Here’s yet another use for Twitter: as a tool to help focus your stories. The suggestion comes from former Washington Post editor Craig Stoltz, who says the discipline of writing substantive Tweets helps to reinforce the key journalism skill of…
Month: May 2008
So many ways to tell a story
What do you get when you move a 50-something magazine editor to the Web side? In the case of John Byrne, executive editor of BusinessWeek and editor in chief of BusinessWeek.com, you get a full-fledged convert. Byrne told the UNC-SABEW…
Print edition online
Video shooter’s advice
At the NPPA-sponsored Multimedia Immersion workshop this week, 50 participants are getting their first crack at shooting video. Most are newspaper photographers who want to learn how to shoot for their publication’s Web site. One of the instructors again this…
Compelling newspaper video
The talented team at the Raleigh News & Observer has done it again. Their online multimedia companion to a five-part print series on mental health reform gives users multiple ways to explore the story. Photojournalist Travis Long’s video is compelling,…
In the “knewsroom”
Getting good audio
As more and more journalists begin to carry their own video cameras on stories, the need for more video training is growing. The Society of Professional Journalists offers a Newsroom Training Progam that includes a module on video newsgathering. Recently,…
Mobile video doohicky
That’s what photographer Don Himsel of the Nashua Telegraph is using to stream live video to the paper’s breaking news blog. After some experimentation, the rig now combines a Nokia N95 mobile phone with a Sennheiser shotgun mic and a…
Hidden cameras make a comeback
Did they ever really go away? SPJ’s Jon Marshall contends that hidden cameras fell out of favor in TV newsrooms after the ABC News-Food Lion case in 1992. On his NewsGems blog, Marshall writes, “Fortunately, it looks like they’ve made…
The best of the Web
If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, then you might want to consider complimenting the winners of the 2008 EPpy Awards by imitating them. At the very least, you’ll want to check out what some of these folks are…