Tag: Online News
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Using RSS to track the politicians you cover
Megan Taylor, an online journalism student at the University of Florida*, has been reviewing RSS feeds from newspapers like the New York Times and Washington Post this week. She points out a feature I hadn’t seen yet in the Post’s Congressional voting database: RSS feeds on every member of Congress full of their votes. (Thanks…
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Teaching Online Journalism: Getting (and keeping) a job in journalism
Must-read comment thread with lots of J-School students weighing in. Very depressing how few get it. Job security is nice and all, but I could use a hand, kids. Teaching Online Journalism: Getting (and keeping) a job in journalism
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Tools of The Mobile Journalist – mediabistro.com
A few details from Chuck Myron, a mojo in Fort Myers. Tools? A Sprint wireless card and a Picasa account. And lots of batteries. Tools of The Mobile Journalist – mediabistro.com
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NPPA: Multimedia Contest
Lots of current inspiration for multimedia, slideshows, etc. Thx Angela! NPPA: Multimedia Contest
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Why Citizen Shovelware doesn’t work
…or “Sometimes hyperlocal just ain’t enough.” Community site engine/citizen journalism startup Backfence (Here’s the Palo Alto version.) appears to be well on its way to falling apart. Why? Because people don’t want to participate in your brand, they want to participate in their community. I don’t know if YourHub, a hyperlocal site framework developed by…
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More advice from Rob Curley
If you’re an aspiring young (or not) journalist and you don’t have the good sense to pay attention to what Rob Curley says, I sort of feel sorry for you. That’s the truth, harsh as it may seem. Whenever guys like Curley or Holovaty or anyone else speaks up who has taken online journalism and…
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The next step after multimedia and interactivity? Just add data.
When I find myself face to screen with an online news site that is still in the Nightly Shovelware Posting stage, I think of two things: How can I add multimedia to this, and how can I add interactivity to this. I think a lot of us go the same route, especially those with more…
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Newspaper Video: Who shoots it and how do they do it
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,…
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The soft sell – From the ground up
Davin McHenry at the Bakersfield Californian has some awesome tips on how to get your newsroom into video. The basics? Start simple, don’t be afraid to post mediocre stuff at first, show-don’t-tell training works. The soft sell – From the ground up