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Noah Barron

Los Angeles, California

Homepage: http://www.noahbarron.com

Hi, I'm Noah, RA for Robert Niles. I'm a Print Journalism grad student in Annenberg's MA program. When I'm not scrambling to make deadlines, I'm scrambling to make deadlines.

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Confessions of an online journalism tool
Q&A: Guest writer W00tBloggyBlogg sat down with OJR's departing staffer Noah Barron to chat about tips and tricks for online journalism success. - May 8, 2008

All Things Unsurprising
Book review: A new radio reporter's handbook written by veteran NPR producer Jonathan Kern offers no big driveway moments, but a few solid lessons that apply just as well on the Web as on the airwaves. - April 23, 2008

Readers really will check everything
Hey, this 'readers as fact-checkers' thing is catching on. Even at J-schools. OJR spoke to David Spett about the media response to his 'big scoop' about the Medill dean's use of anonymous student quotes. - March 4, 2008

Top 9 gifts for online journalists
Commentary: 'Tis the season for gratuitous gadget ogling. OJR staffer Noah Barron gives you a seasonal roster of the year's hottest toys for techno-savvy reporters. - November 26, 2007

Medical tourism and the Internet
A new class of healthcare consumer--those seeking low-cost surgery overseas--has created a demand for reliable information. MedTripInfo.com has sprung up to provide it. - November 7, 2007

Cash at the end of Radiohead's rainbow?
A label-free release of Radiohead's newest album gives users the ability to choose what they pay (or not pay) for online content. - October 17, 2007

Viral politics 2008: how social media is changing the presidential debate
Voter-created content, social networking and viral media are "re-democratizing democracy" according to Webby panelists. But at the end of the day, is it really getting out the vote? - October 7, 2007

Everyone is an expert
Discussion coverage: "It's a Conversation, Stupid." A panel of dot-com news insiders explores thorny issues of quality control of user-created content. - October 2, 2007

Lord of the Ringworld
Claude Errera's independently-run Halo video game site gets more than half a million pageviews a day. OJR's Noah Barron asks what it takes to create and maintain such a massive, vibrant fan community. - September 27, 2007

The WoW Factor: the ethics of online communities
Associate professor Douglas Thomas of USC's Annenberg Program in Online Communities explores what is to come for the ways we meet, greet and treat each other in the virtual realm. - September 18, 2007

Not all that Wired about it: Communication technology gets the short end at NextFest
Commentary: Media technology wasn't the focus at this year's Wired NextFest gala of tomorrow's consumer toys, but nevertheless, OJR's Noah Barron had an interesting chat with one of Yahoo's idea leaders. - September 14, 2007