Some recent posts dealing with the skills journalists and journalism organizations now need. Think like a journalist. This is aimed at ordinary folk, but the NewTrust piece does offer a nice, basic overview of the mental skills that go with the craft. Introducing: the journalist of the future. A very good post by Adam Westbrook, [...]
Several visual-related links that I’ve collected over the past week or so. Brent Beadle. Some very nice work from a Vancouver-based shooter. Video journalism on Vimeo. A channel of video journalism related videos. Features stories and videos on storytelling. 5 Cool Photoblogs. Four of the five are new to me. You may find some of [...]
I’m sure I’ve written this before: I don’t mind paying for content. I buy books, magazines, the downloadable equivalent of CDs and so on. In every case, it’s because what I’m buying has some value to me, whether it’s access to a range of ideas, the chance to hear good music or even the value [...]
Somehow, Tuesday got away from me. Consider this a two-fer. Three Media Execs on Why Industry Cannot Innovate. A lot of this makes sense, including the idea that you can’t expect an industry to disrupt itself. Newspapers: 180 years for not charging for content. An interesting read that hammers home a point that has been [...]
I have a few open browser windows from the weekend and this morning, including those containing these. Note: I am not ignoring the recent spate of articles on newspapers charging for access to their online content. I have a fuller post on that coming. Abandon old strategies to survive in a new era. Steve Yelvington’s [...]
A mixed bag of links today. As always, I’ve tried to source my squibs but some of the open browser windows are the result of tweets, and in some cases I’ve lost track of the source. 20 Amazing Illustrator Tutorials. It’s been a long while since I’ve done any serious work in Illustrator. Some of [...]
I learned something today (or maybe relearned something I already knew), while walking around searching for an image to go with “duality,” my TSI word of the day. (Explanation here; photo here.) It seems the more I pay attention to a single concept, the more focussed I am on trying to see something such as [...]
I’m still getting caught up on a backlog of interesting posts. Today’s squibs have a decided emphasis on visual journalism. Creative and innovative uses of online video. One of the media web’s best curators and publishers, Mark Luckie, has some eye candy/inspiration for those using the new tools. Showcase: A Subtle Palette for Portraits. An [...]
I’ve just uploaded the second in a series of photos created in response to words given to me by Twitter followers. I’m not going to embed it here: you’ll have to go to Flickr to see it. Tomorrow’s word, which already has me deep in thought about the nature of being, is “duality.” Just a [...]
There are a wealth of tools and sites for learning out there for upgrading journalism skills and learning new ones. Some links to what I have recently come across: • Both the Reuter’s Handbook of Journalism and the CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices handbook are available to all online. These should be of interest to students, [...]
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