After more hours than I’m willing to count, I’ve produced three 10-Minute Flash Tutorials aimed at journalists, photojournalists, students, and … whomever! I debated whether to start with something more advanced, but in the end, I decided to try these because I thought I could make them as short as 10 minutes. Well, each one [...]
SNDies award winners have been highlighted in a news posting at the SND Web site. Although the annual awards in the past have been decided in the late summer or early fall, for some unknown reason we now have “early SNDies.” Huh? But in any case, these are interesting and varied examples of online journalism [...]
A week ago, I posted a Wufoo survey here, and 173 of you were kind enough to complete it (108 said they are journalists). Thank you! You can see the results in graphic format. It’s not the most user-friendly format I’ve ever seen, and it’s only the raw data, so it includes everyone who answered. [...]
June 3 through 5 at Michigan State. Take advantage of discounted registration until May 4. Details here. Check out the video interview with Nigel Holmes. Organized by Karl Gude. No Flash and no animation, but there will be 3-D. Technorati tags: infographics | information graphics | journalism
Hard to resist a challenge like this: Ryan Sholin invites us to write about someone, somewhere, doing it right. “Heck, tell me about five.” He started us off with five of his own choosing. Here are my five: Santa Barbara Independent: This California arts and entertainment weekly recently redesigned its Web site, and it looks [...]
I’ve been running a survey since last Saturday. Tomorrow is the one-week mark, and I’ll be taking it offline about noon (-04:00 GMT). The survey’s goal is to show what this blog’s readers like, dislike, and want more of. Please fill out my survey. There are ONLY eight (8) questions! Please help! Update (April 29): [...]
Rob Curley is looking for summer interns at Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. We want solid journalists who can write their backsides off. We’re also looking for programmers with an understanding of Django. And if you’re a kick-ass designer with killer Flash or motion-graphics skills, we want you. Via Meranda Watling. Technorati tags: journalism | jobs | online [...]