Tag: Technology
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Is Gannett blowing up the newsroom or just handing out new business cards?
Everyone is a bit excited about the Gannett thing. Me? Not so much. I know it’s a big deal that an extravagantly large news organization has announced they’re going to blow up the newsroom, re-imagine it as an “information center,” and start calling the editors the “Digital” desk, but frankly, I’ve seen good memos and…
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Still wondering which online journalism skills to learn first? Glad you asked.
Wow. A great study by Northwestern master’s student C. Max Magee surveys Online News Association members and other online journalists to find out which skills are most important for aspiring Web-native producers and managers. Some of the findings are pretty standard: Attention to detail, multitasking ability, and communication skills are high on the list. That…
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Now read this: Inside 4 online newsrooms
Carl Sessions Stepp, senior editor at the American Journalism Review, went inside the operations at four online newspapers to see how the sausage is made. “Most striking are two clear, probably transforming trends: a move toward merging online and print newsrooms, and a surge toward producing news almost around the clock. These changes may well…
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Job opening in Roanoke
Want to work with an all-star award-winning online and multimedia journalism team for a daily that’s big enough to have lots of resources but small enough that you get to get your hands dirty as the lead developer on some projects? Go to Roanoke. From Seth Gitner, the multimedia editor at the Roanoke Times in…
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Required Reading: Rob Curley in Fast Company
If you haven’t found the time to read this article about hyperlocal/multimedia journalism rockstar Rob Curley yet, now’s the time. That’s right. Stop what you’re doing, hit that link, and get some ideas: “He was also tackling one of the industry’s toughest problems: how to engage the elusive 18- to 24-year-old set. His team did…
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Not that you asked for my opinion*
*In which I make another disingenuous attempt at a regular feature, reviewing several items that have come across my desk/eyes/ears in the last little while. The Departed: Best Scorsese flick since GoodFellas, although some might debate the merits of this one vs. Gangs of New York. This year’s Santa Cruz Marching Band Review: Substantially more…
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TechCrunch gets eaten alive at the ONA
Apparently, I missed all the fun when I decided to skip the Online News Association conference in DC last week. TechCrunch author/editor/owner Mike Arrington showed up for a panel talk with Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine, Mike Davidson of Newsvine, and Adam Yamaguchi of Current. Sounds like a good plan, right? A tech blogger, a media…
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Why it’s good that I didn’t go to DC this week
The annual Online News Association conference is going on in Washington, D.C. at the moment. I didn’t make plans to get across the country to be there in person, which turns out to be convenient given the fact that I’ve been out of the house most of the week while it gets tented for termites.…