http://cnpa.editboard.com/feed/? Latest topics Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:37:48 GMT 10 http://i19.servimg.com/u/f19/11/33/55/68/poppy-10.jpg http://cnpa.editboard.com/feed/? http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/access-to-california-dmv-records-t152.htm darkstar We are in the process of applying for Commercial Requester Account for access to California DMV records. We plan to use one of the online service providers licensed by the DMV. I was wondering what others who have used this service may have experienced? Are there any service providers you can recommend or any we should avoid? Has anyone had their usage audited by the DMV? And perhaps most pertinent at the moment, does anyone have any tips as to the best way to fill out the ... Legal and Policy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:37:48 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/access-to-california-dmv-records-t152.htm#196 http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/access-to-california-dmv-records-t152.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/question-about-cnpa-awards-t151.htm Catdabrat When I was a full-time newspaper reporter, one of my articles won a CNPA award. Now I am a freelance writer, but still contribute to newspapers. Could any of my freelance-written articles qualify for any future CNPA awards, even though I am no longer a full-time employee? My editor suggested I contact you and ask. CNPA General Forum Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:30:51 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/question-about-cnpa-awards-t151.htm#194 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/question-about-cnpa-awards-t151.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/advertising-alert-scam-t147.htm Maria Rodrigues CNPA Here is a new scam ad that was sent to CNPA and several other press associations. We deleted it with no further action required. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELLO, I WOULD LIKE TO RUN AN EMPLOYMENT ADVERT AND WILL ALSO LIKE IT TO RUN ON YOUR ADVERTISING SECTION FOR 4 WEEKS.GET BACK TO ME WITH THE QUOTE OF THE ............................................. AD AND THE COST ........................................... ADVERT ... CNPA General Forum Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:43:06 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/advertising-alert-scam-t147.htm#190 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/advertising-alert-scam-t147.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/new-tools-t146.htm EricaCNPA I've got 2 new toys... I mean "tools" to show off today! The first is a live blogging platform that you can get your hands on at no charge! CoverItLive The second, believe it or not, is an online version of Adobe Photoshop! Photoshop Express Play and enjoy. Multimedia Journalism Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:21:22 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/new-tools-t146.htm#189 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/new-tools-t146.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/a-good-list-of-bad-problems-t145.htm EricaCNPA Quote:I’ve been reviewing the final projects of a few of our journalism master’s students. Every year we have some students who produce an online package as a project in lieu of thesis; the project is supposed to represent an effort comparable to that required to produce a traditional master’s thesis. We have a good idea what the package will contain before it’s complete. The thesis process begins with a proposal by the student, and a committee of three faculty must approve the proposal ... Multimedia Journalism Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:53:28 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/a-good-list-of-bad-problems-t145.htm#188 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/a-good-list-of-bad-problems-t145.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/lies-of-hosted-solutions-t144.htm EricaCNPA Quote:MANAGED HOSTING IS LOOSELY DEFINED as a service where a customer's Internet infrastructure is maintained and cared for by a Web hosting company. It can also be the ultimate smokescreen. Who knows what really goes on in the world of dark fiber and datacenters? The confusion surrounding the inner workings of this industry gives hosting companies the opportunity to dupe customers with fake promises. Unfortunately, this is common within the industry. In today's digital era, every company ... Multimedia Journalism Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:17:07 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/lies-of-hosted-solutions-t144.htm#187 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/lies-of-hosted-solutions-t144.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/realistic-job-requirements-t143.htm EricaCNPA Quote:The Rocky Mountain News Web site needs a “design producer.” I thought that was a pretty interesting job title — not a designer, and not just a producer (hm, story producer, news producer … design producer) to “work with our developers and producers to build innovative tools and applications.” Sometimes these job ads seem to be asking for what Sean Blanda has hilariously labeled “computer jesus.” This one from the Rocky is not so bad, but a few items in the wish list made me read twice. Read ... CNPA General Forum Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:15:09 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/realistic-job-requirements-t143.htm#186 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/realistic-job-requirements-t143.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/worpress-t142.htm EricaCNPA Invasion of the blogs! Many newspapers use them, have their own professional bloggers or use blogging platforms for other purposes. The forerunners of these platforms seem to be Movable Type (used by the Sacramento Bee, for one) and WordPress (open source). If you're not yet using blogs, take a look at WordPress, which is a fairly robust CMS in it's own right, though it requires extensive modifications to manage anything but blogs. Interested in setting one up? Check out this video guide by Multimedia ... Multimedia Journalism Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:24:06 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/worpress-t142.htm#185 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/worpress-t142.