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Written July 1, 2008 in journalism, technology
The new Nikon D700 mid-range DSLR looks to be the cat’s meow of DSLR cameras. It seems to be the new cool for DSLR makers to make cameras with enough features for the pro, but not make it too complicated that amateurs can’t pick it up and shoot photos of their feet and cat with [...]
Despite what Craig Ferguson says, the NYTimes is still leading the charge in many areas of journalism, most notably in the online world. The Times has been continually improving their online user experience and things seem to have really moved ahead since they took down their pay wall, something that all newspapers should do right [...]
Right now newspapers use a variety of tools to update their Web sites. Some use proprietary content-management systems similar to Wordpress or MoveableType, while others maintain simple, yet highly customizable HTML pages. Different sized organizations are still getting their online legs and figuring out what works best for them.
None of these systems have been perfected [...]
You may or may not have noticed that social networking site Facebook recently launched its online, real-time chat service. The beauty of it is, much like Gmail chat, it is integrated into your Facebook front end with nothing to install and no changes to make. You can disable it, but it’s an opt-out feature rather [...]
Tara Hunt over at HorsePigCow has a great post called Tweeting for Companies 101. Her thoughts:
Twitter can be an amazingly powerful platform for connecting to your community as well as driving traffic to the various properties you want people to go. Having an event? Tweet it out! Launched a new bag? Tweet it out!
The key [...]
Yeah, yeah, more readings.
Mark Glaser over at Media Shift talks about Loyalty Index over page views. (More on this topic later)
Jonathan Bailey at The Blog Herald gives some blogging lessons for, and from, journalists.
Rupert Murdoch is reviving the old school, knock down, drag out newspaper war. “Bring it the bloody on Sulzberger!”
The Raleigh Chronicle, an [...]
It seems that Twitter has coupled with mobile answer service ChaCha to bring your…TwitterChas! OK, maybe not.
But, Twitter users can now follow ChaCha and, when they send a question @ChaCha, a few minutes later you get an answer back. Interesting, to say the least. I tested it out with these gems.
ME: Who is the governor [...]
CoverItLive is a , free (sort of) Web-based live blogging platform that can allow news organizations or bloggers to update, in real time, an event or breaking news story. It has been used and touted by both Newsweek and Seattle’s The Stranger. From the creators:
CoveritLive’s web based software takes your next live blog to a [...]
Via Lifehacker:
For YouTube videos, presentations, or even just system sounds, having the right sound effect file can make all the difference. FindSounds, a search engine focused on audio files, is a heck of a lot more convenient than typing “.wav” into Google and wading through inconsistent results. Type in what you’re looking for and specify [...]
According to Jon Friedman over at MarketWatch, tech-minded publication Wired has plans to release a style book with the 21st-century journalist in mind (don’t bother with the video, it’s annoyingly pointless). Evan Hansen, Wired.com editor-in-chief says:
“There is often a separation between editorial and technology,” he said. “We’re trying to create a culture where there is [...]
And the ‘Singularity is Weird.’ Honestly, wouldn’t it just be easier to by a 3M screen filter?
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Gizmodo has an excellent review of four, entry-level DSLR cameras that are hitting the market soon. The four models are from Sony, Canon, Nikon and Olympus, the current digital camera heavyweights. Having at least a modicum of camera skills is essential for an online journalist, so these sub-$1000 cameras are a great addition to any [...]
Via Boing Boing:
The first days of the mobile journalist, courtesy of RCA.
This battery-operated RCA back-pack weighs 53 pounds, including batteries. Antennas for transmitting picture signals and receiving orders from a base station extend from top of pack. Range is about one mile. At rear of camera case is an electronic finder and a microphone for [...]
I think this will be something of a feature I want to do once or twice a week. Just a quick round up of the current online feature or breaking news stories using some sort of online-exclusive component. This could be anything; a flash piece, audio, video, graphic or even clever use of photos.
Catholic Views, [...]
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