There are probably dozens of obituaries and rememberances of Paul Newman out today from news sources big and small all over the world.
The actor, race car driver and philanthropist died Friday at his home in Westport, Conn., at the age of 83 after battling lung cancer.
Perhaps the most touching tribute comes from Newman’s Own, the [...]
Categories: General Journalism, video
Tagged: obits
Garrett Hubbard takes questions during a live Q&A online.
(Photograph by H. Darr Beiser/USA Today © 2008, used with permission)
Click below to read some of Garrett’s answers.
Categories: Photojournalism, Tips & Tools, video
Tagged: livechat
Search giant Google announced Project 10 to the 100th today. If you thought the money for the Knight News Challenge was big, this could be even bigger.
Project 10 to the 100th is a $10 million grant to fund up to five ideas that will “change the world by helping as many people as possible.”
They’re looking [...]
Categories: General Journalism, Making Money
Garrett Hubbard, video journalist for USA Today, has graciously agreed to a live chat about video journalism beginning 3:45 p.m. ET this Thursday on Ricochet. Click here to join in.
Staffers, freelancers and blogger alike can ask Garrett about how to creating arresting videos that tell engaging news stories.
Check out his work at his blog, Stories [...]
Categories: Photojournalism, video
Tagged: livechat
ONA08, the Online News Association’s national conference, has launched several sites online, where you can connect with others who will be in Washington, in person or in avatar, next week.
There’s:
A Twitter feed that’s the “control tower” for all things ONA08 online
An embeddable Twitter widget that collects all tweets tagged @ONA08 and #ONA08
A pre-conference podcast series [...]
Categories: General Journalism, Social Media, Tips & Tools
Tagged: conferences, ona08
Most freelancers will tell you when it comes to deciding who to write for, choose magazines. The pay better. And there’s something nice about seeing your name, your photos, your work on glossy — or if it’s a “green” publication, matte — textweight stock.
They’ll also tell you it’s good to develop relationships with editors. After [...]
Categories: General Journalism, Making Money, Tips & Tools
Once again, NOLA.com has been the go-to resource for those in New Orleans wanting local information about the progress and aftermath of Hurricane Gustav.
Currently, the site reports floodwater has spilled over the Plaquemines Parish levee and officials have ordered everyone out.
Thomas Broadus of Mississippi Public Broadcasting has been tweeting rapid-fire updates, the Houston Chronicle has [...]
Categories: General Journalism, Social Media
Tagged: disaster, Gustav, hyperlocal, storm