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Journalism has always been about reporting facts and assertions and making sense of world affairs. No news there. But as we move further into the 21st century, we will have to increasingly rely on "data" to feed our stories, to the point that "data-driven reporting" becomes second nature to journalists.
The solution to complex infographic ideas? These guys have chops that give Edward Tufte and The New York Times infographics squad a run for their money. But what a letdown. Where’s the beef? The data?
Dancing Ink Productions (DIP) is a full-service creative company that develops business strategy, immersive narrative and mixed-media, mixed-reality content, games, conferences and other events for a new global culture and economy in the Imagination Age.
via About : Dancing Ink Productions.
Kenneth Lerer delivered the following speech at the Columbia Journalism School Annual New Media Lecture Series on Thursday, April 23, 2009.
via Predicate, LLC : Notes on Content.
Google Earth is the new Rand McNally, Wikipedia is the new Brittanica, Google itself is the new competitor to many reference works, YouTube is becoming a vehicle for just-in-time learning, and World of Warcraft is the new immersive fantasy novel. What job do publishers do? And how can new media help us do it better?
via Reinventing the Book in the Age of the Web - O'Reilly Radar.
Romenesko fans: Would you be willing to pay for Romenesko's service? Perhaps. It beats scouring the blogs and other sources he aggregates. This isn't paying for content—it's still free. But it would be paying for Jim's expertise. His curatorial abilities. That's a news service with value: it's all about the packaging.
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