Donica wrote in the previous entry: “we now measure clicks and know with certainty that what we thought people were interested in is rarely supported by the evidence.” I would say the measure of clicks is widely useless in measuring reader salience for a few reasons (in some cases). For one, a lot of important issues proliferate ...
I’m glad for the moment of relief. You are thinking smartly. But, for the larger universe, do you really think print products are going to disappear? I imagine a place for a newspaper/magazine print product where design could be even more important. My work in Kings Beach just keeps reinforcing how little contact some people ...
“But however much the changes, it won’t be presenting its reconfigured self as the newspaper of the future. The newspaper business has pretty well conceded that its future is online, which means the print is deciding how to dress smartly for its funeral.” I feel so much better. I feel like I’ve been turning my ...
At my lunch with the developer yesterday, he said he wants to make a news site that has two home pages. One is like google’s home page but only for the s ite so people who drilldown can do so with no interruptions. And a My Homepage for people who like to browse. Ingenius. ...
Mike, I like your paper very much. I don’t think you should make a choice between social networking and a design career. One of the things that is dooming many of the advanced social networking/Web 2.0 applications for journalists is that they are so ugly and clunky (think Ning, Drupal, etc.). We haven’t yet designed ...