Monthly Archives: September 2006
Tales from the reporters’ blogs
From the National Writers’ Workshop in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: Reporters from the newspaper triumvirate of South Florida came together as a panel to speak of the joys and dangers inherent in blogging. Palm Beach Post entertainment columnist Leslie Gray Streeter, … Continue reading
Where the writers come to learn
Never before in this blog have I been so afraid to misplace a comma, write a cliché or deliver a spectacular grammatical gaffe. Authors, reporters and wannabe scribes have gathered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. this weekend for the annual National … Continue reading
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The Miami Herald reported today that “lazydork,” a YouTube star famous for rapping in his pajamas, is actually Richard Stern, a prosecutor for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. In one YouTube video (see below), he raps: “Couldn’t get more smiles … Continue reading
Fun with the New York Times’ new Reader Beta
I got a wonderful little surprise last night in my inbox: an invitation to check out the New York Times’ brand spankin’ new Times Reader Beta. The Times Reader offers a new way to read the Times using an application … Continue reading
More Web 2.0 than you can handle
Lost Remote tracked down a fabulous listing of Web 2.0 companies. Some of the names, such as Facebook, Google, flickr and more will be familiar. To be frank, I haven’t heard of the overwhelming majority of these sites. Take a … Continue reading
YouTube phenom Lonelygirl15 revealed as hoax
YouTube star “Lonelygirl15,” who claimed to be a quirky homeschooled teenager named Bree, turns out to be Jessica Rose, a 21-year-old film actress and the product of a creative agency that intends to make a movie out of the whole … Continue reading
How comics can invigorate your storytelling
In today’s journalism, where different storytelling mediums have come together, it is worth taking a second look at the many graphic novels that now populate bookstore shelves. Graphic novels, what some consider glorified comic books or “sequential art,” have increasingly … Continue reading
Rob Curley heading to the Washington Post
Online journalism guru Rob Curley is packing his bags to go to the Washington Post, according to Poynter’s E-Media Tidbits. If you’re not familiar with Curley, he’s the guy who wracked up awards with his revamp of Lawrence.com and has … Continue reading
Find reusable photos easily
Lifehacker has a splendid post on how to find cheap or free photos that you can use in your blogs, web designs and more. Some of the tips include using a Creative Commons search interface, user-edited Wikimedia Commons, CCHits and … Continue reading
Google sniffing for old news stories
Google gets even closer to the news industry by launching a service to search newspapers archives dating back to the 1700s, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report. Google offers robust document scanning capabilities, and I fear it may in … Continue reading
From SND: A new way to read The New York Times
The NYTimes.com‘s Neil Chase demonstrated new software at SND that will give users a reading experience that is closer to reading the physical paper. And it looks sweet! To see the Times‘ own write-up about it, visit: http://firstlook.nytimes.com/?p=22 This feature uses Windows … Continue reading
At SND: Where’s the story?
Scott Horner, multimedia journalist extraordinaire from the Sun-Sentinel, tells us about the key element to making strong multimedia features: Make sure there’s a complete story! Scott’s right when he says “interactive graphics aren’t about Flash.” It’s often the case that … Continue reading