You've written a story for the Web or a post for a blog and you need to add an image or a related video. If you didn't take a photo or shoot footage yourself, what are your options? The Internet is a treasure trove of multimedia …
Forgive me for tooting my own horn, but I'm pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of my book, Advancing the Story: Broadcast Journalism in a Multimedia World, co-authored with Deb Wenger. It's available now from CQ Press or Amazon, and we hope you'll …
There's no shortage of video online these days; in fact, it's become almost ubiquitous. But if everyone's bought in to the importance of posting video, not everyone has figured out how to get people to actually watch it. There's no single "holy grail," of course, but …
The folks at the Guardian have been doing inspired work with data for several years. Now, they've added a new data store--one stop shopping for anyone interested in making data more meaningful. In addition to the data blog that highlights the British newspaper's own analysis …
The transition from general assignment reporter to multi-platform journalist isn't always easy, but people who've made the switch often say they'd never go back. For Josh Hinkle of KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas, working as a one-man band makes it easier to be creative. "I don’t …
When a big story breaks, the challenge these days is not only to get the story right and get it fast but also to get it to every possible audience. Elections give newsrooms a rare opportunity to plan for breaking news, so it's a great …
Should you ditch your laptop for an iPad? Kerry Northrup votes yes. He's the brains behind the long-running NewsGear project, formerly based at the IFRA Newsplex at the University of South Carolina, and he issues an annual list of state-of-the-art mobile technology for journalists. This …
A good editor can make something out of almost nothing. Boring video? Pick up the pace in the edit and the viewer may not even notice how dull the shots are. A bad editor, on the other hand, can ruin even the best video. I …
Who's the best solo video journalist in the country? If you ask the NPPA, the answer is Dave Delozier, the winner of the first-ever solo VJ of the year award. That would be the same Dave Delozier of KUSA-TV in Denver who won the TV …
Very cool! The BBC is experimenting with a new prototype in data visualization called Dimensions "to bring home the human scale of events and places." A better name for it might be what they're using for a URL: "How big really?" It's a pretty simple …
Ian Shapira leads a double life. By day, he's a reporter at the Washington Post. By night, he's a graduate student in interactive journalism at American University, learning a whole new way of telling stories. And it hasn't been easy. Shapira is no rookie; he's been …
The Web was supposed to help news organizations expand their reach and make it easy for people to find the news they want when they want it. But when it comes to local television, it seems, that's just not happening. According to a new report from …
