Monthly Archives: December 2011

Tomorrow’s news today

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Kate Gannon

This item, recently shared on Facebook by a New Mexico journalist, helps illustrate our new expectations for communication in the digital age. The exchange is between a customer and Syl, a circulation rep: Customer: “May I have today’s paper?” Syl: … Continue reading →

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Your role in the online collaboration behind the Captcha

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Kate Gannon

You know those annoying Captcha squiggly words you’re forced to type in on websites? Luis von Ahn and a group of folks at Carnegie Mellon calculated out how much time is wasted across the planet when you add up each … Continue reading →

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Oh, Photoshop, you blurred then cropped the line

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Kate Gannon

I believe the photographer did not set out to deceive us or the public. The end result was more a product of miscommunication and a naive misunderstanding on the photographer’s part. – Andy Howell, executive editor, Ogden Standard-Examiner An important … Continue reading →

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The inner life of photojournalists

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Kate Gannon

Checking out San Antonio photojournalist Billy Calzada’s photo book of images from his “Last Picture of My Day” series taken by iphone. http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2744712.

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