The Limits of Technology
March 21, 2001
New technologies may help reporters win their battles with the clock, but Poynter’s Chip Scanlan says we all will be losers if they use their new tools to avoid the messy and sometimes painful aspects of real life.
Virtual Voting Booth
March 21, 2001
After the 2000 election, washingtonpost.com built a Virtual Voting Booth that enabled users to decide for themselves what standards they would use to count a vote in the 2000 presidential election. The coolest part of this interactive is that after your selections, the Virtual Voting Booth tells you which candidate would have won!
Online Journalism: A Critical Primer
March 13, 2001
Online Journalism: A Critical Primer
by Jim Hall
This book examines “how interactive texts are both written and read, the book surveys the new technologies and conventions that online journalism has ushered in.” A decent overview of practical and theoretical issues, but not ideal for hands-on training.
Refine Your Skills
March 10, 2001
CyberJournalist.net has compiled a list of institutes and universities offering training for professional journalists and degree programs in online journalism. Check out the list and send in programs you know about to help the list grow.