March 2011
17 posts
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“I feel like the only way we should be judging stuff is by impact. Is this work...”
– Brian Boyer, Chicago Tribune, on the measure of a news app.
Mar 31st
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“Since Google’s business is advertising, shifting industries away from paying...”
– Kyle Baxter (via marco)
Mar 31st
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Mar 26th
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“It’s not about the money. That’s not how people think about app purchases or...”
– Marco Arment on the end of the Daily’s free trial period.
Mar 16th
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“In many ways, journalism is not often enough up to the task of dealing with the...”
– Bob Woodward
Mar 16th
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Mar 12th
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Wordpress for news orgs: Knight gives Bay Citizen,... →
This morning, the Knight Foundation announced a new $975,000 grant to the Texas Tribune and the Bay Citizen, two young nonprofit news organizations, to build an open-source publishing platform designed specifically for news organizations. The new CMS, to be built with Django, will be both SEO- and social media-friendly. More importantly, it will include revenue-raising tools, including...
Mar 11th
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Mar 9th
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“Nothing we design succeeds or fails based on how potential customers talk about...”
– Erika Hall, Mule Design
Mar 8th
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Mar 8th
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Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of the Las Vegas... →
I am absolutely thrilled that Marshall and Alex’s incredible investigation continues to garner recognition like this. After a two-year investigation, including the review of 2.9 million records, the Sun’s five-part multi-platform series identified the preventable infections and injuries taking place in Las Vegas hospitals. Allen and Richards set out to impose transparency on Las...
Mar 8th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 5th
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TSA Wants To Increase Airport Fees Because You're... →
Ben Popken: And you know, if they get a piece of the bag check fees, the airlines will just push the cost to travelers in the form of higher fares. The solution is clear: fly naked and bring nothing except for your patriotism. (Emphasis mine) /via Joe Mahoney
Mar 5th
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Mar 1st
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Mar 1st
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WatchWatch
Alan Mutter: In the inspiring video embedded above, Jacek Utko, a designer who has won numerous awards for revamping papers in Eastern Europe, makes the compelling case for how a well designed paper can improve both content and circulation. If you care anything about healthy newspapers, please take a few minutes to watch it. In describing the process behind his award-winning redesigns,...
Mar 1st