Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Map of Syracuse

With the help of Wikimapia.org.

Monday, July 17, 2006

Case files: Wire vs. local

Why didn't the Tacoma News Tribune put the India bombing on its front page?

Executive Editor David Zeeck answers a reader who asked: “I was shocked to see that you guys didn’t put the Bombay bombing on the front page.”

Case files: Can a reporter blog and report on the same story?

The Greensboro News & Record in North Carolina is in the middle of a long-running heated story on racial divisions. Critics of the coverage claim a reporter's blog shows his bias in covering the story.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

More blogs for copy editors

The Editor's Desk, by Andy Bechtel of UNC-Chapel Hill. "Discussion of editing and writing of all sorts, with an emphasis on the concerns of the newspaper copy desk."

Triangle Grammar Guide, by Pam Nelson, of The News and Observer in Charlotte, N.C.

Words at Work: Thoughts on language in the media, by Pam Robinson.

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Forum and against

A look at the dynamics and personalities of online forums.

Crime & Safety: How the fatal crash of a state trooper became a phenomenon in the Crime & Safety forum at Syracuse.com.

Greensboro comments: A newspaper in a North Carolina town that has big issues of race and police gets ready to add comments to its stories. From editor John Robinson of the News-Record.

Pressthink: How The Washington Post's Maryland Moment blog became an online meltdown over the newspaper's Abramoff coverage. From Jay Rosen at NYU.

Spokane speaking: What happens when a newspaper asks bloggers to blog about the newspaper? From The Spokesman-Review.

The Psychology of Cyberspace: Resolving conflicts online. From Rider University.

Godwin's Law: What happens when you call somebody a Nazi?

Friday, February 24, 2006

10 Years of "Blogging"

Ten years ago, The Post-Standard in Syracuse, N.Y., was putting online what most people today would call a blog ...

See this artifact here.

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Pulitzer Prize for copy editors?

Writing coach Roy Peter Clark gives copy editors some love in this NPR segment.

Posted from the newsdesk of The Post-Standard in Syracuse.
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Monday, January 30, 2006

The bloggers at Syracuse.com

News Updates From The Post-Standard
Local news updated all day long!

News Tracker By Brian Cubbison of The P-S
Links and updates on major news stories.

Technofile By Al Fasoldt of The-Post-Standard
Tech trends, news and notes.

Destiny USA Updates From The Post-Standard
The latest news surrounding Destiny USA.

Store Front By Bob Niedt of The P-S
Updates on openings and closings.

Political Notebook From The Post-Standard
The latest happenings in politics.

Sean Kirst Post-Standard Columnist
Sean talks about his columns and more.

The Daily Dose By The Post-Standard
Fun, fresh news and notes.

Networking By The Post-Standard
Make business contacts.

Inside Our Schools By The Post-Standard
News and notes regarding area schools.

Auto News By Rick Haglund
The ultimate motor head guide.

Mission to Iraq By The Post-Standard
Coverage of the 10th Mountain Division.

Profiles from Iraq By The Post Standard
Features on Fort Drum troops in Baghdad.

That's Entertainment! By Donna Reynolds
The latest local A&E news.

Jenny From the Block By Jen Curinga
Views on CNY and Hollywood happenings.

Pop Life By Nate Paige
An in-depth look at pop culture.

Television By blogcritics.org
Boob tube news and views.

Bada-Bing By Soprano Sue
All things Sopranos.

Screening Room By Mike Rose
A unique perspective on the film and entertainment industry.

Movie Boy By Greg Tulonen
What's hot and what's not at the box office.

Music Reviews By blogcritics.org
The latest CD music reviews.

Book
Reviews
By blogcritics.org
Find out which books are worth the read.


SU Basketball Blog From The
Post-Standard
Orange basketball news, notes and more.

Crunch Hockey Blog From The Post-Standard
Crunch hockey news, notes and more.

SU Football Blog From The Post-
Standard
Orange football news, notes and more.

Orange Juice  By Eric Boye
Keep up with the status of SU sports.

Bud Poliquin Post-Standard Columnist
Bud talks about his columns and more.

CNY in the Pros  By Syracuse.com
staff
Follow pro athletes with CNY connections.

