by Chris Snider | Jan 18, 2010 | Digital information
Mashable asked that question on Sunday. The answer? No. BUT… Let’s look at this from a more positive standpoint. If the NYT can get that “Yes” number up to 10 percent, then perhaps they’re onto something. The question: Is one paying...
by Chris Snider | Jan 16, 2010 | Digital information
I’ll be teaching entrepreneurial journalism at Drake again this semester. Last semester, we relied on readings from the web for class. This semester, I think I found four books that will really help the students think about how journalism (and the web) is...
by Chris Snider | Jan 5, 2010 | Digital information
Last night I read the 2007 book The Dip by Seth Godin. It’s a quick read and an inspiring book, but one passage certainly stood out to me: Persistent people are able to visualize the idea of light at the end of the tunnel when others can’t see it. At the...
by Chris Snider | Nov 20, 2009 | Digital information, Digital tools
1. This tweet from @TracyGardner pretty much sums up what I’ve been trying to teach my Online Entrepreneurial Journalism class this semester as they try to find their niche in the digital media world. 2. Chris Brogan shares his advice for businesses getting...
by Chris Snider | Nov 5, 2009 | Digital information
The Yankees won the 2009 World Series last night. So let’s take a quick look at pages from a couple national sports sites and the New York newspapers. ESPN Sports Illustrated New York Times New York Post New York Daily News I like what the Post did with the...
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...
