For Interactive journalists, here’s HTML5 in a nutshell: HTML5 is the fifth iteration of HTML. HTML is the “predominant markup language for web pages.” It gives structure to text and media and, in conjunction with CSS, is the most common programming language used to present content for the Internet. When fully adopted, HTML5 could dramatically [...]
When community members are first asked to contribute to The Local, they’re always excited by the opportunity to see their work published on the NYTimes.com. Converting that initial enthusiasm to actual submissions, however, is a challenge. Whether we’re looking for one-offs contributions or trying to develop an ongoing relationship with someone in the community, the [...]
Every so often a tool comes along that every multimedia journalist should know about. Cover it Live is one of those tools. This easy-to-use, embeddable live-blogging program allows users to cover speeches, sports and other events in real time. And, the basic package is completely free. To host an event the user (or users) need [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Twitter has become a popular reporting tool that allows journalists across the world to follow the news in real time. Yet little focus is given to its use as a research tool. With its 140-character limit messages, it is more of a robust research tool than we realize. Here are just few ways that Twitter [...]
In the multimedia world work flow might be defined simply as an organized, step-by-step system for getting a job done either by an individual or by a team. Good work flow is characterized by an almost mechanized efficiency throughout a project and consistency of method from one project to the next. With digital photography, especially [...]
At the beginning of February, I began a job at Sports Illustrated’s website SI.com as part of their new video team. I chalk this up to a small miracle (and a possible mistake in HR), but the people here at Digital News Journalist don’t seem to buy into my aberration theory. They asked me to [...]
Visualizing data often makes good stories. I wondered how stories themselves could provide data for visualizations. You often hear of the ideal graph of story structure–the classic three-part profile with an introduction to the conflict leading to a climax, and ending with the resolution. This structure would be represented by a slow-rising hill ending with [...]
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