I have always had doubts about the purpose of offering a digital edition of a newspaper. By this, I mean a digital reproduction of the paper version. Why take something that is designed to be read as a physical paper product and turn it into an inferior reproduction on a computer screen? It seems that Canwest has no such doubts. It is now offering downloadable digital editions of 11 newspapers
PDF Mindy McAdams has drawn up a five-part series on online journalism on her blog. Her entries are full of good advice for both budding journalists and seasoned reporters. I share much of the same outlook on online journalism and was struck by the similarities between her entries and the material in the multiplatform journalism course I teach at UBC. Here are links to the five parts: Media User interaction Skillsets
Here’s some advice for budding journalists looking to launch their careers in online newsrooms – learn the basics, reports Poynter Online. According to a survey by the Online News Association, traditional skills such as news judgement, grammar and style, and ability to work under time pressure are key in online newsrooms. But what the study also shows is that student journalists must also adopt a multimedia mindset. From the report:
Some good advice to budding journalists on Journalistopic, the blog run by Danny Sanchez, a web producer for the Orlando Sentinel. He recently visited his alma mater, the University of Florida, to speak with about 250 journalism freshmen. Before he went, he canvassed opinion and outlines the advice in this entry. His advice: “The changing media landscape means we have a whole array of new tools to tell a story.
What gear do you need if you want to be your own TV reporter? You should have a look at the equipment that Kevin Sites carries with him when on assignment for Yahoo. The list of equipment is surprising compact and reflects how technology can help a journalist to tell a story. This is how Yahoo explains the concept: “Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone is news reporting for the
The idea of a video journalist working for a newspaper may sound like a contradiction in terms. But as newspapers offer increasing amount of video on their websites, there is a growing need for journalists with broadcast skills. The Online Journalism Review has an illuminating interview with Travis Fox, one of the seven video journalists employed by the Washington Post. When Fox started producing video for the Post’s website in
Another newspaper is moving towards an integrated newsroom, this time in The Netherlands. The process the de Volkskrant, one of Holland’s leading daily quality newspapers started about a year ago and in an interview with journalism.co.uk publisher Pieter Kok explains how it is going. I particularly like the way he describes the paper, turning the traditional definition on its head: “I like to think of us as an online newspaper