Attitudes, Tools and Techniques Change Journalism
July 26, 2001
U.S. newspapers report dramatic changes in the way they define and cover news and even how they view their mission, a new survey of the nation’s top editors reveals. Key among the findings is that editors report a sharply increased appetite for more two-way connections with readers. Nine of 10 editors surveyed also say the future of the industry depends on even more interactivity with readers.
A look at convergence in Tampa
July 26, 2001
No one to date has tackled convergence with the zeal and commitment of Media General, Inc., the parent company of the Tampa Tribune, WFLA-TV and online news provider Tampa Bay Online or TBO.com, reports the RTNDA. “What makes this covergence unique,” says Gil Thelen, the Tribune’s executive editor and vice president, “is that this is the only place in the country where you have a newspaper, television station and online division under one roof.”
Tips for integrating print, online publications
July 26, 2001
Tips for news organizations trying to integrate their print and online publications, adapted from a presentation by Phil Semas, associate editor for new media, The Chronicle for Higher Education at the 1998 Interactive Newspapers Conference…
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‘Great Ideas at Newspaper Interactive-Media Businesses’
July 24, 2001
The AIM Group, in conjunction with the Newspaper Association of America, has compiled this list of 60 great ideas — covering revenue, promotion, circulation, multimedia and content — to newspapers and other media companies improve their interactive-media businesses.
According to the Times
July 23, 2001
The New York Times on the Web has begun a Weblog of links to some of the weeks top stories in The Times called “According to The Times…” What’s particularly interesting is that the site is basically using the Weblog to repitch stories to readers, except with a completely different angle. Rather than the usual straight news headline — or even a headline that summarizes the story — the Weblog highlights a catchy detail or fact from the original story that was otherwise buried. For example, an article titled, “Pop-Up Web Ads Pose a Measurement Puzzle” is linked from the Weblog with line, “Pop-unders ads were originally developed by the online pornography industry”; and an article originally titled “Pulitzer Prize Winner Also a Profitable Bookseller” is pitched in the Weblog as “Best-selling author Larry McMurtry’s favorite meal comes from the Dairy Queen in Archer City, Tex.”
Carbon County Reassessment, mcall.com
July 23, 2001
DataSearch: Carbon County Reassessment, mcall.com/The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Public Service Award, Circulation 75,000 to 250,000, Digital Edge Awards 2001. Judges wrote, “The site delivers extremely useful information for the public. Says one judge, “Having assessment data at your fingertips is a dream come true for homeowners and real estate professionals, saving all a trip to the county offices.”
Erin?s Race - Cleveland.com
July 15, 2001
Public Service, Circulation more than 250,000, Digital Edge Awards, 2002. Judges’ comments: Cleveland.com did more than present the story of Erin Jones, a police offer whose life - and pregnancy - were hurled into a crisis when she was diagnosed with cancer. It transformed itself from a local site into a digital support center for Erin?s family and a source of education and inspiration for a community of concerned Web users.
Erin?s Race - Cleveland.com
July 15, 2001
Public Service, Circulation more than 250,000, Digital Edge Awards, 2002. Judges’ comments: Cleveland.com did more than present the story of Erin Jones, a police offer whose life - and pregnancy - were hurled into a crisis when she was diagnosed with cancer. It transformed itself from a local site into a digital support center for Erin?s family and a source of education and inspiration for a community of concerned Web users.
Erin?s Race - Cleveland.com
July 15, 2001
Public Service, Circulation more than 250,000, Digital Edge Awards, 2002. Judges’ comments: Cleveland.com did more than present the story of Erin Jones, a police offer whose life - and pregnancy - were hurled into a crisis when she was diagnosed with cancer. It transformed itself from a local site into a digital support center for Erin?s family and a source of education and inspiration for a community of concerned Web users.
Erin?s Race - Cleveland.com
July 15, 2001
Public Service, Circulation more than 250,000, Digital Edge Awards, 2002. Judges’ comments: Cleveland.com did more than present the story of Erin Jones, a police offer whose life - and pregnancy - were hurled into a crisis when she was diagnosed with cancer. It transformed itself from a local site into a digital support center for Erin?s family and a source of education and inspiration for a community of concerned Web users.