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/taget-s-policy-backfires-badly-t141.htm EricaCNPA The skinny: Bloggers found some of Target's advertising imagery offensive, but the mega-store told the bloggers that they don't worry about "nontraditional" media forms. Their rejection get covered fairly negatively by the new York Times. Oops. Quote:“Targeting crotches with a bull’s-eye is not the message we should be putting out there,” she said in an e-mail interview. Target offered an e-mail response: “Unfortunately we are unable to respond to your inquiry because ... CNPA General Forum Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:56:26 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/taget-s-policy-backfires-badly-t141.htm#184 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/taget-s-policy-backfires-badly-t141.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/audio-recorders-t76.htm EricaCNPA I've had a few people asking for advice on mp3 audio recorders. Do you have any great success stories, terrible experiences? Please post them here! Multimedia Journalism Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:23:08 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/audio-recorders-t76.htm#92 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/audio-recorders-t76.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/youtube-trailers-t140.htm EricaCNPA Quote:OJR: Why a trailer? What prompted the idea? Have you done anything like it before? Moor: First of all, we shot video as part of the multimedia presentation of these projects. Both "Unequal Justice" and “Texas Youth Commission” had significant multimedia components. “Texas Youth Commission” had a smaller print component, while “Unequal Justice” was mostly print with a small Web component. So since we had the video already, we just decided to leverage that to make a trailer. ... Multimedia Journalism Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:17:34 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/youtube-trailers-t140.htm#182 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/youtube-trailers-t140.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/tools-of-the-trade-t139.htm EricaCNPA The cheap ones: Quote:Long, long ago in high school and college I used to do a bunch of indy films with friends and classmates for fun (and some school classes). We never had any money so we couldn’t buy expensive gear like steadycams and jigs, but we did have Home Depot, some tools, lots of time and ingenuity so we were able to cobble together makeshift gear to make things work. Now-a-days, the magical internet has connected A/V nerds and backyard engineering geeks. Here’s a long list ... Multimedia Journalism Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:35:14 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/tools-of-the-trade-t139.htm#181 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/tools-of-the-trade-t139.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/pre-written-obituaries-t138.htm EricaCNPA Quote:"We are not wishing it, but if Britney passed away, it’s easily one of the biggest stories in a long time," AP entertainment editor Jesse Washington tells Us. "I think one would agree that Britney seems at risk right now," Washington adds. "Of course, we would never wish any type of misfortune on anybody and hope that we would never have to use it until 50 years from now…but if something were to happen, we would have to be prepared." Read the story Do ... CNPA General Forum Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:24:21 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/pre-written-obituaries-t138.htm#180 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/pre-written-obituaries-t138.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/no-more-jobs-wanted-t137.htm EricaCNPA Quote:In the most radical move from print to digital advertising by a major newspaper, the Chicago Tribune announced Monday it is eliminating help-wanted ads from the newspaper on weekdays. Instead, there will be a listing of basic information in the business section every Tuesday. The listing, called "Careerbuilder QuickFind," will refer readers to the full recruitment ad on chicagotribune.com/careerbuilder through a Web ID. Read the whole story Interesting move... ... CNPA General Forum Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:37:24 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/no-more-jobs-wanted-t137.htm#179 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/no-more-jobs-wanted-t137.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/ethics-and-exclusivity-t136.htm EricaCNPA Quote:According to Mabie and other sources close to the situation, station management attempted in recent weeks to negotiate a deal with Sacred Heart Hospital in which TV-13 would run medical stories featuring personnel from that hospital and its affiliates but not employees of other Chippewa Valley hospitals or clinics. That didn't sit well with Mabie, who said an exclusive deal with Sacred Heart posed an obvious conflict of interest that called the newsroom's objectivity into question. ... CNPA General Forum Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:16:40 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/ethics-and-exclusivity-t136.htm#178 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/ethics-and-exclusivity-t136.