Archive for October 29th, 2007

Knowledge of computer-assisted reporting preferred »

The title of this post comes from a line I was happy to see in a job listing for a municipal reporter at the Tribune-owned Sun-Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale. (This being South Florida, the full sentence actually is, “Spanish skills as well as knowledge of computer-assisted reporting are preferred.” Probably in that order.) As Ryan [...]

links for 2007-10-29 »

Go where your audience goes - Lucas Grindley
“Bottom line is newspapers can’t afford to use the “Field of Dreams” approach to Web design. “If you build it, they will come” is a fictional storyline, not a business model.”
(tags: newspapers preps)

Alive and unchecked - a wave of anti-Jewish hate - Guardian Unlimited Football
Ah yes, the beautiful [...]

Paper View Monday: San Francisco Chronicle »

Another semi-timely one here, given the news last week that Hearst is weighing a sale of the San Francisco Chronicle building. If you’re in the market for some San Francisco real estate mash your mouse on the picture below to do a little shopping. Virtual Earth/Live Maps, San Francisco Chronicle, etc.

And for a street-level view, [...]