I'm behind the times, I know it, but I feel like I've read somewhere that this is the "new" (quotes indicated my behind-the-times-ness) Monday Tampa Trib. The woman acting as Vanna White to the python kind of bothers me, but it's still the most interesting page from the region today. "It's a good little gig and shows how the Times is willing to devote resources and experiment with ways to win readership. It's gotten a very positive response and is aimed at younger readers, kind of like Red Eye for the Tampa Bay area."Read more on the move at VizEds.
Every now and then one of your originating desks gets .... well, original, and tries to "add" "value" to something it isn't set up to add value to. That's the problem with this enterprising centerpiece. Steering away from the who-what-where approach on a story that's been in play since 3 the previous morning is the right idea. But not all such efforts are equal, and this one should have been thrown back. It subtracts more from the sum of human knowledge than it adds.
SND needs you--or at least, we need the items and services only you can provide for our annual Silent Auction to benefit the SND Foundation.
The auction is always a highlight of the Annual Workshop, and many attendees look forward to the opportunity to take home a piece of visual memorabilia ranging from original artwork to software to consulting services.
Artwork that is signed, mounted and framed always fetches a higher price. We are also looking for gifts of electronic gadgets, sports memorabilia, jewelry, books, tickets, etc.
These items benefit the SND Foundation, SND's nonprofit research and education effort that provides such services as:
--Travel grants and workshop grants to deserving students
-- Partnerships with news organizations to provide faculty, support, and instructional materials for training programs that prepare minorities for jobs in newspaper design and new media.
--Sponsorship of seminars on key issues of design and journalism.
Because the Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, contributions are generally tax deductible (in the United States) as charitable donations. Questions? Contact SND, (401) 294-5233, or snd@snd.org.
We'd be delighted to receive any item you'd like contribute by Aug. 15. On behalf of the next generation of visual journalists, thank you for your support.
Send items, with the attached form, to:
Joan Andrews
Senior News Designer
Orlando Sentinel
633 N. Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801 USA
(Memo to the staff)
I'm delighted to announced that designer Melissa Angle has been promoted to Senior Designer, effective immediately. In her new role, she'll more formally mentor other news designers and will run the desk as needed in the absence of its management team.
Melissa has designed every news section at the paper, and she absolutely thrives in the pressure-cooker that is A1. From her first day on the front page ("DYER CLEARED"), she has designed some of our most memorable pages: Anarchy in New Orleans, NASA's mission to Mars and the classic "Good Luck, God Speed" shuttle cover for which she won two SND awards this year.
When tough visual challenges arise, she is often the first person editors turn to for solutions. Beyond being a strong creative thinker and technical wizard, Melissa has brought impressive project managment skills to bear on revitalizing Local & State and launching Local InDepth. These sections will continue to be a major area of her focus going forward.
Melissa brings a palpable energy, imagination and good humor to the group each day. I couldn't be more pleased to have her join the Visuals leadership team.
Please join me in congratulating Melissa on her new role!
This section [wrapped] our single copy sales on Memorial Day. We remember the soldiers lost in Iraq from the Georgia National Guard's 48th brigade.The type on each page [is] direct words of the people in the photographs about the person they lost, whether it's a father, son, husband, grandson, etc.Rich Addicks, photographer and reporter; Christoph Furhmans, designer; Chris Stanfield, Director of Photography
The Orlando Sentinel is seeking an experienced visual leader to direct the efforts of its graphics department. In this position you’ll coach, manage and evaluate the Sentinel’s team of five graphic artists; set direction and standards for illustration and graphics style; research and create graphics for print and online and work with editors throughout the newsroom to plan the visual storytelling for daily coverage and enterprise projects.Bo even wants you to know this:
The Sentinel considers experience as well as education. So if you're interested in positions here, don't let the lack of a degree prevent you from applying.I hear the desperate cries of a great newspaper in need of a graphics director. Let's get on it people!
