Archive for April, 2010
5 Tips for Using a FlipCam

5 Tips for Using a FlipCam

Posted 29 April 2010 | By Alana Casanova | Categories: General | No Comments

The charming blip-bleep of a Flipcam springing to life makes it seems like we can film anything. And we can. This little machine has given everyone the ability to capture a clip and add video (and multimedia) to their stories. They’ve also given everyone the ability to capture their roommate making pizza or their turtle [...]

Photo Ethics in the age of Adobe Photoshop CS5

Photo Ethics in the age of Adobe Photoshop CS5

Posted 21 April 2010 | By John Smock | Categories: General | No Comments

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Adobe Photoshop. As if to celebrate, last week Adobe released Creative Suite 5, the most powerful version yet, and for photojournalism maybe the most troubling. Photoshop remains the top photo editing and graphics program for pros. Among the newest version’s most notable features is the Content-aware Fill Tool, [...]

Beyond Automated Story Aggregation

Beyond Automated Story Aggregation

Posted 14 April 2010 | By A. Adam Glenn | Categories: News Tech Tutorials, Web Sites, Web Tools, blogging | No Comments

The Tool: WordPress workaround for creating customizable “topical” news pages Why Use It: Build destination sub-sites for your news outlet that aren’t limited to automatically aggregating similar stories into categories WordPress, once considered mainly a tool for bloggers, has become a standby for quick-to-launch, easy-to-operate news web sites. One of the strengths of WordPress has [...]

Student Stories: From CUNY to the Wall Street Journal

Student Stories: From CUNY to the Wall Street Journal

Posted 07 April 2010 | By Maya Pope-Chappelle | Categories: General, Student Stories | No Comments

After sending out countless cover letters, resumes, and emails trying to get a lead on a job, in early March I finally got an offer that will serve as the start of the career I had in mind when I came to graduate school.  Defying the odds of a bad economy and what some would [...]