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/what-about-raffles-t111.htm claudiaelliott In addition to adhering to postal prohibitions, I always thought that it was not a good idea to promote a raffle or illegal lottery and that "prize, consideration and chance" defined such activities, even if there was a "good cause" involved. But more and more I am seeing these in newspapers and on newspaper websites. Even the teller at my bank is offering to sell me a chance to win a house (as part of a charity raffle). Has the law been liberalized and I missed it? Is it ... Legal and Policy Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:00:49 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/what-about-raffles-t111.htm#138 http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/what-about-raffles-t111.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/why-is-circulation-declining-what-do-experts-say-t135.htm Marty W Some of you may laugh at my "stupid question." Go ahead, laugh. I really think most of us newspaper people don't know why circulation is declining -- not in the rigorous way that sociologists would say they "know" something about society or an economist knows the economy. What percentage of our decline can be ascribed to increasing immigration by non-English reading people? What effect is the preference of people for the Internet having? People young and old, ... CNPA General Forum Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:18:13 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/why-is-circulation-declining-what-do-experts-say-t135.htm#173 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/why-is-circulation-declining-what-do-experts-say-t135.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/cutting-out-paid-subscriptions-worked-t130.htm EricaCNPA Quote:Ever since the NYTimes.com swept away the last remaining boulders of its subscription pay wall (aka Times Select) in mid-September, its traffic has been going through the roof. According to comScore, it gained 7.5 million readers worldwide from the end of August through the end of October (November numbers are not out yet). That is a 64 percent jump (to a total of 19.4 million). Similarly worldwide monthly pageviews surged 52 percent in that time period to 181 million. Other major news ... Multimedia Journalism Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:58:58 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/cutting-out-paid-subscriptions-worked-t130.htm#165 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/cutting-out-paid-subscriptions-worked-t130.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/100-challenge-t134.htm EricaCNPA Quote:I suspect there are still too many non-wired journalists in most US newsrooms. Either out of fear, indifference or hubris, too many reporters and editors resist using the Internet for anything beyond the occasional Google search (and heaven forbid they ever click a search result link to Wikipedia) and a daily dose of Romenesko (and heaven forbid if you call him what he is, a blogger). That just isn’t acceptable. So to help newsroom managers advance the digital literacy of their ... Multimedia Journalism Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:23:55 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/100-challenge-t134.htm#170 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/100-challenge-t134.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/twitter-overseas-t133.htm EricaCNPA Quote:Follow Bhutto Assassination News via Blogs, Twitter The announcement of Bhutto's assassination as it appeared on the Teeth Twitter feed this morning. As I was making tea this morning, I heard on NPR that Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto had just been assassinated at a campaign rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Immediately I jumped on my laptop. Of course, Google News already offers a slew of mainstream news coverage of the assassination ... Multimedia Journalism Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:00:59 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/twitter-overseas-t133.htm#169 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/twitter-overseas-t133.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/evolution-of-a-news-production-t132.htm EricaCNPA Quote:Nick Denton, the entrepreneur who has built Gawker Media into a formidable blog brand, said two weeks ago that he wanted the new editor of his flagship site, Gawker.com, to oversee its evolution toward a more traditional news operation. Read the New York Times story A gossip blog wants to move into more traditional news? On one hand, I'm glad to see them reaching to write their own material: Quote:“It’s no longer enough to take stories from The New York Times, and add a dash ... CNPA General Forum Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:34:31 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/evolution-of-a-news-production-t132.htm#168 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/evolution-of-a-news-production-t132.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/new-nigeria-scam-targeting-newspapers-t13.htm hanksims Friends: Tell your colleagues in the class ads department -- there's a new scam going around targeting newspaper readers. Ask them if they've gotten any ads like the following, involving English Bulldogs or other pedigreed breeds: Quote:ENGLISH BULLDOG, m/f-immediate adoption, AKC reg, health-100%, dewormed, 1st shots, vaccinated, 15 -16 lbs, 11-wks, bwn /white, raised in loving home $600 ea. (incl. shipping) lv msg 206-309-4742 or email asap:askdebbiej @yahoo.com ... CNPA General Forum Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:07:32 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/new-nigeria-scam-targeting-newspapers-t13.htm#24 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/new-nigeria-scam-targeting-newspapers-t13.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/in-test-ads-t131.htm EricaCNPA Quote:DEPENDING ON WHOM YOU ASK, the in-text ad is either an ingenious ad revenue-generation mechanism (an opinion typically shared by marketing and ad sales people), or pure unadulterated evil invented by Lucifer himself (popular opinion among journalists and editors). These two groups could be referred to as bottom-liners (not to be confused with bottom-feeders), and content purists (read: hopeless idealists). The bottom-liner views the proliferation of in-text advertising, or in-textification, ... Multimedia Journalism Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:04:33 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/in-test-ads-t131.htm#166 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/in-test-ads-t131.