by Chris Snider | Sep 11, 2009 | Digital fun, Digital ideas
We don’t have pro sports teams in Iowa. We don’t host Superbowls or NCAA Final Fours. But every year we do get one game that captures our local sports audience like no other. Iowa vs. Iowa State in football. We call it the “Big Game.” (Clever,...
by Chris Snider | Sep 4, 2009 | Digital ideas
I stumbled upon a great resource from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the other day. Their Packers bar map helps readers find a place to drink with other Packers fans (almost) anywhere in the world (apparently not South Dakota). Naturally I wanted to do the same for...
by Chris Snider | Jun 22, 2009 | Digital information
I am teaching a weeklong class on visual communication at the University of Iowa this summer, and in doing a little research for the class I discovered that the UI journalism school has a new director – David D. Perlmutter. What’s perhaps most impressive about...
by Chris Snider | Apr 19, 2009 | Digital fun
OK, maybe we don’t have it all figured out quite yet.
by Chris Snider | Mar 29, 2009 | Digital tools
It’s difficult to remember every possible tool you can use when news breaks, which is why we have a breaking new checklist to follow at DesMoinesRegister.com. We don’t do everything on the list in every situation, but it’s a good reminder of the many...
