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Journalists Get Geeky in Georgia

February 20, 2008 //
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Starting Friday, journalists and researchers from all over will gather at Georgia Tech for Journalism 3G: The Future of Technology in the Field.

Though there hasn’t yet been a lot of discussion on the group’s CrowdVine site, a look at the member list shows a wide swath of interesting minds and movers who are pushing online journalism to be more than just text + photo + video + comments.

According to the conference website, there almost 220 people have registered. If you can’t make down to Georgia, you can watch the live webcast starting Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. ET

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Categories Data + Graphics, General Journalism, Mobile/Tablet, Social Media, Tips & Tools

Looking for Examples of New News

February 20, 2008 //
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Ryan Sholin at Invisible Inked is looking for bright spots that redefine news.

He’s started a list that shows some creative Web executions. Several commenters have added sites of their own. For example:

What I find interesting is that most of the examples on Ryan’s page are from newspapers. Other organizations (NPR, anyone?) must be doing interesting things as well. C’mon, represent!

If you’ve got redefining work of your own, feel free to show it off here in comments, and let Ryan know.

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Categories Data + Graphics, General Journalism, Maps, Mobile/Tablet

Home Improvement at Ricochet

February 20, 2008 //
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Spring’s not quite here, but it was time to do a little revamping.

Ricochet launched quietly at the end of November with the intent of looking both within and outside the journalism industry for ideas to keep the news profession — and the business — thriving.

The new site, based on a free template by Design Disease maintains openness without wasting space. It’s also more interesting to look at. And makes comments and the blogroll more obvious.

Meanwhile, for those who prefer to subscribe by RSS, there are now three feeds:

So have a look around and let me know what you think.

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A Peek Behind EveryBlock

February 14, 2008 //
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picture-1.pngA few weeks ago, database journalist extraordinaire Adrian Holovaty launched the much-anticipated EveryBlock, the geotagged local information website.

While there’ve been complaints that EveryBlock is little more than a tremendous database of photos and impersonal facts, it is a data-rich site full of stories and story possibilities, as Matt Waite points out.

Rex Sorgatz of Fimoculous interviewed Holovaty to learn some of the challenges of building and scaling the site, as well as his plans for data standardization and community features. Of note:

“I guess there’d be some value in standardizing approaches to structured data (like, building a nationwide crime database), but we’re more immediately interested in standardizing the geocoding of ‘blobs.’ The main premise is that locations in news articles should be defined in a machine-readable way. Look for something from us soon.”

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Categories Data + Graphics, General Journalism

Steve Outing Launches GrowYourNewsWebsite.com

February 13, 2008 //
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Steve Outing, “Stop the Presses” columnist and online media consultant just launched a new site aimed at those looking for ideas to increase news website readership and make money.

Not all of Outing’s recommendations are earthshaking, but the comments will probably prove to be the true goldmine.

On a post about showing the numbers associated with “most emailed” stories to show weight and scale in addition to popularity, commenter Dave Bullard notes that the numbers are also a form of audience approval. Bullard writes:

“Perhaps you find a place on the home page for comments from readers, as in, ‘This is a great resource! Beats the paper six ways to Sunday. Keep up the good work!’

“Rotate those comments, and reinforce them by sending the commenter a little piece of branded swag.”

The editorial side might hate it, but think about the last time you went to a movie because your newspaper’s reviewers gave it a thumbs up.

Get in on the ground floor and join in the discussions.

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Categories General Journalism, Making Money, Social Media
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