Watching Convergence Unfold
September 28, 2002
Journalism student Joseph Van Harken recently found himself in the middle of a breaking news shooting scene, watching news media converge in the field. He quickly learned there are many ways to tell the same story, and each way has its own purpose. In an essay for CyberJournalist.net, he describes the coverage and the lessons he learned.
CyberJournalist List Updated
September 28, 2002
The number of journalists writing Weblogs is rapidly increasing and, thus, The CyberJournalist List has been expanding quite a bit. So the list of J-Bloggers
Annotated AP Digest
September 24, 2002
Here’s a Web page you should check every day, a daily Web tip tied to the biggest stories of the day.
Top News Sites for September
September 20, 2002
Top 20 Current Events & Global News Sites
September 20, 2002
Nielsen//NetRatings has released its list of the Top 20 Current Events & Global News Sites for August. August is usually a slow month, but this one was unusually busy, thanks to the West Nile Virus, the ongoing drought, wild fires and the run-up to Sept. 11 coverage. As a result, traffic to most sites increased. CyberJournalist.net will be running Nielsen//NetRatings’ monthly news site traffic reports from now on, here. Continue reading…
Clear The Skies, USATODAY.com
September 12, 2002
An exhaustive package of stories, multimedia and an “interactive documentary” about U.S. aviation on the day of the terrorists attacks, reconstructing how the unprecedented order to clear the skies on Sept. 11 played out. Stunning details and an interesting perspective on a story that’s been told many times. Winner, First Associated Press Managing Editors APMEOnline Convergence Awards in the 50,000+ circulation category.
Online 9/11 Memorials
September 12, 2002
A number of sites put databases of the Sept. 11 victims online, but Remembering the Lost, compiled by 11 Tribune newspapers, is the most comprehensive. It combines the powerful information delivery of a database with an online memorial to the victims, including photos and descriptions of many of the victims. On The New York Times site, you can search and read all of the newspaper’s Portraits of Grief series about Sept. 11 victims, hear Times’ editors discuss the series and even read and add to a collection of tributes to the victims. Internet Broadcasting Systems’ sites, meanwhile, built a Virtual Memorial where users can read thoughts from readers’ across the country and “light” their own “virtual candle.”
Sept. 11 Anniversary Coverage Online
September 11, 2002
Online news sites have spent months preparing for the Sept. 11 anniversary. CyberJournalist.net has compiled a look at some of the most outstanding and most interesting work published online. Continue reading…
The Post 9/11 Rise of Do-It-Yourself Journalism
September 6, 2002
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks gave new prominence to the phenomenon of do-it-yourself journalism, from eyewitness accounts to analysis from amateurs, according to a new Pew Internet & American Life Project study. As a result, growing numbers of Americans seem to want to use the Internet to supplement the information they get from traditional media. Read CyberJournalist.net’s report on the study. Continue reading…
Challenged to Change, IdahoStatesman.com
September 5, 2002
Rural Idaho: Challenged to Change by IdahoStatesman.com is a package of stories, photographs and audio files reporting the many difficulties confronting residents of the state’s wide open territories. These reports were part of a year-long look at the problems and options facing Idaho’s rural communities. The Idaho Statesman teamed up with the Idaho Edition of the Spokane Spokesman-Review, the Idaho Falls Post Register, the Lewiston Morning Tribune, Idaho Public Television and KTVB Channel 7. More than 1,000 Idahoans were interviewed, polled or participated in a series of town-hall meetings around the state as part of this project, which appeared on the Web, in all four newspapers and on KTVB. Winner, First Associated Press Managing Editors APMEOnline Convergence Awards in the under-50,000 circulation category.