Dec
18
Today’s readings:
- Behind the scenes of “Running on empty”. I really enjoyed the Roanoke Times’s multimedia piece on the Hellgate 100k, an insane ultrarunning event. This piece explains how it came together and the huge effort it took just to cover the thing. Every time I see a piece like this it tells me how alive and vital storytelling is.
- Mi6 videojournalism. From David Dunkley Gyimah: “I have put together a draft for a book on videojournalism” I can’t wait for publication.
- Earnings: Adobe Profits Rise 21 Percent On Video; 76 Percent Of Broadcasters Use Flash. How big is video? Adobe’s revenue from video products grew 38 per cent last year, according to Paid Content.
- Style & Substance. If you’re a writer or editor and you’re not subscribed to the Wall Street Journal’s Paul R. Martin’s monthly newsletter, shame on you. If the regular Quintessential quiz doesn’t keep you sharp, I don’t know what will.
- The perils of trying to use Facebook for political activism. Russell McOrmond, one of those on the front line of the battle against atrocious (but not yet introduced) Canadian copyright changes, finds his Facebook account disabled because, “It seems that I write too much on Facebook, and its automated system decided I was a spammer.”
- Small Midwest papers, especially in Oklahoma, struggle to publish in wake of huge ice storm. What newspaper folks do when the storms hit and the power dies: find a way to keep going.
