Tag: journalism
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Updating Flash Journalism
Mindy McAdams on why her 2005 book is out of date, how she’s getting her students caught up, and how you can follow along. Updating Flash Journalism
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The man who may supersize non-profit news
I could do without the whole McDonald’s metaphor, but Alan Mutter talks with David Bennahum here about the Center for Independent Media and its potential to build a scalable infrastructure for local nonprofit news organizations. The man who may supersize non-profit news
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Don’t Give Up on Online Video Yet
Regina McCombs doesn’t believe the anti-video hype. Here’s her Poynter rundown of what’s driving traffic at local news sites running regular online video. Don’t Give Up on Online Video Yet
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YouTube Direct Gives News Orgs A Way To Accept User-Submitted Videos
This should be a great tool for tons of news organizations without a method in place for gathering video from their community. Also worth noting: It’s incredibly disruptive to the few companies that already do this for news orgs. With YouTube’s brand behind it, this should take off quickly. YouTube Direct Gives News Orgs A…
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Tokyo | Cairo: Comparing Obama’s Foreign Policy Speeches
Like Wordle? Check out this improvement on the concept, comparing two speeches, or two stories, and mapping the common vocabulary in each. This was done with Processing. (Spotted via infosthetics.com) Tokyo | Cairo: Comparing Obama’s Foreign Policy Speeches
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How to Make a US County Thematic Map Using Free Tools
Fantastic tutorial using Python, Beautiful Soup, and a few other free ingredients to cook up a visually attractive map. How to Make a US County Thematic Map Using Free Tools
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Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera’s Postseason Performance
Fantastic New York Times graphic detailing every batter Mariano Rivera has ever faced in the postseason. Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera’s Postseason Performance
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7 Essential multimedia tools and their free alternatives
Still paying for expensive software licenses for your multimedia newsroom? Mark Luckie has some free options that might be new to you. 7 Essential multimedia tools and their free alternatives
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How Journalists Can Use Twitter Lists to Customize, Discover and Curate
Craig Kanalley files this Poynter story on how to set up and make the most out of Twitter lists, if you’re one of the lucky 25% or so with the feature live so far. How Journalists Can Use Twitter Lists to Customize, Discover and Curate