Category Archives: new media
AP’s new “linking” policy is not real innovation
And in an act of irony, I’m duplicating my efforts and re-posting this on my personal blog. I, unlike the AP, though, am inline linking to the original source. — If anything, the AP’s decision to start linking to original … Continue reading
Posted in journalism, new media | Tagged associated press, efficiency, hyperlinking, rants | 1 Comment
Professors: We take the risks, you should too
This week’s #collegejourn chat resulted in a plan to help professors get on board with the 21st cenutry: Who: Professors, students, journalists, professionals What: “Bring a professor” chat When: Sun., Feb. 22 Where: www.collegejourn.com Why: To discuss ways to modernize college … Continue reading
Posted in college publications, innovation, journalism, new media | Tagged college publications, innovation, journalism, new media, students, traditional | 1 Comment
Hudson River crash = Citizen journalism at its best
Time and time again, student journalists in my college newsroom ask where the value is in Twitter. “It’s just another social thing,” one guy told me just yesterday. Then something like this happens and changes everything: The photo was posted … Continue reading
Posted in internet, journalism, new media | Tagged citizen journalism, hudson river, jrkrum, twit pic, twitter | 1 Comment
Student newspapers: Don't be afraid to break the rules
At the end of last year, Emily Kostic (web editor of Rowan University’s The Whit) wrote a blog post about New Years Resolutions for college newspapers. A few things struck me on that list: #5 Get away from College Publisher #6 …and in … Continue reading
Posted in college publications, how-to, journalism, multimedia, new media | Tagged change, college, college publisher, copress, newspapers, revamp, track, wordpress | 3 Comments
The changing face of e-mail interviews
I’ve always learned that e-mail interviews are an absolute last resort. The criteria: the interviewee has to be on the other side of the world, on a spaceship or in jail. But as e-mail and other web-based networks (Twitter, Facebook) … Continue reading
Posted in internet, journalism, new media | Tagged email interview, interview | 1 Comment
Talks with a Yahoo news guru
Steve Enders, Cal Poly alumnus and senior product manager at Yahoo! News, gave a keynote lecture Thursday at Cal Poly’s journalism week and shared some interesting perspectives. A few things Steve emphasized: “I never thought I’d be where I’m at … Continue reading
Posted in internet, journalism, new media, people | Tagged enders, yahoo | 1 Comment
Koci: Story of a multimedia guru
Guru: Teacher of wisdom, literally, one who takes you from darkness to light. Richard Koci Hernandez seems to fit that description in the realm of multimedia. I first met him at an ACP conference in San Francisco last spring. It … Continue reading
Posted in multimedia, new media, people, photography | Tagged berkeley, hernandez, koci, mercury news, multimedia, photography, photojournalism, photojournalist, richard, san jose | 5 Comments