Monthly Archives: September 2008

Will newspapers stop publishing on Mondays and Tuesdays?

By Julie Starr | Published: September 28, 2008

The question of whether or not newspapers are being bold enough in their efforts to adapt to the new publishing environment is one that comes up a lot. I don't see evidence of particularly bold thinking in New Zealand yet, although to be fair papers here have a bit more leeway than their overseas counterparts given this is a less competitive market with relatively low broadband uptake (limiting, for the time being, the dominance of the web in a number of regions, especially rural).

Posted in Newspapers | Tagged Business Models, cuts, metro, Newspapers, regional | 1 Comment

Telegraph and NY Times sign up for breakingviews.com content

By Julie Starr | Published: September 28, 2008

More from the web-to-print syndication files. Breakingviews.com, a financial analysis website set up by former FT journalism Hugo Dixon, has done a deal to supply branded content to both Telegraph Media Group and the New York Times. This is a Guardian report on the deal: The long-term deal struck by TMG will allow the group to publish analysis on financial events on Telegraph.co.uk and in the print edition of the Daily Telegraph, augmenting its existing business coverage.

Posted in Newspapers | Tagged breakingviews.com, financial news, nytimes, syndication, Telegraph | Leave a comment

Making better audio slideshows

By Julie Starr | Published: September 27, 2008

More from Mastering Multimedia (loving this blog at the moment), this time top tips on making better audio slide shows. I shoot the photographs for my slideshow like I shoot a video sequence–by taking wide, medium and lots of tight shots. This gives my shows visual variety and allows me to cover my audio by opening with a wide shot, then transitioning to a tight shot of the same scene. It’s best to open your show with a bit of natural sound rather than with a subject talking. The ramp up into your story is important. If you don’t pull the viewer in fast they will bolt. Natural sound eases the viewer into your story without jolting them with dialogue.

Posted in Journalism, Tools for Journalists | Tagged slideshows, tools | Leave a comment

Ten questions newsrooms should ask themselves about video

By Julie Starr | Published: September 27, 2008

From the Mastering Multimedia blog, in a post about the quality versus quantity debate, comes a list of 10 questions to ask yourself about how you're using video on your news website. It's an instructive list, I think, and the post's worth a read too. What is the overall vision for video in your newsroom? Why are you doing video in the first place?

Posted in Journalism, Newspapers | Tagged Newspapers, Video | Leave a comment

The inky days of journalism

By Julie Starr | Published: September 27, 2008

For the nostalgics among you, here's a cracker of an educational video from the days when women worked on the social pages, typesetters ruled, sub-editors wore visors and syndicated copy was mimeographed.

Posted in Journalism, Video | Tagged Newspapers, newsrooms, Video, vintage, women in news | Leave a comment