Immersion Convergence. I Do.

April 3rd, 2009 | education, events, multimedia | 2 comments

The NPPA registration gates are open for the 2009 Multimedia Immersion workshop from June 6-10 in shiny Las Vegas. Open to 50 photojournalists with a 2:1 student to trainer ratio.
Let’s compare those numbers to my Vegas wedding. 14 people with a 7:1 guest to bride ratio.

Teachers this year include Regina McCombs, Rob Rosenthal, Coburn Dukehart, [...]

Profit silos - not just for corn.

October 3rd, 2008 | business, news coverage, web | No comments

Convergence, integration, cross-media, inter-departmental collaboration. All sounds good but can a mid-size newspaper make any money at it? At monday note, Frederic Filloux, an editor for the Norwegian group Schibsted, debunks the myth that leaner, compact newsroom can produce a general news site that operates in the black. His suggestion: diversify for that elusive net [...]