Archive for June, 2007
Continuing education (my summer reading list)
Yesterday, I posted a summer reading list for j-school students who want to get up-to-date on the whole new media thing. So, what does a new media journalist and Web developer do during his summers? He learns more. Journalists need to embrace continuing education. Lawyers have to take classes to keep their bar licenses, teachers [...]
Summer reading list
Summer is the perfect time to learn for j-school students. So, I’m providing you with a summer reading list to make you a bona-fide new media journalist. Luckily for all of you, this summer reading list is more than just text (there’s reading too, for you print people). You’ll need it too, since most of [...]
Anatomy of a special feature
What exactly does it take to make a special feature on the Web utilizing new media journalists, Web developers and print staffers? A lot of hard work and rethinking of content. I was the lead developer of my paper’s latest special feature on Heroes in the military, and the project was our first really major [...]
Who gets it?
One of the things I’ve noticed a lot is that few journalists really get what is happening to the industry and where the future is headed. I don’t know everything that will happen in the future of journalism — or much at all — but I do know it won’t look anything like what most [...]
Welcome
Welcome to The Journalism Iconoclast, a blog dedicated to discussing the latest news, ideas and trends in new media journalism. I’ll also discuss some of the data I have collected in my research, as well as provide advice and tips. You will also hear my views on the quality of journalism sites.