by Chris Snider | Oct 11, 2010 | Digital tools
I have a lot of interest in the iPhone (and the new iPod) as an all-in-on multimedia journalism tool. So I decided to put my iPhone to the test at Drake men’s basketball media day today. First, the bad news: Lesson one was to make sure you are perfectly...
by Chris Snider | Oct 1, 2010 | Digital information
Here are the latest figures on how the top 100 newspapers are doing in their efforts to gain fans on Facebook. The top ten There’s a newcomer in the top 10 as the Palm Beach Post edged past the Des Moines Register for the No. 10 spot. The top 9 papers remained...
by Chris Snider | Sep 29, 2010 | Digital information, Digital tools
I’m a big proponent of using free, readily available tools to enhance coverage on your news website. Today, the Des Moines Register showed us that sometimes you get what you pay for when using free tools. Their use of a pop-up ad, side-of-the-page ads, live...
by Chris Snider | Sep 26, 2010 | Digital information
Not seeing the kind of following you’d like on your Facebook fan page? Here are some tips to gain new followers and better engage the ones you already have. 1. Supersize your profile photo Facebook allows you to have a 200×600 pixel profile photo. Most fan...
by Chris Snider | Sep 8, 2010 | Digital tools
Apple’s announcement last week of a new iPod touch was a big one. The three biggest new features were the Retina display, Facetime video calling and HD video. That third one, for the journalism world, is a winner. With the addition of a camera, the iPod touch...
