / Marketplace / Directory
Django-driven biz directory. Lawrence Journal-World / Marketplace / Directory
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Washington Post Redesign as a Wiki – Information Architects
Sexy hypothetical redesign of washingtonpost.com, all traditional above the fold, all social and 2.0 and commenty and UGC and wiki and whatnot below the waist. Washington Post Redesign as a Wiki – Information Architects
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CICM multimedia workshop video lesson -In The Circle
Angela’s notes from teaching the video portion of the CICM multimedia workshop. Includes an iMovie tutorial, encoding, and shooting (use a tripod, etc.) tips. CICM multimedia workshop video lesson -In The Circle
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Journalists need to be entrepreneurial – Howard Owens
I read this when he posted it, but it’s the sort of thing I should re-read once a week or so. The trick, of course, is teaching/training journalists to be entrepreneurial. Journalists need to be entrepreneurial – Howard Owens