Comments on: Tuesday squibs http://www.tamark.ca/public/2006/12/12/tuesday-squibs-31/ It's about the journalism Sun, 20 May 2012 17:07:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andy http://www.tamark.ca/public/2006/12/12/tuesday-squibs-31/comment-page-1/#comment-89017 Andy Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:37:42 +0000 http://www.tamark.ca/students/?p=2396#comment-89017 I have a quibble: should we really be training print journalists merely to replicate what the TV folk are doing or should we be exploring ways of using “best practices” from both to create something different? I agree. My focus is always on learning what works across the mediums. The surprise came in how far apart they are (and that’s no criticism of either print or TV)and how much work needs to be done to bring them together so we can explore those new forms. I have a quibble: should we really be training print journalists merely to replicate what the TV folk are doing or should we be exploring ways of using “best practices” from both to create something different?

I agree. My focus is always on learning what works across the mediums. The surprise came in how far apart they are (and that’s no criticism of either print or TV)and how much work needs to be done to bring them together so we can explore those new forms.

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