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March 11, 2010

Systemic vs. Episodic News Consumption

In my editing days I would often get into conflicts with one of my managing editors over the importance of special projects. He had reached a point in his career where advancement was going to be determined by the number of awards his staff won, so Big Special Sunday projects were important to him. Me, I thought some good came...

Journalism

March 8, 2010

Putting Gutenberg and Marconi Back in Their Place

Ever had one of those “ah hah!” moments and realized, suddenly and sadly, that you knew that, somehow, but it hadn’t bubbled to the top of your cognitive functions lately? Had one of those a few moments ago as I read Steve Yelvington’s post on the “participatory revolution.” News is no longer just a report. It’s a conversation, a broad process in...

Journalism

February 24, 2010

The “Tra-digital” Journalist

I didn’t coin the phrase (and not sure I’d admit to it if I did), but it’s being bantered about in a couple of places. Columbia University Prof. Sree Sreenivasan uses it in a post about a New York City gathering to talk about “The Future Journalist” – and there are some good tips in there. Particularly, I like this...

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Multimedia

February 10, 2010

Social Networking Banned in/from Baltimore Courts

Just what the headline says – “the use of any device to transmit information on Twitter, Facebook, Linked In or any other current or future form of social networking from any of the courthouses within the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.” Thoughts?

Journalism/Tech Talk

February 7, 2010

Onward State: A New Model for Independent Student Media?

The Chronicle for Higher Education has a video interview up with Davis Shaver, the founder of OnwardState.com – a new(ish) news(ish) site covering Penn State University. Like the idea of a “journalism fraternity,” may have to steal that line.

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism

February 4, 2010

Austin Road Trip, Anyone?

I suspect I’m going to have to find a reason in the next few years to head to the University of Texas at Austin – they’ve just acquired a 200,000 print archive from Magnum Photos. What a research opportunity … heck, what an opportunity to experience history. The article says it’s only the print archive, not the copyrights to any...

Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism

January 29, 2010

The Setting Sun of Las Vegas

It’s a little odd that Flash Goddess Mindy McAdams tweeted a link to this story about the rise and fall of the Las Vegas Sun while I’m in, of all places, Las Vegas. Worth a read. My initial reaction is similar to what I thought of Curley’s work in Florida and Washington – one model won’t work everywhere. What was...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism/Multimedia

January 6, 2010

Grants for Photo/Video Stories on Poverty

Steve Liss sent along an email with information about AmericanPoverty.org’s new grant competition. Highlights are below, but I love the working premise here – In Our Own Backyard. So many times visual journalists believe they must go oversees to document the issues facing all of humanity. They don’t – there are problems everywhere, including your backyard, too. AMERICANPOVERTY.ORG STUDENT SUMMER...

Business & Industry/Competitions/Journalism

December 30, 2009

Every National Geographic Issue on One Hard Drive

National Geographic has had a DVD set of all their issues out for a while. (A previous CD-ROM version caused a little bit of a legal issue for them, as well.) Now, they’ve created a newer version that’s delivered on a hard drive. And is updatable (though there’s no hint as to what an update will cost). Who’ll be interested...

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Photojournalism

December 13, 2009

Do We Have Any Effect?

Years ago I went to an Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in Washington, D.C. It was an odd trip – I was on the photo staff of my student newspaper, the football team was playing someone around the Washington area, there was a big protest heading for the mall and then there was this conference. Somehow, we covered it all...

Craft/Journalism

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