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Archive for December 2011

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31: A roundup of the ‘best’ local TV news bloopers from 2011

Someone sent me this link last night and I laughed until I cried. Enjoy.

31: A front page photoillustration for all seasons

One of the more unusual things I found on my swing through the Newseum today was this front page by the Jackson Hole Daily of Jackson, Wyo. Click for a much larger look: Staff photographer Thomas Stanton set himself up at Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton National Park to shoot the same mountain-and-trees scene at four different times throughout this [...]

31: Today’s top ten ‘top ten news stories of 2011′ pages of 2011

Is it just me, or has news ever been as slow as it’s been this week? Unless you’re in Iowa, covering the last week of caucus campaigning. Or the New York Post, I mean. Many papers chose to fill the time — and their space — with the traditional look back on the biggest stories of the year. These stories [...]

31: Stay classy, New York Post (1)

The St. Petersburg Times might be changing its name. But it’s nice to see some things in the world of journalism remain constant. The front page image is from the Newseum. Of course.

31: The last edition of the St. Petersburg Times (1)

Hey, don’t get me wrong. The St. Pete Times is one of my favorite newspapers. It does a great job with local coverage, investigative journalism and, of course, visuals. But is it really a screaming front page story — once again — when the paper changes its name? Click for a larger view: Or, is that simply a result of [...]

31: Birthdays for Saturday, Dec. 31

Here’s wishing the happiest of birthdays to three brilliant visual journalists… Melynda Findlay is a copy editor and community news coordinator for the Daily Herald of Arlington Heights, Ill. A 1993 graduate of the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill., Melynda has worked for the Daily Herald since 1999. Find her Twitter feed here. Ryan Huddle is a features [...]

30: A cool movie roundup page by the Boston Globe’s Ryan Huddle

Ryan Huddle of the Boston Globe sends along this movie year in review page from last Sunday’s paper. Click for a larger look: Ryan tells us: This is a new style that I have wanted to do for a while now but never had the right project to do it on. The people at the bottom of the page are [...]

30: Why the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. needs a copy editor

Dagsrevyen — the evening news broadcast of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. — recently ran a story about eye care for senior citizens. In order to illustrate that story, the producers used “stock art” of an eye chart. Here’s a screen cap… …and here’s a brief video snippet: Except it wasn’t really “stock art” at all, of course. It was a [...]

30: Birthdays for Friday, Dec. 30

Here’s wishing the happiest of birthdays to three wonderful visual journalists… Emiliano Ponzi is a free-lance illustrator working out of Milan, Italy. A 2000 graduate of the Instituto Europeo di Design, Emiliano’s work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, books and advertising. His clients include United Airlines, Business Week, Newsweek, Le Monde, the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. [...]

29: North Korean news operation engages in second Photoshopping incident of the year (1)

A handout photo by the (North) Korean Central News Agency of yesterday’s funeral procession for Kim Jong-il — and subsequently distributed by Reuters, Agence-France Presse and the European Pressphoto Agency — has been proven to be manipulated. Here is the handout photo: However, a picture from Kyodo News agency of Japan — shot at nearly the same moment and angle [...]

29: Birthdays for Thursday, Dec. 29

Here’s wishing the happiest of birthdays to three excellent visual journalists… Steve Cavendish is editor of the City Paper in Nashville, Tenn. A 1993 graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, Steve served as assistant design editor for the Nashville Banner before moving to the San Jose Mercury News as A1 designer. He later became the Merc’s news design director. He [...]

28: Leaving the newspaper business: Craig Runyon of Eugene, Ore., Register-Guard (2)

Craig Runyon, a designer for the Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., covered the news pretty well in a Facebook post today. So here it is, nearly verbatim: I’m about to embark on a life-changing event. I’m switching to decaf. I’m kidding. I’m not that stupid. Actually, I’m leaving journalism. After 15 years in the newspaper business, tens of thousands of pages [...]

28: Birthdays for Wednesday, Dec. 28

Here’s wishing the happiest of birthdays to six wonderful visual journalists… Brandon Dingess is a designer for the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch. A 2004 graduate of Marshall University, Brandon spent two years as editor of the Parthenon, Marshall’s student paper, before becoming a page designer and copy editor for the Herald Bulletin of Anderson, Ind. He moved to the Charleston (W.Va.) [...]

27: McClatchy considering consolidating copy desks of five California dailies

McClatchy is considering consolidating copy desk operations among its five California-based papers, reports Ed Fishbein of the Sacramento Bee newspaper guild. Fishbein reported last week: Bee human resources director Linda Brooks said that it wasn’t clear whether the desks would in fact be consolidated, or where that would happen if they were. But she did say that an announcement on [...]

27: Why bumper sticker creators need copy editors

Spotted last week in Iowa: Too dumb to fish? How about those too dumb to know basic grammar? Thanks to Adam B. Sullivan — editor-in-chief of the student paper at the University of Iowa, the Daily Iowan — for the tip. — You know who else needs a copy editor? Local TV news operations. Chicago’s WMAQ-TV in particular. And Harrisburg’s [...]

27: NYT promotes Tom Bodkin to deputy managing editor

Longtime New York Times design director Tom Bodkin has been promoted to deputy managing editor, the Times‘ Media Decoder blog reports today. Amy Chozick reports: Mr. Bodkin, who has been the paper’s design director since 1987, previously held the position of assistant managing editor. He will continue to oversee a team of 130 art directors, Web designers, graphic artists and [...]

27: Birthdays for Tuesday, Dec. 27

Here’s wishing the happiest of birthdays to five fantastic visual journalists… Tim Ball is a sports designer for the Washington Post. A product of the City College of San Francisco, Tim has worked at a number of papers including the San Antonio Express-News, the San Jose Mercury News, the Wisconsin State Journal, the Indianapolis Star, the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and [...]

26: Why ESPN needs a copy editor

Same ol’ thing today. Just a bit more egregious than usual: Looks like ESPN needs someone to check over those on-screen graphic labels. Thanks to Don O’Brien of the Quincy (Ill.) Herald-Whig for tweeting this today and to Gerri Berendzen of the same paper for retweeting it. — You know who else needs a copy editor? Local TV news operations. [...]

26: Birthdays for Monday, Dec. 26

Here’s wishing the happiest of birthdays to four wonderful visual journalists… Jason Boyd is an associate editor for Sporting News magazine in Charlotte, N.C. A product of East Carolina University, Jason worked as a sports copy editor for the Ledger-Enquirer of Columbus, Ga., before joining Sporting News in 2008. Jason turns 41 today. Scott Goldman is director of digital and [...]

25: Twelve wonderful Christmas Day front pages

In honor of the Twelve Days of Christmas, here are the 12 most outstanding newspaper front pages as seen today at the Newseum… — PLAIN DEALER Cleveland, Ohio Circulation: 243,299 The Plain Dealer sent its outstanding photography team out into the area and asked them to take Christmas card-like pictures. The best — by Lynn Ischay — ended up atop [...]

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