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/free-class-ads-t129.htm Marty W Lodi News-Sentinel is having an internal debate: Whether to print free class ads or only publish them online. One party says: free print ads will enhance the content and therefore the circulation of the newspaper; free print ads send the strongest message possible that the newspaper's classified section is the town's marketplace; nobody is going to bother to type in their credit card information to get a cheap ($1-$5) print ad; if we get overrun by free ads we can lower the cut-off price ... CNPA General Forum Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:00:01 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/free-class-ads-t129.htm#162 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/free-class-ads-t129.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/non-profit-tax-id-t126.htm JillianNord Are non-profits required to put their tax ID number in their ads? If so, can you give me a copy of the code that I may give to my sales people? Legal and Policy Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:43:22 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/non-profit-tax-id-t126.htm#158 http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/non-profit-tax-id-t126.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/take-color-into-account-t127.htm EricaCNPA When designing your site or mini-site, take color reactions into account. if you're unfamiliar with color theory, here's a good, simple primer: http://www.webdesign.org/web/web-design-basics/color-theory/the-importance-of-color-in-web-designing.12437.html Multimedia Journalism Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:20:06 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/take-color-into-account-t127.htm#160 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/take-color-into-account-t127.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/moderating-comments-t119.htm Lacey Comment moderation used to take hours on the Sac Bee Web site. I realize a paper has the undeniable right to edit those comments, but I'm curious to know what legal incentive they have to do so. Has anyone ever successfully (or unsuccessfully) sued a newspaper for not editing the comments on their Web site? If a reader is anonymously libelous, is the newspaper really responsible for that? Legal and Policy Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:12:00 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/moderating-comments-t119.htm#149 http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/moderating-comments-t119.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/i-can-t-believe-people-actually-go-to-j-school-t125.htm EricaCNPA Quote:You wrote a column in the New York Press a few years back referring to journalism as “shoveling coal for Satan.” I believe you also said that journalism as a career was worse than being a worker in a tampon factory. Should any sane young person consider a career in journalism? If you have no real knowledge or skill set and you’re lazy and full of shit but you want to make a decent wage, then journalism’s not a bad career option. The great thing about it is that you don’t need to know ... CNPA General Forum Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:44:20 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/i-can-t-believe-people-actually-go-to-j-school-t125.htm#156 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/i-can-t-believe-people-actually-go-to-j-school-t125.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/qa-with-nytimescom-editor-t124.htm EricaCNPA Quote:Q. I've heard the NY Times will become a Web-only operation at some point over the next several years. Any truth to that rumor? — Ken Keuffel, Winston-Salem, N.C A. No, there is no truth to that rumor. It is true that the newspaper industry is under financial stress these days, but print advertising is still the most important source of revenue for The New York Times Company. Over a million people a day receive the newspaper by subscription or buy it on a newsstand, and The Times ... CNPA General Forum Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:36:58 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/qa-with-nytimescom-editor-t124.htm#155 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/qa-with-nytimescom-editor-t124.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/cnpa-on-facebook-t123.htm EricaCNPA here! Network with other journalists, papers or students.

If you don't have a Facebook account, I suggest starting one up. It's a boomingly popular tools for any number of people. Make yourself familiar with it, if only to understand what everyone else is doing. It's a valuable tool.]]> Multimedia Journalism Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:23:15 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/cnpa-on-facebook-t123.htm#154 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/cnpa-on-facebook-t123.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/comments-t122.htm EricaCNPA Quote:I spent a good part of this now-fading year talking with bloggers, commiserating with news folk, goading students into establishing blogs while dipping my own cyber pen into the blog pot frequently. Back in January I believed that the difference between blogging and journalism was primarily content and style. But as December nears, I have come to realize the chief factor may be self-confidence. Explained in academic jargon, journalists buffer their social insecurity with a pantheon ... Multimedia Journalism Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:53:24 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/comments-t122.htm#153 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/comments-t122.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/a-popular-platform-t121.htm EricaCNPA
