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Data, Docs, Maps and … Text:
Andrew ChavezAssociate Director / Digital InitiativesTexas Center for Community Journalism
New Media for the News Media WorkshopMarch 11 to 13, 2009 at the TCU Schieffer School of Journalism
The functional side(s) of new media
Documents
Why to share
• Transparency• More efficient story telling• Provide varying levels of
engagement• Crowd sourcing
Things to share
• Meeting minutes• Public presentations• Budgets• Police reports• Court documents• Restaurant menus to accompany
reviews
How to share
• Read-only formato PDFo Image
• Editable formato Raw attachmentso Google Docs
PrimoPDF
• Convert documents to PDFs for free
$0Price tag:
• Know how to upload files• Have an e-mail address
Skills needed
Zoomify
• Create zoomable, draggable images
• Good for blueprints, detailed drawings
$0Price tag:
• Basic image editing skills
Skills needed
Zamzar
• Convert just about any file format to a more widely-used one
$0Price tag:
• Know how to upload files• Know how to download an e-
mail attachment
Skills needed
Text(That stuff they used to pay us for)
Ways to share
• Long formato Traditional storieso Wikis
• Medium formato Traditional storieso Blogs
• Short form, quick hito “Microblogs”o Live blogs
• Interactivelyo Chatso Discussions
Blogs
• Blogging is just a formato Not all blogs are diarieso Some bloggers are real journalists
• Don’t have to be staff written• Can be written by a team• Can be about anything, just pick a topic and
stick with it• Require time commitment• Can allow you to repurpose other content,
mooch off blogging platform’s features• Content can be repurposed into print content
Types of blog setups
Hosted Local
• Someone else deals with bandwidth, maintenance costs
• Heavy lifting (tech stuff) is done elsewhere
• Normally free• Won’t integrate with site as
well• Might not host your ads
• More customizable• Requires more technical
knowledge• Can be costly• Better integrated with rest
of site• Will host your advertising
Blogger
• Easy-to-use blog platform
• Provides RSS feeds, e-mail forwarding of posts
• Better search-engine placement than homegrown solutions
$0Price tag:
• Basic Web skills
Skills needed
Live blogs, discussion
• Provide up-t0-the-minute information• Can be a companion to another medium• Put users at the site• Localize national events live• Allow local people to interact together on
a national event• Make experts, guests available to take
questions• Could also be done by e-mail (with a
delay)
CoverItLive
• Hosts live blogging and discussions
• Easy to embed• Can remind your
users about upcoming events
• Can integrate with Twitter
$0Price tag:
• Know how to embed code
Skills needed
Maps
Potential maps
• Routes of easy day trips• Locations of best area photo ops• Parade routes• Opposing high schools’ gyms and how to
get there• Best area barbeque• Show city council district boundaries
UMapper
• Drag and drop to create maps them embed them on your site
$0Price tag:
• Basic Web skills• Know how to embed code
Skills needed
DataMaking un-useful stuff useful
“Database [dey-tuh-beys] -verb: to transform pieces of information that are useful for a moment into a network of
information that is useful forever.”— a sign hanging in the Pegasus News newsroom
Data … every story has it• We know how to get it• It will eventually accumulate un-unsed• It can generate lots of page views• People can give their data to a lot of other
people
Google Docs
• Allows easy manipulation of data
• Lets users collaborate
• Keeps users coming back instead of downloading once
$0Price tag:
• Know how to embed code• Know how to upload files
Skills needed
Map a List
• Lets you create maps from your Google Docs spreadsheets
$0Price tag:
• Know how to embed code• Know how to use Google Docs
Skills needed