Tag Archives: ideas
Making Your News Budget Public: How And Why – I feel like I’ve been talking about open news for years and years. Back then, I referred to it as “making your editorial calendar public,” but now that I’m an old fart in a newsroom, I say “open your news budget.” Same diff. My latest post at 10,000 Words outlines examples of a few news orgs who are actually doing it – finally. Some use Facebook, others use Twitter, some are writing straight-up blog posts and others are using Google Spreadsheets. More later today on how The Seattle Times is approaching this concept.
Five Things AOL’s Patch Is Doing Right. My latest 10,000 Words post about things we can learn about openness and transparency from Patch, despite other criticisms of the hyperlocal effort. These are easily-adoptable concepts for all newsrooms.
What VegNews should do now that they’ve been called out on using REAL meat stock photos
Yesterday, QuarryGirl.com broke the news after an informal investigation that VegNews — the world’s top vegan magazine — has been publishing stock photos of real meat alongside vegan recipes and articles (while making slight alterations like changing the coloring and … Continue reading
Posted in journalism, two cents | Tagged community journalism, controversies, ideas, istockphoto, openness, real meat, transparency, ucg, user generated content, vegan, vegnews | 4 Comments
Forbes Update: Re-Imagining a Magazine as Digital Media Marches On. A very thorough look at how Forbes is radically rethinking its print product through the lens of the web (with screenshots on page 2).
Presentation for ACP LA: Think Digital First
In a few hours I’m giving a talk at the Associated Collegiate Press conference in Hollywood about creating digital-first newsroom strategies. To most of you who read this blog, it’ll all sound like old news, but you’d be surprised how … Continue reading
Posted in journalism | Tagged ACP, ideas, mindsets, web first, workflow | 2 Comments
Let’s build a better DC news aggregator. Chris Amico blogs for this month’s Carnival of Journalism about reducing the static vs. noise ratio in DC’s massive pool of news sources by creating a better aggregator.
Carnival of Journalism: Universities for information in communities
The Carnival of Journalism is up and running again, thanks to David Cohn. The carnival is basically a bunch of journalism-obsessed geeks huddling around our virtual roundtable once a month to talk about topics that matter to us. This month’s … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival of Journalism | Tagged groupthink, ideas, knight foundation, new standards, recommendations | 3 Comments
Design trends in the Google Chrome app store
My latest 10,000 Words post outlines the latest news design trends in the Google Chrome app store, many of which I believe could be pointing at a future of news design. Notably, I point to: Grid layouts Keyboard shortcuts Full … Continue reading
Posted in design | Tagged awesomesauce, future of news, google, ideas, trends | Leave a comment
Notes from BCNI: Greg Linch on “Rethinking our Thinking”
What are different types of thinking we use for journalism currently? How should we be thinking in a way that informs our journalism better? These are the questions my colleague Greg Linch addressed in his 11 a.m. BCNI session entitled … Continue reading
Posted in innovation | Tagged greg linch, ideas, theory, thinking | 7 Comments
More thoughts on collaboration and knowledge management
I wrote a post Tuesday about a new collaborative called The Climate Desk that is grabbing much attention in journalism circles. Ad Age hailed it the “revolutionary” future of journalism. The CJR questioned whether it would work. I believe that … Continue reading
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Thoughts on integrating Publish2 into Cal Poly's journalism curriculum
Full Disclosure: I have been employed by Publish2 as a product designer since January. My favorite Cal Poly journalism professor emailed me this week asking how he could use Publish2 in his journalism classes. Although this list of ideas is … Continue reading
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The senior project journey begins
Of all the scholarly articles I’ve read, nothing has paved a clearer path for my senior project than the concluding words of a speech from John Temple, former editor of the Rocky Mountain News: Know what business you’re in. Know … Continue reading
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How to use social media in a global communications class
I’m meeting with a Cal Poly journalism professor Monday to talk about ways he can use social media as a supplement to his global communications class. I don’t know much about the class or the professor, but I’ve embedded the … Continue reading
Posted in cal poly, journalism education, social media | Tagged ideas, rebooting j-education, twitter | 1 Comment
lauren michell rabaino
Hey there, Lauren here. I'm an online news producer at The Seattle Times. I blog here about journalism, design, life. I blog at 10,000 Words about the intersection of news and technology. Email me or follow me on Twitter.