High School Scoop  By Phil Blackwell
Get the latest news on high school sports.

Knicks Clicks By Dan Zink
The latest Knicks news and opinion.

Bills Blog By Jeff Marx
Give Jeff a home, where the Bills roam.

Big Blue Blog By Michael Waxenberg
Latest on the New York Giants.

Jetstream By Bob Bullock
Top NY Jets news and opinion

Pride of the Yankees By Dave and Aziz
Nekoukar
Follow the Bronx Bombers.

Always Amazin' By Ryan McConnell
Track the NY Mets.

Sports Updates From The Post-Standard
Sports updates when they happen!

Health & Fitness By The Post-Standard Health news, fitness tips + more.

Zoo News By Sarah Fedele
Updates, pics from Rosamond Gifford Zoo.

The Rational Liberal By Jude Nagurney Camwell
Political news and opinions.

Cayuga County By Bill Hecht
Union Springs resident offers opinions.

Airport Adventures By Peg Janson
Funny stories from Hancock Airport.

Mom On The Go By Jeanine Werth
A mom's view on the adventures in parenting.

Faith Meets Life By The Rev. Jim Corl
Religion news and views from Episcopal minister Jim Corl of Christ
Church Manlius.

Positively Parish By Mary Lou Guindon
News and views about Parish, NY.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Tomorrow's news: Pick your front-page story

The Wisconsin State Journal lets online readers choose a story for the front page of the next day's paper.

Sit in on the news meetings of the Spokane Spokesman-Review.

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Saturday, January 21, 2006

Life of a copy editor

"I'm a copy editor" by Gere Goble, at the Bucyrus Telegraph Forum in Bucyrus, Ohio.

Blogs for copy editors, from the newsdesk of The Post-Standard in Syracuse

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Tomorrow's news: What about the paper?

Some provocative thoughts on the future of newspapers.

Jeff Jarvis deconstructs the newspaper section by section, with a list of what the paper should stop doing.
Tim Porter adds his thoughts.
Then Jarvis is challenged on why he didn't make it easier for newspapers to use their Web sites.

Local news blogging: How the "Walter Winchell of Montclair, N.J." sees her role in the community.
A front page and a half: An unusual A-1 treatment called a spadia, like the Fuccillo ad that wraps around the comics section of The Post-Standard.

News or novelties?
Some unusual experiments in presenting online news.

News cloud: A front page with big words.
10x10: A similar idea, told in photos.

From the newsdesk of The Post-Standard in Syracuse

Monday, January 02, 2006

Blogs for copyeditors

Bill Walsh's Blogslot
http://theslot.blogspot.com/

John McIntyre of The Baltimore Sun
http://blogs.baltimoresun.com/about_language/

Headsuptheblog by fev in Columbia, Mo.
http://headsuptheblog.blogspot.com/

A Capital Idea by Nicole Stockdale
http://nstockdale.blogspot.com/

Common Sense Journalism, by Doug Fisher, former wire-service editor who now teaches at the University of South Carolina.
http://commonsensej.blogspot.com/

Discussion by members of the American Copy Editors Society.
http://lists.topica.com/lists/ACEStalk/read

The Numbers Guy at The Wall Street Journal casts a sharp eye on statistics in news stories.
http://online.wsj.com/public/page/2_1125.html


Page design

Newsdesigner.com, by Mark Friesen of The Portland Oregonian
http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/

Visual Editors, a forum for designers.
http://www.visualeditors.com/

Today's Front Pages, from around the world, at the Newseum
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/


Tomorrow's news

Daily Briefing, blogging from the news meetings of the Spokane Spokesman-Review
http://blog.news-record.com/jrblog/
Also see: The News Is A Conversation
http://blog.news-record.com/jrblog/

The Editor's Log, by John Robinson of the Greensboro, N.C., News-Record
http://blog.news-record.com/jrblog/

First Draft, by Tim Porter
http://www.timporter.com/firstdraft/

PressThink, by Jay Rosen of New York University
http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/

Notes from a Teacher, by journalism instructor Mark Hamilton
http://www.tamark.ca/students/

From the newsdesk of The Post-Standard in Syracuse