Wednesday, October 06, 2004

For Oct. 13th

Here are links we will either use in class or that you will use for homework. Remember, too, to post about blogs, sites, or design during the week, and to add comments to posts before next week.
  • From Harper's Magazine. This site goes with the text we had and is useful in understanding how to work with hypertext links.
  • Here are links to the EyeTrack III study and its findings about web viewing. Read about the study and then look at the study online. Make a list of guidelines that will apply to your work on our ITL site.Poynter Online - Eyetrack III:What News Websites Look Like Through Readers' Eyes
  • Here is the link to the color in news design instructional module. Before class next week, look at each section of the site, and be sure to do the exercises included in the sections. When we work on our site's design, your understanding of these issues will be critical.
  • When you get out in the world of work, you probably won't be an artist or do layouts unless you are working for yourself, but you need to know the vocabulary of design so you can collaborate effectively.

Scientific American: Link to Us

Scientific American: Science & Technology Web Awards 2004
Our editors recognize 50 of the best
sci/tech sites out there

Monday, September 27, 2004

GoUpstate.com: An online service of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Blogging, its not just for geeks anymore. This is the story that was in the NYTimes Magazine recently about bloggers, politics, and the changes in mainstream journalism they are precipitating. GoUpstate.com: An online service of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Thursday, September 16, 2004

OhmyNews International

Ohmynews is remaking news. Can you explain how and why? What do you have to do to become a reporter for OhmyNews? OhmyNews International

Poynter Online - Don't Be a Player Hater

Useful guide to what multimedia to use in your work.Poynter Online - Don't Be a Player Hater

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Sources, blogs and bloggingTruth and trust

Sunday, September 12, 2004

Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits

We need to read through the Eyetrac study, but here is good advice about paragraph length. Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits

Friday, September 03, 2004

newsmap

Here is a VERY cool web app. For writers, this is an idea generator. Can you see ways to use it in your work? newsmap