AG on New Media http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com Commentary on readings and other cool new media Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:19:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Google Maps Mashup at the BBC Read on to check out a prototype of the Google Maps/Flickr mashup (hand-powered) for the BBCs trip to silicon valley. http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com/?p=78 Final Project Though it's not a final version of the project until we turn it in tomorrow, be sure to check out this draft of "Doors Closing," our final project on the CTA. http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com/?p=77 Minnesota Media Outlets: Some good, some bad, plenty of ugly. For this, the last blog of the quarter, we were asked to compare the site design of two hometown news outlets. I’ll be looking at my home paper, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and our local ABC affiliate, KSTP TV. Though neither site are true design "home runs" the ... http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com/?p=74 A race to the bottom is no good for newspapers Evan Cornog, in his Columbia Journalism Review piece "Let's Blame the Readers" discusses how newspapers might combat the marked decline in readership currently in progress in the United States. He mentions two opposing solutions: changing what papers cover and reeducating the American public. Cornog's prognostications are faulty in ... http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com/?p=71 Foreign and Local News in an Internet Media Environment In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., Americans interest in international news was reinvigorated. Journalism organizations that closed and consolidated bureaus around the world were jolted into action. And, according to the Pew Research Center for People and The Press’ ... http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com/?p=68 Is multimedia journalism as valuable as we think it is? The Pew Research Center for People and The Press’ study of the effects of the Internet on newspaper readership had two particularly interesting parts. First, users do not cite the medium’s multimedia capabilities as a reason for getting news online. Second is the importance of search for online ... http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com/?p=66 Convergence is already here, and it’s a Good Thing™ As Professor Rich Gordon highlights, Convergence is a tricky thing to define. Gordon latches on to Ithiel de Sola Pool’s explanation: “The current convergence between historically separated modes of communication lies in the habitability of digital electronics. Conversation, theater, news and text are all increasingly delivered electronically … [E]lectronic ... http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com/?p=65 The Watchdogs of the Watchdogs In chapter 3 of “We the Media,” Gillmor highlights one way that the Internet has already made journalism better; bloggers and other citizens can act as the watchdogs of the watchdogs of democracy. To summarize (later in the book) Gillmor quotes early blogger Ken Layne: “We can Fact Check ... http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com/?p=62 The RSS Revolution In Chapter 2 of “We the Media,” Dan Gillmor gives a brief overview of the technologies that make citizen journalism possible. Though already outdated (note how his discussion of the expense of delivering video on the Web is no longer valid thanks to services like Google Video, YouTube and ... http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com/?p=61 Midterm Flash Slideshow Read on for "Saturday Morning Ballet with Jake Laub" or check out a full-resolution version on Depot. http://newmedia.andrewgruen.com/?p=58