Author Archives: Danny Sanchez
About Danny Sanchez
Danny Sanchez is the Audience Development Manager at Tribune's Sun-Sentinel.com and OrlandoSentinel.com. Danny has been with Tribune since 2005 in a variety of editorial, digital and product development roles in Hartford, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. He has also previously worked in the newsrooms of the Tampa Bay Times and The Miami Herald.Journalism students, professors need to read this
Mindy McAdams shouts it from the mountaintop: Students need a different skill set to prosper, and even survive, in today’s hectic journalism marketplace. She writes: “Now, let me hasten to say that some of those students are the very ones … Continue reading
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News design roundup, new monthly column
The Editors Weblog is beginning a new monthly column on news site design, and their first post is a great roundup of some changes taking place in the industry. Their first column features National Geographic, the Guardian and the recent … Continue reading
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Asia leads the way in blogs
Steve Safran at Lost Remote drew attention to a surprising discovery: Asia, particularly Japan, South Korea and China, are way ahead of the United State in terms of blog readership. Check out Safran’s post for links about the study, or just check out the … Continue reading
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Downsizing drama at Backfence
Poynter’s Amy Gahran has a good roundup on the bloodletting (that is, the CEO leaving and the big staff cutbacks taking place) at the hyperlocal site Backfence. Gahran wonders whether an operation such as Placeblogger has a better shot at … Continue reading
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Holy cliché finder! Reporters quiver in their boots
If you’re a line editor, you’ll be happy as a pig in mud when you bookmark the wonderful Cliché Finder and use it with an iron fist. The Cliché Finder does its best to leave no stone unturned when it … Continue reading
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Big day for the Gators tomorrow
Ah, it feels like Christmas Eve. Tomorrow is the big national football championship game, where the righteous, mighty Florida Gators will take on the abominable minions of Ohio State. I’m here at the Swamp –Gainesville, that is– to break out … Continue reading
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Design inspiration: Chihuly glass art
Chihuly glass art Originally uploaded by DannySan. I visited Fairchild Botanical Tropical Garden in Miami, Florida over the holiday to see the glass installations by world-renown artist Dale Chihuly. The sculptures, as well as the plant life, were absolutely inspirational. … Continue reading
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Martin Luther strikes back at Joel Stein
Oh, the irony. Joel Stein, in his rant against hordes of opinionated Web users, cited Martin Luther and his theses in arguing that a piece should stand alone without commentary. And along comes economics/politics blogger Brad DeLong to give Stein … Continue reading
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Comics about the Iraq war
Slate has an interesting roundup about comic book creators who are addressing the war in Iraq. These comics are indicative of an increasing willingness among creators to tackle current events. Hopefully, modern-day wartime comic creators will address the subject better … Continue reading
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Making CSS redesigns practical
Web designer Mani Sheriar has written a brilliantly easy-to-understand piece on ThinkVitamin.com about making your Web pages flexible in their design. If you’re looking to understand the good practices of making your site stand up to the test of a … Continue reading
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Jimmy Wales on ‘crowdsourcing’
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales summed up the spirit of working together online in an e-mail to folks working on the new Wikia search project. In part of his message, he wrote: “One of the things that I believe in passionately … Continue reading
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Digital photography tutorials galore
I ran across this great list of digital photo how-tos as I was poking around the Lifehacker archives. Being that I’m a bit of a Photoshop gimmicks enthusiast, I’ll create a tutorial one of these days of my favorite Photoshop … Continue reading
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