Members of the Journal Register Company Idealab (yours included) and anyone interested are going to be holding our weekly Twitter/CoverItLive chat at 5 p.m.
Today's topic will be about live coverage of breaking events, in the wake of the shootings in Arizona.
If you are interested in the future of news, you might want to check it out. The feed is also posted below. Don't forget to bring your links. (And yes, I'm copy-pasting from last week's post).
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
JRC Chat live at 5 p.m.
Members of the Journal Register Company Idealab (yours included) and anyone interested are going to be holding our weekly Twitter/CoverItLive chat at 5 p.m.
Today's topic will be about improving digital efforts and sharing in newsrooms.
If you are interested in the future of news, you might want to check it out. The feed is also posted below. Don't forget to bring your links. (And yes, I'm copy-pasting from last week's post).
Today's topic will be about improving digital efforts and sharing in newsrooms.
If you are interested in the future of news, you might want to check it out. The feed is also posted below. Don't forget to bring your links. (And yes, I'm copy-pasting from last week's post).
Monday, January 3, 2011
Community Media Lab's lessons, goals highlights and insights
If you missed last week's Daily Freeman Community Media Lab introductory meeting, here's the whole replay. And here are some highlights:
We've got a pretty nice idea of what to do, and those at the CML meeting (physically and in the cloud) seem to be game for it.
The short term plan is this:
* Help with traffic.
When a featured blogger has a new post, we're notified. If it's worthy it ("I ate burritos today" doesn't warrant a highlight), we'll put if atop the site under "Featured" for a limited amount of time, say, two hours.
* Develop a network with them and better communication.
The partnership we've envisioned involves bloggers hooking up with one another, to add value to their own sites. Guest hosting, cross promotion, the works.
* Guidance.
Using a blog or lessons and livestreams from postings within our parent company, Journal Register, we want to help bloggers improve their skills through cloud training. We could theoretically host a meeting while the session is going on and brainstorm new ideas after that.
* Rewards.
Print the best highlights in the newspaper.
That's pretty much it — for now. We'll grow as time and resources allow.
We've got a pretty nice idea of what to do, and those at the CML meeting (physically and in the cloud) seem to be game for it.
The short term plan is this:
* Help with traffic.
When a featured blogger has a new post, we're notified. If it's worthy it ("I ate burritos today" doesn't warrant a highlight), we'll put if atop the site under "Featured" for a limited amount of time, say, two hours.* Develop a network with them and better communication.
The partnership we've envisioned involves bloggers hooking up with one another, to add value to their own sites. Guest hosting, cross promotion, the works.
* Guidance.
Using a blog or lessons and livestreams from postings within our parent company, Journal Register, we want to help bloggers improve their skills through cloud training. We could theoretically host a meeting while the session is going on and brainstorm new ideas after that.
* Rewards.
Print the best highlights in the newspaper.
That's pretty much it — for now. We'll grow as time and resources allow.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
JRC Chat live at 5 p.m.
We'll share our not-so-secret journalistic tricks, how to improve our use of Twitter, and how to help train our fellow journalists.
If you are interested in the future of news, you might want to check it out. The feed is also posted below. Don't forget to bring your links.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Introducing the Community Media Lab
The Daily Freeman's Community Media Lab is a community-focused program which aims to partner Mid-Hudson Valley residents with the Daily Freeman. We are having an introductory meeting in the Freeman's offices, 79 Hurley Ave., Kingston, on Tuesday at 6 p.m. to talk about this new venture.What you have to do ...
1. Have an interest in improving your community;
2. Be willing to dedicate time to write about the issues you feel are important to area residents;
3. Be willing to exchange ideas with Media Lab participants.
1. Give you a larger audience and a stronger voice.
2. Provide you with guidance and tips.
If you are interested in being part of the DailyFreeman's Community Media Lab, contact me at (845)-331-5000, ext. 502 or via email at ilajara@freemanonline.com.
What do you say? Are you coming?
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
JRC Chat live at 5 p.m.
Mmembers of the Journal Register Company Idealab (yours included) and anyone interested are going to be holding a Twitter/CoverItLive chat at 5 p.m.We'll share our not-so-secret journalistic tricks, what new web tools we're using, ideas that didn't work and our visions for 2011.
If you are interested in the future of news, you might want to check it out. The feed is also posted below.
Don't forget to bring your links.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Holiday Lights 2.0
New, this year, however, is the introduction of a Quick Response code which will allow you to map your own course, if you are inclined to do so.
Small recap: QR codes are images you can scan with a smartphone that will take you to a web feature. Below are some free apps that allow you to do this:
iPhone: Red Laser.; QR app; Neoreader; QRCode.
Blackberry: QR Code Scanner Pro; BeeTagg; ATT Code Scanner.
Android: Barcode Scanner; Goggles.
UPDATE: I'm told I've neglected Palm: QR deCODEr
Anyway, here's a demonstration:
The feature will be published on Sunday.
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