Archive for April, 2008
CommTogether right now, over…journalism
I’m a student in the School of Communication at the University of Miami, but you would think that the various journalism programs (print, broadcast and visual) speak different languages sometimes from the lack of collaboration that is present. Yes, there have been several notable successes — and I’ve been lucky to be in three classes [...]
College Content Management social network
Last Saturday night I created a social networking site using Ning called College Content Management. I’ve seen the power of Wired Journalists and NextNewsroom during the past few months and those served as my inspiration. The idea floated around my head for a few weeks, but it was not realized until after I talked with [...]
NextNewsroom conference recap
Megan Taylor, managing editor for online/new media at The Independent Florida Alligator, and I had the same idea to recap the NextNewsroom conference, but she beat me to it: NextNewsroom: Wrap-up Megan summarized it all very well, so I won’t repeat what’s already been said except to thank Chris O’Brien for organizing what was hands-down [...]
NextNewsroom – Innovation for college media
Facilitated by Kathleen Sullivan Notes from the board What changes need to be made Different deadline reality Different sources for content Story doesn’t end when it goes to print (continue the discussion) Assets and obstacles to adaptation What can be delegated and what can’t (address workload) Assign a team to a long running story Build [...]
NextNewsroom – How to change from the old to the new
Facilitated by John North, Knoxville News Sentinel What is the new world? “It’s publishing now, we don’t wait.” On the board Old World: Print tomorrow or Print whenever New World: Web, e-mail, text Publish now Publish now Publish now Publish now Print tomorrow You [should] begin to work a story throughout the day. Start with [...]
