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News Leadership 3.0 Blog

Don't miss KDMC's news leadership blog, where newsroom leaders discuss the challenges and opportunities of transforming their news organizations into creative, adaptive, multi-platform engines of journalism and information, written by veteran journalist Michele McLellan.

OJR: Focusing on the future of digital journalism

OJR front page archive for September 2005

Just what is a blog, anyway?

September 29, 2005
Defining this variable form is not easy in the highly opinionated blogosphere - nor is it simple in the increasing number of newsrooms that are in embracing blogging.

Six lessons from online coverage of Hurricane Rita

September 27, 2005
Though Rita's damage wasn't as widespread as Katrina's, Big Media got more personal this time - and bloggers used local knowledge to help tell the story.

Flash journalism: Professional practice today

September 22, 2005
What place does Flash have in online journalism now? What is its potential? Pros and cons from current users.

Porn site offers soldiers free access in exchange for photos of dead Iraqis

September 20, 2005
The site's owner says images of nude female soldiers in Iraq and gory photos of dead insurgents provide an unedited version of the war - while the military investigates.

User feedback drives five principles for multimedia news on the Web

September 15, 2005
Researchers tested top sites' interactive features for usability - and found that producers may need some advice.

NOLA.com blogs and forums help save lives after Katrina

September 13, 2005
Here's an inside look at how the website for the Times-Picayune helped guide rescuers and provided in-depth news for evacuees.

Citizens' media gets richer

September 7, 2005
Photos, video and audio are becoming part of the user-generated palette.