MSNBC.com investigation uncovers bridge risks
January 31, 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winner Bill Dedman has produced an impressive computer-assisted reporting project for MSNBC.com, reporting that at least 17,000 U.S. bridges have gone more than two years between safety inspections. Read more »
chicagocrime.org 2.0
January 31, 2008
Adrian Holovaty announced today that his groundbreaking chicagocrime.org site is being taken down and will now redirect to his new project, EveryBlock, which he describes as the next generation of the site — “chicagocrime.org on steroids — more than just crime, and more than just Chicago.” Read more »
Beltway Blogroll: All Good Blogs Must Come To An End
January 30, 2008
Danny Glover, who is ending his Beltway Blogroll blog for the National Journal, reflects on the changes he’s seen in political blogging since he launched his blog in 2005. Read more »
Global Incident Map displaying terrorist acts
January 30, 2008
Slate V and Hilary’s Inner Tracy Flick
January 30, 2008
Slate V has been creating some innovative video lately. Check out this one for example.
Washington Post launches African American web magazine
January 28, 2008
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive has launched a very impressive new daily online magazine today called TheRoot.com. The Root blends intelligent, thought-provoking discussion of issues from a variety of black perspectives and a round-up of news from around the world with an interactive genealogical section, creating a unique online destination devoted to the black experience,” as the company describes the site. Read more »
EveryBlock launches: ‘a new way to find local news’
January 28, 2008
EveryBlock, a new local information site concept conceived of by Adrian Holovaty, has launched in three American cities: Chicago, New York and San Francisco. On each site — funded as part of a Knight Foundation Challenge grant — you can find news and public records from a vareity of public sources, searchable by street, zip code, neighborhood or block. Read more »
Tips on making Podcasts
January 28, 2008
Here are some tips on making Podcasts, from Apple.
Video: Newspaper video editing behind the scenes
January 28, 2008
Here is an interesting video about the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s video editing philosophy and procedures, courtesy of the Associated Press Photo Managers Association.
What the journalism industry can learn from porn
January 27, 2008
It’s no secret that the porn industry has been one of the most innovative industries online. Mark S. Luckie talks about what the journalism industry can learn from porn on his 10,000 words site. Read more »