Every time you turn around, it seems, there are more free tools journalists can use to enhance their work online. San Jose State grad student Ryan Sholin has posted a useful list of tools for producing polls, maps, audio, video…
In the two years since CNN launched iReport, its user-generated content initiative has contributed to and even driven some of network’s coverage, says Tyson Wheatley, news manager for user participation at CNN. Accepting a Knight-Batten Award for Innovation in Journalism yesterday, Wheatley said CNN…
You know about Twitter. You’re already LinkedIn. But do you “Summize?” Tom Cheredar of NewAssignment.net thinks you should. Summize–a search engine that collects Twitter updates–is tops on his list of “silly Web applications” that belong in a journalist’s tool…
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…
Want to be a TV news producer or reporter? Be prepared to wear multiple hats. Mary Ellen Hardies, who produces the 6 p.m. newscast at WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio, does a lot more than assemble a rundown and write lead-ins.…
You might think that question has been resolved, but it keeps coming up. I ran across it again this week in a study of the BBC’s use of blogs by network veteran Alfred Hermida, who now teaches at the University…
The Times Herald-Record posted an amazing investigative package this week that combines excellent use of Flash with top-notch video to bring a compelling story to life online. Multimedia producer John Pertel and investigative reporter Christine Young collaborated on the story…
Three misconceptions about the audience are leading journalists to produce vapid journalism for the Web, says Robert Niles in the Online Journalism Review. Do you think today’s audience suffers from too-short attention spans, can’t handle details and hates numbers? Wrong,…
Here’s an update on some of the online innovation we’ve seen coming out of the CA fire coverage. Mark Glaser’s MediaShift blog, which is hosted by PBS, has pulled together an online guide for people tracking fire coverage. We’d like to…
Anyone who produces Webcasts or streams newscasts online might want to take a look at what ABC News is doing with its afternoon Webcast, called “World News.” According to an article in the New York Times: “It is intended in…