So my question is this: Are you producing for the cell phone platform? How do you do it?]]> Multimedia Journalism Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:33:22 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/a-popular-platform-t121.htm#151 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/a-popular-platform-t121.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/paper-about-non-paper-t120.htm EricaCNPA Quote:I was looking to draw up a list of ten essential books on online journalism - but it seems to me that there are really only six. Have I missed something? Let me know. In the meantime, here are my six essential reads for online journalists: 1. For a different angle on the whole shebang: Gatewatching by Axel Bruns: not the most famous of books - perhaps because it is so far ahead of its time. Gatewatching looks at peer to peer publishing, and non-traditional news organisations: the likes ... Multimedia Journalism Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:33:09 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/paper-about-non-paper-t120.htm#150 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/paper-about-non-paper-t120.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/seo-for-headlines-t118.htm EricaCNPA Quote:First, the headline is usually pulled into the “title” HTML element for a story template. Keyword use in the page title is one of the most positive factors for effective SEO. If your content management system isn’t displaying the story headline in the page title, you need to ask your site manager to make this happen immediately. In addition to the “title,” headlines are also be pulled into a “heading” HTML element on a given story page. This is usually an “h2,” since the site ... Multimedia Journalism Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:47:55 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/seo-for-headlines-t118.htm#146 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/seo-for-headlines-t118.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/tips-on-recording-and-editing-your-audio-interviews-t117.htm EricaCNPA Quote:Always use an external microphone. Make sure the recorder is recording before you start. Let the subject do the talking. Don’t say “Uh huh” or “Mm hm.” Learn to nod silently and make great eye contact so they know you are listening closely. Ask questions that lead the subject to tell a story. Collect relevant natural sound, e.g., hammers, crowds, water, traffic, street musicians. Never let the subject hold the mic, and don’t move your hand on the mic. ... Multimedia Journalism Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:43:26 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/tips-on-recording-and-editing-your-audio-interviews-t117.htm#145 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/tips-on-recording-and-editing-your-audio-interviews-t117.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/new-student-daily-t116.htm EricaCNPA Quote:Keep an eye on scoop08.com, which will be launching soon as the first-ever daily national student newspaper. Part of a network of hundreds of young people across the nation - and counting - Scoop08 correspondents and commentators are dedicated to providing in-depth and innovative coverage of the 2008 presidential election. From CyberJournalist CNPA General Forum Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:41:51 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/new-student-daily-t116.htm#144 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/new-student-daily-t116.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/a-difficult-story-t115.htm EricaCNPA Quote:Two years ago, Eichenwald wrote a sensational front-page story in the New York Times about Justin Berry, a teenage pornography star who ran an enormously lucrative business from his room while his mother thought he was doing homework. The article resulted in congressional hearings, arrests, book-and-movie interest, and an Oprah episode. Eichenwald followed that first story with disturbing reports about illegal child-modeling Websites and self-help chat rooms where child molesters perfect ... CNPA General Forum Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:15:11 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/a-difficult-story-t115.htm#143 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/a-difficult-story-t115.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/fire-coverage-t114.htm EricaCNPA The fires in southern California have gotten a lot of press, naturally, and bred a great deal of interesting digital media. From annotated Google mapes to custom-crafted Flash presentations, everyone had information that needed quick, visual and visceral presence. So here are some of the results or discussions of them. Please add some of your own! The LA Times Google fire map: Perhaps the most well-known multimedia piece to come out of this; the interest lies mostly in that it costs nothing ... Multimedia Journalism Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:03:11 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/fire-coverage-t114.htm#142 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/fire-coverage-t114.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/i-beg-your-pardon-t112.htm EricaCNPA Excuse me, but telling an entire town to just not talk about it? Quote:Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is drawing heat for comments he made encouraging the media to not ask any questions about the mass shooting in Crandon. Not only did Van Hollen say last week he would not hold any more news conferences in the city where the killings took place, he asked all Crandon residents to ignore reporters asking questions. Read the Greenbay Press Gazette story It's been mentioned ... CNPA General Forum Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:25:25 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/i-beg-your-pardon-t112.htm#140 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/i-beg-your-pardon-t112.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/versatility-of-flash-t110.htm EricaCNPA here.

What do you think? Any use in the newsroom?

