This is the blog of Julie Starr. I write about the news business and consult on newsroom integration and change projects.
I am currently working on...
* Newsroom change management and web-and-print development for Fairfax Media NZ.
* Media liaison for Webstock 2012. It's going to be another great conference: here's the speaker list. Email me if you'd like to interview one of these smart people. (We'll do our best depending on everyone's availability.) julie@allaboutthestory.com.
All Evolving Newsroom
A word on design
This piece about Harold Evans is a nice read (thanks to Chris Bourke for the link).
The former UK Sunday Times editor whose books on editing, typography and layout inspired a couple of generations of journalists/designers in the UK and beyond, talked to the Independent on Sunday about newspaper design, now and then.
A couple of key quotes:
“…don’t dismiss the classic news photograph in black and white; don’t exaggerate the use of colour; and do think, as well as the visual appearance, ‘What the hell is it saying?’”
“Design can’t be considered without the context, the information. Design is absolutely no substitute for content.”