Comments on: Sigh. I’m a cut-and-paste ‘expert.’ http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/ A world for online journalists. Come all ye scribes, artists and innovators of the press. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Danny Sanchez http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Danny Sanchez Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:39:47 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/#comment-430 There's so much development needed on news sites, they just can't afford to get rid of developers! I'm loving the stuff you guys in Roanoke are doing, by the way. Keep up the incredible work. There’s so much development needed on news sites, they just can’t afford to get rid of developers! I’m loving the stuff you guys in Roanoke are doing, by the way. Keep up the incredible work.

]]> By: Patrick B http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Patrick B Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:00:14 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/#comment-359 I've definitely done my share of copy/paste work with many a <abbr title="content management system">CMS</abbr> since getting into online journalism in graduate school. It's not fun work, but it makes up the staple news product currently being churned out by media companies (taste the sarcasm here). I think learning another coding language or production skill is a fantastic idea for the copy/paste set. I became fascinated with CSS and Web standards, and set out to learn everything I could. After plowing through 15+ books, and helping my paper win a few awards (SNDies, ONA, etc) I was promoted to a position where I used my new skills full-time. Hey, even better still: Use your spare time to develop or convince your company to develop more automation in their CMS. With all of the budget cuts going on, I'm sure they'd love you more if you saved them money. Just don't develop yourself out of a job! :) I’ve definitely done my share of copy/paste work with many a CMS since getting into online journalism in graduate school. It’s not fun work, but it makes up the staple news product currently being churned out by media companies (taste the sarcasm here).

I think learning another coding language or production skill is a fantastic idea for the copy/paste set. I became fascinated with CSS and Web standards, and set out to learn everything I could. After plowing through 15+ books, and helping my paper win a few awards (SNDies, ONA, etc) I was promoted to a position where I used my new skills full-time.

Hey, even better still: Use your spare time to develop or convince your company to develop more automation in their CMS. With all of the budget cuts going on, I’m sure they’d love you more if you saved them money.

Just don’t develop yourself out of a job! :)

]]> By: lucasgrindley.com | Exploring the new way for journalism http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-339 lucasgrindley.com | Exploring the new way for journalism Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:11:01 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/#comment-339 <strong>Web monkey work – monkies not included...</strong> “Web monkey” work might not be glamorous or all that fun. It might be really early in the morning or really late at night. But I resent any implication that it’s not important. Tomorrow morning I’ll be waking up...... Web monkey work – monkies not included…

“Web monkey” work might not be glamorous or all that fun. It might be really early in the morning or really late at night. But I resent any implication that it’s not important. Tomorrow morning I’ll be waking up……

]]> By: Journalistopia » Careful with that internship! http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Journalistopia » Careful with that internship! Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:55:37 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/#comment-327 [...] I made a similar post about this previously (SEE: ‘Sigh. I’m a cut-and-paste expert’) based on the feedback from the many esteemed readers of this blog. [...] [...] I made a similar post about this previously (SEE: ‘Sigh. I’m a cut-and-paste expert’) based on the feedback from the many esteemed readers of this blog. [...]

]]> By: Danny Sanchez http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Danny Sanchez Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:03:06 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/#comment-57 I agree it's a fabulous time for multimedia interns. When I did my internship at the Sun-Sentinel, I had only designed a couple of Web sites, strictly as a hobby. I was actually brought on board to be a metro reporter. But I soon fell in love with online news, and it wasn't too long before I was making fun stuff in Flash, thanks to the tutelage of <a href="http://http://tojou.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mindy McAdams</a> anyway. I agree it’s a fabulous time for multimedia interns. When I did my internship at the Sun-Sentinel, I had only designed a couple of Web sites, strictly as a hobby. I was actually brought on board to be a metro reporter. But I soon fell in love with online news, and it wasn’t too long before I was making fun stuff in Flash, thanks to the tutelage of Mindy McAdams anyway.

]]> By: angela http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-56 angela Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:00:13 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/#comment-56 I think it's actually a very exciting time for multimedia interns. By multimedia, I mean people who actually gather video and audio content, edit it, and prepare the presentation for the Web. This area of online journalism is still new enough that newspapers are scrambling over themselves to start forming their own content. What that meant for me at my summer 2006 internship at mysanantonio.com was that I actually knew a lot more about multimedia production than my bosses. It translates into a lot of responsbility and the opportunity to excel. I think it’s actually a very exciting time for multimedia interns. By multimedia, I mean people who actually gather video and audio content, edit it, and prepare the presentation for the Web. This area of online journalism is still new enough that newspapers are scrambling over themselves to start forming their own content.

What that meant for me at my summer 2006 internship at mysanantonio.com was that I actually knew a lot more about multimedia production than my bosses. It translates into a lot of responsbility and the opportunity to excel.

]]> By: howardowens.com: media blog » Blog Archive » Career Advice: Don’t be a cut and paste expert http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-55 howardowens.com: media blog » Blog Archive » Career Advice: Don’t be a cut and paste expert Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:35:10 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/29/sigh-im-a-cut-and-paste-expert/#comment-55 [...] Good advice via Danny Sanchez for young multimedia staffers: Don’t be a cut and paste expert. [...] [...] Good advice via Danny Sanchez for young multimedia staffers: Don’t be a cut and paste expert. [...]

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