Pulitzer prize-winner Gene Weingarten wrote a funny ode to copy editors in his Sunday column for the Washington Post.
From start to finish, it’s an entertaining frolic that defends the craft. Editors and management should read it and think twice about slashing entire copy desks when layoff time comes around.
Weingarten won acclaim for his 2007 profile [...]
Categories: General Journalism, One For Fun
Editors from the Orlando Sentinel answer some of the common questions in a Flash presentation.
The redesign goes live June 22, but as several others have mentioned, beauty alone isn’t enough to retain readers. The real questions: Will the stories speak to the community and address their interests, answer their questions, and provide for their needs?
One [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism
Tagged: design, newspapers
Carlos Brando, a Ruby on Rails developer, has released a free book covering the Ruby on Rails 2.1 updates.
It’s a pretty good overview for those new to the latest version of Rails. And hey, you can’t beat the price.
(via Ruby Inside)
Categories: Tips & Tools
While election coverage may be on hiatus, speculation on who will be our next president is about to run wild.
Sean Connelley of the Los Angeles Times created an interactive, embeddable map that lets you test different electoral vote scenarios.
Think Wisconsin will go to McCain? Click and the state turns red. Believe the die-hard Democrats and [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, Games, One For Fun