The silly cat game has me hooked.]]> Multimedia Journalism Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:53:56 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/versatility-of-flash-t110.htm#137 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/versatility-of-flash-t110.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/a-3d-camera-t109.htm EricaCNPA Quote:Today, if you want to trim all the distracting background out of a picture--say, the crowd behind your daughter playing soccer--you have to do a lot of artful selection with high-powered software such as Photoshop. But what if your computer understood the depth of the image, just as you did when you took the picture, and could be told to just erase everything that's a certain distance behind your kid? That's one possible way to use technology that Adobe Systems has begun showing off--and ... CNPA General Forum Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:44:23 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/a-3d-camera-t109.htm#136 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/a-3d-camera-t109.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/why-learn-about-databases-t108.htm EricaCNPA Quote:Why should you care about databases if you are a journalist? Think of it first as keeping track of bits of information. Well, heck — that’s essential for every journalist! How do you do it? With a messy stack of old reporter’s notebooks, perhaps. Uh-huh. How’s that working for you? So . . . Step 1: Get into Google Docs and start using some spreadsheets. Manage your beat, your sources, your stories. Need help? You’ll do just fine. Anyone can learn to use a spreadsheet, and doing ... Multimedia Journalism Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:46:15 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/why-learn-about-databases-t108.htm#135 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/why-learn-about-databases-t108.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/question-where-does-30-come-from-t107.htm EricaCNPA Where does -30- come from? Quote:"Journalism is so full of funny phrases and traditions," Reynolds says. "I wanted the kids to know there was a long tradition behind each of these terms and style rules and know that it didn't come out of nowhere." The use of the symbol was once so prevalent that it made its way into Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, which says 30 is "a sign of completion." But the tradition of using it to cap off a piece of sprightly ... CNPA General Forum Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:34:52 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/question-where-does-30-come-from-t107.htm#134 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/question-where-does-30-come-from-t107.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/why-would-anyone-want-to-lose-readers-t106.htm EricaCNPA The answer: Quote:The big American newspapers sell about 10 percent fewer copies than they did in 2000, and while the migration of readers to the Web is usually blamed for that decline, much of it has been intentional. Driven by marketing and delivery costs and pressure from advertisers, many papers have decided certain readers are not worth the expense involved in finding, serving and keeping them. “It’s a rational business decision of newspapers focusing on quality circulation rather ... CNPA General Forum Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:03:50 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/why-would-anyone-want-to-lose-readers-t106.htm#133 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/why-would-anyone-want-to-lose-readers-t106.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/professional-vs-educational-t105.htm EricaCNPA We all know about the college student who wrote the F--- BUSH editorial. Right? Well, if not, here’s the basic story: Quote: For those who don’t know, McSwane is the editor of the Rocky Mountain Collegian, the student newspaper of Colorado State University. Last week, after the outcry over a student being tasered at a University of Florida event featuring John Kerry, McSwane published a four-word editorial, in big bold letters, that proclaimed "Taser This: F--- BUSH." Read ... CNPA General Forum Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:41:23 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/professional-vs-educational-t105.htm#131 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/professional-vs-educational-t105.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/curley-videos-t104.htm EricaCNPA Convention 2007 videos!]]> Multimedia Journalism Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:43:03 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/curley-videos-t104.htm#130 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/curley-videos-t104.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/mapping-issues-t103.htm EricaCNPA An interesting idea both in observing the results and using them for your own purposes: A Google map with markers for censorship and prior review of high school papers. Quote:A doctoral candidate at Kent State University has created an online, interactive map chronicling incidents involving student press censorship. Audrey Wagstaff, who also is a graduate assistant and researcher at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State, compiled recent cases involving student ... Legal and Policy Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:55:59 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/mapping-issues-t103.htm#129 http://cnpa.editboard.com/legal-and-policy-f3/mapping-issues-t103.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/reuters-facial-recognition-video-search-t102.htm EricaCNPA
Give it a try.]]> CNPA General Forum Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:30:11 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/reuters-facial-recognition-video-search-t102.htm#128 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/reuters-facial-recognition-video-search-t102.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/nyt-for-free-t101.htm EricaCNPA So unless you're living under a rock, you probably know (in addition to the Florida student tasering) that the New York Times is now giving away their content for free. Finally! I, at least, consider this a wise move. The NYT is a major publication with an undoubtedly high hit count, but how many people left when they hit the paid content wall? Well, now that's all out in the open. I'm glad to have a chance to read what I couldn't before. That also means more views and that translates to ... Multimedia Journalism Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:18:44 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/nyt-for-free-t101.htm#127 http://cnpa.editboard.com/multimedia-journalism-f2/nyt-for-free-t101.htm http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/just-for-fun-t100.htm EricaCNPA It's midweek, so here's something to lighten the mood: Healdines courtesy of the American Journalism Review: Quote:Stores send bears to attack victims Microsoft accuses federal judge of being impartial New poll reveals Canadian parents believe teaching their kids to swim is the best way to prevent drowning Volunteers needed to help torture survivors Governor Signs Open Records Law With Teeth Read more CNPA General Forum Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:56:33 GMT http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/just-for-fun-t100.htm#126 http://cnpa.editboard.com/cnpa-general-forum-f1/just-for-fun-t100.htm