April 2007
24 posts
Newspapers Debate How to Deal With Online Reader... →
This is something that blogs have been dealing with for years…
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The Associated Press’ hip site for their college wire. Looks pretty sweet.
The Death of the Weekly? at WHAT’S NEXT:... →
Not sure I agree that “anticipatory journalism” is necessarily the answer. Journalism is more than just the news, anyway: I see a future where straight news publications are gone, and publications targeting specific demographics in their place. Niche mags like The Nation and The New Yorker have done very well lately by filtering the news through a specific editorial lens. The bonus is...
The paperless paper, De Tijd's field test -... →
The future of of newspapers? The “paper” part becomes metaphorical, as fresh content is loaded onto a customer’s e-reader each morning.
WHAT’S NEXT: INNOVATIONS IN NEWSPAPERS →
News Flash: Anything This Graphic Should Never... →
“In the end, CNN got beat at its own game when NBC executives made the week’s most macabre packaging decision: They slapped a big NBC News logo on the images and videos sent in by the gunman in an attempt to spin his legacy as a martyr to other deranged loners (“I die like Jesus Christ”). The logo — positioned so as to prevent cropping by other news organizations...
The Race - Columbia Journalism Review →
“The best material on the Internet consistently comes from Web sites run by print organizations.” Good article about the future of print media in the online world, as both converge into a hybridized format.
The Latest on Virginia Tech, From Wikipedia - New... →
This goes along with my theory—in the future, news “reporting” will happen mostly on-line in a collaborative environment. After a group of writers and editors hammers out a story on a wiki or something similar, a more or less definitive version of the story will find its way into print for those willing to pay for the extras of nice paper, portability, and in-depth analysis.
More cosmetically retouched photos in the news →
Check the editor’s note at the bottom of the page—the New York Times ran a photograph retouched to remove distortion from shooting through glass. The paper later notes that the photo should have run with the white spot intact. (via Regret the Error)
Toledo Blade Discovers Dozens Of Doctored Detrich... →
A one-time Pulitzer finalist photojournalist is fired by the Toledo Blade for photoshopping a photo. After he leaves, the newspaper discovers that 78 other photos had been altered as well, with people, electrical outlets, plants and other “distracting” elements removed.
BostonNOW: Boston's new free daily newspaper →
What’s really interesting about this tabloid is that a good portion of its content is blogger-created. PDFs of the print version are available for download. The typography looks lovely.
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Newspaper Next →
Site/blog about taking traditional media into the 21st century.
Mr. Magazine →
A blog about….magazines! (who’d have guessed?)
Newspaper Design: Design With Reason →
Reco’d site on news design.
VisualJournalism →
Site about newsgraphics.
magCulture.com/blog →
Blog about publication design.
Editors Weblog →
A blog about the “newspaper renaissance.”
Editors told big changes needed →
(via Romenesko) This is something that fills me with excitement and dread. On the one hand, journalism is in for some huge changes to stay relevant in the face of the new media. (Hello, blog!) On the other hand, this is my career we’re talking about.
The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should... →
Essay quotes from this book, and repeated mentions of the internets, got me into Northwestern.
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition →
Another book for the growing “to buy” list.
Journalism.org- The State of the News Media 2007 →
The short version: the state of the news media looks bad. Everyone’s losing readership; interest is declining in the face of online competition. (Hello, blog!) This will be good reading for the next few weeks. I picked a great time to get into this business!
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On Writing Well →
Book to buy. I should start a list.