Media advertising and newspaper business models may be in a slump, but photography is still flashy and hip if Bloomingdale’s New York SOHO “Flashes of Spring” window/store decor is any indication. Sure, the displays are flashbacks complete with retro gear. But wouldn’t we all would like to return to heyday of watchdog journalism, ad dollars [...]
The WOMEN BY WOMEN show is on display at Boston University until March 31, 2009 (It went up in February). Yes, the Women Photojournalists of Washington traveling show has landed in Boston. Do not miss. I’ll be visiting this lovely hallway gallery - two of my photos were selected. So if you like women and [...]
New Hampshire where you live free or die. That motto takes on a whole new meaning in a bad economy. We are returning to our regional state-by-state review of member photographers who post their sites on the NPPA “Find a Photographer” feature. The Monday Happy Nugget belongs to Kevin Jacobus.
For those who are new, and [...]
A Chicago Reader blogger reports that a Chicago Tribune reader is one tough customer. Coleen Davison has not been happy with a perceived decline of substance and increase in pop culture coverage in the wake of the Tribune company’s financial turmoil and redesign in the fall of 2008. She participated in a reader survey to [...]
Two more friends and one husband laid off. The economy officially stinks. Media layoffs don’t surprise now. But architects, software engineers and my husband, the fabulous graphic designer? Enough with the layoffs. No happy nugget for me this week.
If you want a glimmer of hope, check out the Newsweek article about consumer savings, confidence and [...]
Check out the GE grid site. Digital hologram. I think we can all see the multimedia documentary implications - moments literally jumping out of the screen at you. I jest. The Disney movie Bolt in 3-D attempt now looks amateurish. I’m thrilled not to see scary CNN peoplegrams floating in a red circle. Such a [...]
Centralized but devolved. Integrated pods. Platform-neutral editors. All key concepts in creating the new, new newsroom. Innovation is so last month. Meetings are also old school. New term is ‘checkpoints.’ Crafty consultants with their smoke screen terminology. Check out a story about a streamlined Guardian in their better building here. Fancy floor plan. The photographers [...]
