Monthly Archives: April 2009

Iran video

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Kathlyn

Knowing that my video journalism skills are not yet award-winning, I volunteered to make this video for the Monterey Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association. It was good practice, plus a good chance to watch Rick Steves’ travel documentary … Continue reading →

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Fun with alternative story forms

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Kathlyn

This is a nice alternative story form… Cheeky for sure, but it gets and captivates my attention! And fairly low budget, too Good magazine has a lot of fun-to-watch, somewhat informative videos on its YouTube channel. This is a nice … Continue reading →

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Linked Out (Update: Now, without faces)

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Kathlyn

A few days ago I read a Global Voices Advocacy post that has really been bothering me. The post talks about users in Syria who have been indicating lately that their Linked In profiles are inaccessible in Syria. One user … Continue reading →

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At least we’re going to talk about it

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Kathlyn

I just saw the banner headline on the Huffington Post: HELP IS ON THE WAY I can’t wait to tune into C-Span on 6 May to watch the Senate Hearings. Who knows if U.S. lawmakers are the best people to … Continue reading →

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Journalism education: Don’t leave home without it?

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Kathlyn

Right now on my alumni e-mail listserve from university a discussion is raging about whether or not to encourage young people to attend journalism schools. It started with a posting of this TechCrunch article, which argues not against practicing journalism, … Continue reading →

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CNN viewers still clueless…

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Kathlyn

There seemed to be a major dearth of international coverage on CNN this weekend. Granted, I don’t have a television in my apartment. But I did get in front of the tube for about 45 minutes Sunday at a local … Continue reading →

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Anti-piracy law fails in France (this time)

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Kathlyn

So glad to listen to this radio report: Radio France Internationale Laws like these, working through government monitoring groups and Internet Service Providers to block users who download copyrighted material without paying for it, seem preposterous. The laws seem to … Continue reading →

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On business models and the latest HuffingtonPost initiative

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Kathlyn

I just read a fabulously well-considered summary of the Huffington Post’s new nonprofit investigative arm. Journalism.co.uk gives a good look at reactions to the $1.75 million effort to fund freelance investigative work. For sure this is creating a lot of … Continue reading →

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“Job sprawl” can’t be good for news business

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Kathlyn

The Brookings Institution released a report Monday examining how close Americans live to their jobs: “In almost every major industry, jobs shifted away from the city center between 1998 and 2006. Of 18 industries analyzed, 17 experienced employment decentralization. Transportation … Continue reading →

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Design is important

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Kathlyn

I am not a designer, but over the past years I have realized the importance of layout, typefaces, fonts… and design thinking. It seems that aesthetics are increasingly important to consumers of everything electronics (think iPhone) as well as media … Continue reading →

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