Really nice work, guys.Passing these along (before they show up on eBay!) We thought Birmingham's fourth "American Idol" finalist in five seasons would be today's big news. That was before our scoop about the merger of two major banks headquartered here. Not often we have dueling 100 pt.-plus headlines. At least, Taylor Hicks' "Soul Patrol" got a poster page.
Karsten Ivey has been promoted to Assistant Graphics Director and will manage the production of daily and enterprise graphics. During his five years as a Senior Graphics Reporter, Kartsen has led graphics coverage for several award winning projects, including AIDS in South Florida, Judaism and hurricane coverage. HIs multimedia work has also garnered several international awards. Before coming to the Sun-Sentinel, Karsten worked at the Florida Times-Union as the Informational Graphics Editor.Please join us in wishing Karsten continued
success in his new position.
Scott Horner, the assistant graphics director of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, has been awarded a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University for the 2006-07 school year. Horner is one of 12 U.S. journalists and eight from other countries to win the fellowship this year. Scott plans to use his time at Stanford “adapting the techniques of film to improve non-linear narratives,” according to the release.
On behalf of the SND Foundation, we’d like to invite you to share in a very meaningful way – by donating items to the silent auction at this year’s annual Workshop & Exhibition in Orlando. The auction is one of the Workshop highlights, and many attendees look forward to the opportunity to take home a piece of visual memorabilia ranging from original artwork to software to consulting services. Artwork that is signed, mounted and framed always fetches a higher price. We are also looking for gifts of electronic gadgets, sports memorabilia, jewelry, books, tickets, etc. We hope you’ll contribute to the cause. The Foundation is the nonprofit research and education effort of SND, providing services such as:
Travel grants and workshop grants to deserving students.
Partnerships with news organizations to provide faculty, support, and instructional materials for training programs that prepare minorities for jobs in newspaper design and new media.
Sponsorship of seminars on key issues in design and journalism.
Contributions to the SND Foundation, because of its status as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, are generally tax deductible (in the United States) as charitable donations. We’d be delighted to receive any item you’d like to contribute, sent in along with this form, by July 31 at the address below. On behalf of the next generation of visual journalists, thank you for your support. Send items, along with the form (which can be downloaded from http://www.sndorlando.com/), to:Joan Andrews
Senior News Designer
Orlando Sentinel
633 N. Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32801
State legislatures and tax officials, eager to find new ways to boost government spending and curb budget shortfalls, are eyeing the burgeoning market for digital downloads as a potentially lucrative source of revenue.
A CNET News.com analysis shows that 15 states and the District of Columbia now tax downloads of music, movies and electronic books. Some high-tax states such as California do not levy the same charge on iTunes downloads, but that could soon change.
I learned it doesn't take 3,000 words to put together a beginning, middle and end. A good story is a good story, no matter the length. And sometimes the shorter ones turn out [to be] more powerful than the windy ones.Refreshing and award winning! Read the Poynter story here. Read Dennis' work here and here, and if anyone from the SPT would like to send along some examples of how this was handled on your local fronts please pass 'em on to nicole.bogdas@gmail.com.
That said, there's a risk of sounding like I'm advocating super-short stories with no traditional nut graph. Not so. I believe no matter how long or short the story, people should know why it is important and worth their time. It's not enough just to paint a pretty picture. We must strive to tell them something about the world that matters, to be journalists and not simply storytellers. Hopefully, in a non-traditional way, "300 Words" does that.
More at the N&O website here.Raleigh might soon get a new daily newspaper.
A want ad appearing on the Web site craigslist.org seeks writers for "a daily news operation publishing Monday through Friday to be opened in Raleigh later this year."
The company placing the ad bills itself as an "established newspaper company" but doesn't identify itself. Nor does the ad give a sense of the scale of the planned new venture. Efforts to reach the company through the ad elicited an e-mail response that the venture isn't yet far enough along to talk about its plans.It's unclear whether a printed newspaper, presumably with a companion online edition, is in the works. Another possibility would be an online- only publication.
