On 05/17/2010,
in Apple, journalism,
by Daniel Christian
The Page newspaper e-reader — from the-digital-reader.com
I just came across a new e-reader concept designed by 3 students at Art Center College of Design. They based their design on that of a traditional newspaper. The material they used is a not yet invented type of epaper called “smart paper”. It’s flexible, touch sensitive, and weatherproof. You should watch the demo videos. They’ll give you a better idea of what this design can do.
Columbia to combine journalism, computer science in new digital media focus — eSchoolNews.com
From DSC:
Given what has been and is occurring within journalism — and publishing in general — this is a great move by Columbia. With the ability to offer interactive, multimedia-based, digital storytelling on devices like the iPad, these types of skills will come in handy. Along those lines, I think it’s very beneficial to students when they encounter such cross-disciplinary assignments, projects, and environments — as that’s what teams in the real-world have to do.
On 03/23/2010,
in journalism,
by Daniel Christian
The future newsroom: Lean, open and social media-savvy — from Mashable.com
More journalism resources from Mashable:
– The Future Journalist: Thoughts from Two Generations
– Can E-readers and Tablets Save the News?
– 5 Essential Tools for the Mobile Journalist
– 8 Things to Avoid When Building a Community
– 8 Must-Have Traits of Tomorrow’s Journalist
On 03/23/2010,
in Apple, computer science, interactivity, journalism, multimedia, publishing,
by Daniel Christian
“Even though the iPad looks like an iPhone built for the supersize inhabitants of Pandora, its ambitions are as much about shrinking our laptops as about stretching our smartphones. Yes, the iPad is designed for reading, gaming, and media consumption. But it also represents an ambitious rethinking of how we use computers. No more files and folders, physical keyboards and mouses. Instead, the iPad offers a streamlined yet powerful intuitive experience that’s psychically in tune with our mobile, attention-challenged, super-connected new century. Instant-on power. Lightning-fast multitouch response. Native applications downloaded from a single source that simplifies purchases, organizes updates, and ensures security.”
From DSC:
From my perspective, the iPad will usher in more interactivity, more multimedia-based content, more end-user control, more choice about the type of media one consumes (even on the same article/topic), and the ability to quickly “drill down” more deeply into a topic.
Also see — and item originally from:
13 ways of looking at an iPad — from brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com
On 03/01/2010,
in game-changing environment, journalism, mobile learning, new business models, participation, personalized/customized learning,
by Daniel Christian
In this new multi-platform media environment, people’s relationship to news is becoming portable, personalized and participatory. These new metrics stand out:
- Portable: 33% of cell phone owners now access news on their cell phones.
- Personalized: 28% of internet users have customized their home page to include news from sources and on topics that particularly interest them.
- Participatory: 37% of internet users have contributed to the creation of news, commented about it, or disseminated it via postings on social media sites like Facebook or Twitter.
From DSC:
Sounds an awful lot like where education is heading…portable, personalized, and participatory.
On 02/23/2010,
in journalism,
by Daniel Christian
Video @ paidContent 2010: New York Times execs on metered news & more — from paidcontent.org
For nearly 40 minutes, top executives from The New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) took questions from interviewer Staci D. Kramer, co-editor and EVP of ContentNext Media, and participants in paidContent 2010. Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., chairman and publisher; Janet Robinson, president and CEO; and Martin Nisenholtz, SVP-digital operations, knew the interest would be intense but while they were willing to buy lunch, they weren’t ready to feed the appetite for detail about plans for NYTimes.com to go metered in 2011. Instead, much of the focus was on strategy. Sulzberger insisted the new model isn’t intended to choke off traffic and new users, while Nisenholtz said the challenge is creating a model that charges while growing advertising—and Robinson tried very hard to convince people a meter isn’t a paywall. The Q&A includes exchanges with The Guardian‘s Emily Bell; Slate’s Jacob Weisberg and Reuters’ Felix Salmon.
On 02/16/2010,
in blogs / blogging / vlogging, design, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, journalism, multimedia, social learning / networks, web design and production, writing,
by Daniel Christian
The Digital Journalist’s Handbook is composed of 12 chapters, each covering a different tool in the digital journalist’s arsenal:
THE NEW MEDIA MINDSET
An examination of the current state of journalism and what it means to be a digital journalist.
WRITING FOR THE WEB
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Headlines
• Linking
• Breaking news
• Comments
• Analytics
• Computer-assisted reporting
BLOGGING
• Getting started
• Blog platforms
• Design
• Other types of blogs
• RSS
• Creating a successful blog
PHOTOGRAPHY
• Choosing a camera
• Composing a photo
• Shooting in the field
• Digital photo editing
AUDIO
• Choosing an audio recorder
• Microphones and accessories
• Recording in the field
• Interviewing
• Ambient sound
• Narration
• Audio editing
• Posting and sharing audio
• Podcasting
AUDIO SLIDESHOWS
• Creating the slideshow
• Soundslides
VIDEO
• Choosing a camera
• Camera accessories
• Composing video
• Recording in the field
• Interviewing
• Video editing
• Posting and sharing video
WEB DESIGN
• Content Management Systems (CMS)
• HTML
• CSS
• Journalism and programming
SOCIAL NETWORKING
• Twitter
• Facebook
• MySpace
• Digg
• StumbleUpon
• YouTube
• Flickr
• Delicious
• Making the most of social networks
DATA VISUALIZATION
• Interactive maps
• Databases
• Creating a visualization
FLASH
• The Flash interface
• The capabilities of Flash
• Publishing Flash files
• The disadvantages of Flash
WHAT NOW?
Advice and lessons on what digital journalists should do with the tools they learn
GLOSSARY
The glossary contains more than 130 definitions of everything from ActionScript to zoom. It includes simple definitions for commonly used terms such as convergence, geotagging, flame war and technologies like Drupal, Creative Commons, and Ruby on Rails.
On 02/16/2010,
in journalism,
by Daniel Christian
Newsmastering Architecture for News Radars — from Teemu Arina
From DSC:
What might this graphic look and work like for faculty/instructors/teachers?
Living Stories: new journalism experiment — from NITLE and Bryan Alexander
An experimental Web site offers an interesting approach to journalism. Living Stories, a collaboration between the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Google, consists of a series of major topics. Living Stories aggregates several news streams and information sources under each such header, including a slideshow, an introduction, curated articles, recent coverage, and two timelines.
On 02/05/2010,
in interaction design, journalism,
by Daniel Christian
3 Ways journalism classes are making education more interactive — from 10000words.net
On 01/28/2010,
in 21st century, Apple, business side of he, colleges, computer science, convergence, corporate / business world, cost of getting a degree, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, disruption, education technology, elearning, engagement / engaging students, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, hybrid learning, instructional design, journalism, learning, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, multimedia, online learning, open courseware and systems, pace of change, podcasting, publishing, RSS, simulations, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, telecommunications, textbooks, training / L&D, web-based collaboration, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for Newsday’s Web Site — resource and quote below from Stephen Downes
Newsday’s paid content rollout: 35 subscribers. Yes, that’s right. 35 subscribers. “In late October, Newsday, the Long Island daily that the Dolans bought for $650 million, put its web site, newsday.com, behind a pay wall. The paper was one of the first non-business newspapers to take the plunge by putting up a pay wall, so in media circles it has been followed with interest. Could its fate be a sign of what others, including The New York Times, might expect?”
From DSC:
For those of you who have been following my thoughts on this — as seen here and here as well — those of us in higher ed need to watch what is happening with the newspaper industry. We could easily be next.