Chris O’Brien, who has been working on the The Next Newsroom Project, recently wrote an interesting post for the Knight Digital Media Center leadership blog on what being an online first newsroom really means. Chris’s post does a good job of challenging conventional thinking about online journalism. The short story, as most online veterans know, is it’s not just about posting content online first, but insinuating thinking and planning for the Web into the very fabric of traditional or merged newsrooms. The post is worth a read.
Dec 09
The Digital Evolution
convergence, j schools, journalism, teaching
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The New York Times reports that Hewlett-Packard and Arizona State University are joining forces to create a portable, flexible display. The new device has the potential to get your news on the go. Oh, wait, that’s what PDAs and cell phones are for. But, hey, if it brings extra eyeballs to the news, then I’m all for it.
On a side note, Arizona State University seems to be on the move these days. I have quite a few colleagues who’ve joined the faculty and staff there to work on innovative projects in journalism, including Retha Hill, who runs the new media lab at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Jody Brannon, who directs the Carnegie-Knight News 21 Initiative, Jason Manning, director of student media; and Len Downie, Weil Family Professor of Journalism.
Aug 01
ONA Conference Is a Month Away
convergence, journalism, ONA, training
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The Online News Association conference is fast approaching. If you’re interested in new media — innovation, implementation or jobs — this is the conference you want to attend. I first became involved in ONA as a panelist for the ’04 conference. Since then, I’ve been on the conference planning committee each year. Last year, I was elected to the organization’s board. My obvious bias aside, each year this conference offers panels and workshops that challenge those in new media as well as those thinking about it. This year, we’ve added a multimedia learning lab, where participants can learn new technologies and techniques. In addition, there will be a job fair, pre-conference workshops on video shooting and database reporting as well as other topics. That will be followed by two full days of workshops. Find out more about the conference at http://journalist.org/2008conference.
