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.

Not-to-miss Multimedia Training Workshop Coming to Miami

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

[UPDATE: There are actually six workshops taking place at the University of Miami. Check out BeyondBootcamp.org for the complete listings. (Thanks to RIck Beckman from UM for the heads up.)] The infamous multimedia boot camp at the University of North … Continue reading →

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Online News Association Award Winners Announced

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

The winners of the 2008 Online News Association Awards have been announced at the association’s annual conference. Visit the list of award winners here. From the ONA’s press release: (WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 13)– Elpais.com and Soitu.es, both based in Spain, … Continue reading →

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2008 Knight-Batten Award Winners Announced

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism has announced its 2008 winners and honorable mentions, which include a site that tracks the source of edits on Wikipedia, an  imaginative political fact-checking site and a site that tracks reports of violence in … Continue reading →

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BlogOrlando Schedule Posted, Registration Open

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

If you’ve been waiting to see who’s coming to BlogOrlando this year before you decide to make the trip, well wait no further! The schedule is now posted and features some of the smartest blogging minds around — all for … Continue reading →

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Excellent Cheat Sheets for Producers, Designers

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

Ever since 9th grade, I’ve been a sucker for learning Photoshop shortcuts and speed tricks (such as one of my faves, holding the “alt” key to trigger the “Reset” button in image adjustment panels). So I just had to pass … Continue reading →

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Google News Launches Newspaper Archive Service

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

Google today announced the launch of a new service on Google News that will archive newspaper pages exactly as they originally appeared in print. According to the post, Google is partnering with newspaper publishers to enhance its archive search with … Continue reading →

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How the UM Student Paper went from College Publisher to WordPress

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

Interested in knowing the nuts and bolts of what it takes to move your entire newspaper site from a vendor to an open-source WordPress install? Visit Miami Hurricane online editor Greg Linch’s blog for the play-by-play from webmaster Brian Schlansky. … Continue reading →

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8 Ways to add Data Features to your Site

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

Computer-assisted reporting whiz Matt Wynn from the Arizona Republic has published an awesome list of eight ways to get interactive data on your site. Matt has essentially reviewed various vendors that offer embeddable databases (such as Caspio and Zoho), as … Continue reading →

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Catnip for Online Designers with SND’s Best of Multimedia Entries

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

Want to see the best online information design the news industry is producing? Then you might want to tune into the SND Update Blog for the next few days as SND highlights entries from their worldwide Best of Multimedia Design … Continue reading →

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Journalistopia on Local6’s Flashpoint

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

A quick aside for a self-plug… Yours truly appeared as a guest last Sunday on Flashpoint, a local-affairs discussion show on Local6 (CBS affiliate) to discuss how social media is influencing the 2008 election. We talked about the candidates’ outreach … Continue reading →

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Compilation of Newspaper Layoff Numbers

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

Media consultant Mark Potts, who recently did a stint at Philly.com, has compiled information about newspaper layoffs into a database and published a PDF with the details. Among his primary findings: -Leading newspapers have cut approximately 6,300 staffers in the … Continue reading →

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E&P: 10 Newspapers that ‘Do it Right’

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

Editor & Publisher has published its 2008 ’10 That Do it Right,’ a list of newspapers that have shown innovation in specific areas, such as growing classified revenue or launching successful niche products. This is definitely worth a read. For … Continue reading →

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