Infografia | InfoGraph - Euro2008 Team-o-Mat

O jornal suíço Neue Zürcher Zeitung criou uma infografia/jogo interactiva para descobrirmos qual é a equipa do Euro2008 que melhor nos “assenta”. Está em alemão mas está tão bem feita que se percebe logo como funciona. Via Nico Luchsinger.

The Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung has made an interactive infographic/game for the users to find out which team from Euro2008 fits them best. It’s in german, but it’s so good that we can tell right away how it works. Via Nico Luchsinger.

Descubra a sua |Team-O-Mat| Find out yours

Um jornal já não é um jornal | A newspaper is no longer a newspaper

Um jornal passou a ser tudo inclusivé um jornal: hoje em dia é um canal para video, uma rádio online. Por aqui acreditamos que o futuro passa por criar sinergias com outros meios de comunicação e incorporá-los na vida de uma publicação. Foi o que se fez no The Spokesman Review, que contratou dois profissionais de rádio (não foram dois estagiários tenrinhos, acabadinhos de sair da faculdade a ganhar o subsídio de alimentação,para trabalhar com um microfone de 5 euros e uma versão pirata do Soundforge), para fazer noticiários em áudio de dois minutos.

A newspaper can now be anything including a newspaper: nowadays it’s a video channel, an online radio. Around here we believe that the future goes through by creating synergies with other media and embedd them in the newspaper life. That’s what happened at The Spokesman Review, that hired two radio pros (not two tender-fresh-out-of college trainees, making almost no money at all to work with a cheap plastic mic and a pirate version of Soundforge) to publish audio newscasts in two minute long editions.

Two veteran news radio broadcasters were hired and a state of the art radio news production studio was built in the newsroom. Our “radio guys” as they are affectingly called, have settled in without too many cultural adjustments. The workflow changes for people in the newsroom have been pretty minimal. Reporters are being asked to record audio sound bites from some of their stories. Occasionally they are interviewed for broadcast about stories they’ve reported on.

Radio from the newsroom

Palavras chave: veteranos, state of the art, construído. E contratados. O investimento parece compensar, infelizmente a maioria dos directores de jornais em Portugal parece pensar de outra forma, mas eles é que sabem, levam mais anos disto do que eu, e eu respeito a experiência dos mais velhos. É pena é que a teimosia e a surdez estejam associados à velhice. O video também parece estar a tomar as redacções de assalto, pelo menos é o que diz este trabalho da Newspaper Association of America, que dá indicações sobre como se pode incorporar este formato numa redacção tradicional. A ler e a recomendar a quem não sabe destas coisas.

Keywords: veterans, state of the art, built. And hired. The investment seems to be paying off, but unfortunately most newspaper directors here in Portugal seem to think differently, but it’s their prerrogative, they have more years of this than i do, and i was taught to respect the experience of the elderly. It’s a shame that pigheadedness and being deaf are associated to old age. Video seems to be taking the newsrooms by assault, at least that’s what is written in this work of the Newspaper Association of America, that is also a great guide on how to insert this format in a traditional newsroom.To read and recommend to those who still don’t know about it.

“Zooming In on Online Video: A Development & Growth Guide for Newspaper Web Sites” is intended to help newspapers of any size develop profitable video applications. The cost of entry to create quality video continues to decline while the success of online video continues to grow. As competition heats up for online video mindshare, newspapers have an excellent opportunity to leverage their skills and content and capture an even large share of online advertising spending.

Zooming in Online Video

Pagar mais pelos melhores | Pay more for the best

Eu não acredito que muita gente em Portugal (e no resto do mundo) pense assim…

I don’t believe that there’s many people in Portugal (or anywhere else) thinking like this…

Hartigan said that for much of his 43-year career most journalists were generalists, “sweeping over any subject with a light dusting of curiosity and a nice turn of phrase.” But he warned that those days were numbered. Journalism needed more specialists, he argued – “more people who can provide compelling insights to what’s going on” because quality was “taking on greater meaning, not less.”

Competition for talent also was intensifying, Hartingan said. As a result, he said, “We will need to pay more and offer better opportunities to attract – and retain – the best people.” In other words, quality content was the key. In a world of information overload, audiences return to brands they can trust that synthesize information and make it easy to absorb. That deep skill requires highly skilled and educated journalists. The obvious place to find specialists is at universities and think tanks.

da | from Convergence Newsletter

Cartoon: Geek and Poke

“Thank god the early adopter phase on Twitter is over (see Scobleizer and TechCrunch).”

As novas tecnologias pelo melhor ponto de vista: o cómico. Geek and Poke é o trabalho de Oliver Widder, um ” IT-guy in Hamburg, Germany”. Se não tiverem nada que fazer ou não quiserem fazer nada, divirtam-se. Ah, recomendado para geeks.

New technologies seen on the best side: the funny one. Geek and Poke comes from Oliver Widder, a “IT-guy in Hamburg, Germany”. If you have nothing to do or you don’t want to do anything, have fun. Ah, recommended for geeks.

Geek and Poke

“Onde?” | “Where?”

Das perguntas base para necessárias para a construção de qualquer notícia, o ONDE está a ganhar destaque. O crime é um dos assuntos mais fáceis de seguir, e vários sites utilizam mapas para indicar as zonas mais perigosas. Um Google Map da cidade de Londres acabou por me fazer lembrar do jogo “Scotland Yard“, onde o Mr.X fugia aos seus perseguidores. Infelizmente, neste mapa os crimes são reais. Alguém conhece em Portugal algum site que use um mapa para informação noticiosa?

Amongst the basic questions for writing a news story, the WHERE is starting to stand out. One of the subjects that is easier to monitor is crime, and many sites use maps to show the most dangerous areas. A London Google Map reminded me of the “Scotland Yard” board game, where a Mr.X tried to escape his chasers. Unfortunately, in this map all the crimes are real. Does anyone know other use for news maps?Leave links below.

Crime on Google Maps