longshotmag: Forty-eight hours ago we gave you guys an assignment, twenty-four hours ago you turned in your stories, and today we made a magazine. Despite the fact that we’ve only spent a collective 6 days streamlining this process, it seems to get easier every time. That’s thanks in large part to the amazing… Thrilled to … More Longshot!: Your Longshot Contributors, Issue Two
“Have you read Zoe Todd’s latest?” I have asked this question several times in the past month, in various discussions about urban planning, architecture and the general effort to make Edmonton look and be better. Her blog, Urbane Adventurer, has become a must-read for me, and if you are interested in such things, you should … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 10
trimalchioproject: I will reach, I will strive,She is why I’m alive,Though I wish I could tell What she wants me to be.I’ll put on any mask,I’ll perform any task,To make her sweet laughterBelong just to me. I don’t know my own story,I’ve changed it so often,I scarcely rememberWhat’s true and… The Trimalchio Project: Gatsby’s Song
It’s one thing to write something and publish it online. Even I can do that. Sharing news and information in the form of video is way harder, and I am in awe of people who try. I’d like to bring your attention to three local efforts to do TV on the Internet, and do a … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 9
I remember sitting in a news meeting at the Edmonton Journal when the subject of Mack Male came up. This was a few years ago, before I had met him. The editor pitching the story mentioned that Mack was 25.“Mack Male is not 25,” I said with certainty.Completely unfounded certainty, as it turned out. … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 8
Whenever I feel like having happy thoughts about the future of journalism, I think about Linda Hoang. She’s an excellent Edmonton example of what Jay Rosen calls “smart young newsies” – digital natives who are passionate about journalism and aren’t afraid to try new ways of doing it. Global Edmonton was smart enough to snap her … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 7
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