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• The Germanwings Air Disaster on the Front Pages

  

  A tragic event, a hair rising air disaster that took 150 lives when Germanwings 9525 crashed into a mountain in the French Alps. Even more chilling yet, to kno... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• American City Business Journals: Awards Tell Story of Design Evolution

  

  American City Business Journal’s 15 awards from the 36th edition of the Society of News Design (SND) tell us more than just good work being rewarded. This is a... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Times of London’s Proposed Website and Role of Frequency

  The Times of London is proposing morning, lunchtime and afternoon editions for its website, a clear call for more attention to the issue of frequency. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Raising Funds for the SND Foundation

  

  I will be filming a mini musical video today in New York City as part of my effort to create awareness for the Society of News Design's Foundation, which... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Record SND Awards for Garcia Media Clients

  

  We are happy to report that Garcia Media projects, past and present, were awarded record numbers --more than 400 awards---at the 36th annual SND Competition. ... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Honored by the Charles R. O’Malley Award for Excellence in Teaching

  It is a special day for me today as I will be honored with the Charles O’Malley Teaching Excellence Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Banners Should Be Banned—the Facts Demand It

  

  This should not surprise anyone, including probably those who create those awful banner ads: users are not looking at them. So, we must ask, why are there so... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Economist and Doing Things the Right Way

  

  At The Economist a tale of when change and disruption mean realignment,not necessarily elimination. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• El Mundo of Spain: When Type Tells the Story Best

  

  After 194 days in captivity in Syria, two Spanish journalists have returned home. El Mundo’s Sunday front page is a fantastic example of using type as a main... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It’s an Amen Moment for the Digital Now Tempo

  

  It is all about the two tempos we often say—the now tempo and the curated tempo for lean back moments. The now tempo is getting a second, powerful shot in the... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Editing as I Once Knew It

  

  Some of the editing rules that we trained to obey have gone to hell in the same basket that contains the pica ruler, the glue pot and the grease pencil. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• McClatchy: Unveiling a Broad Evolution

  

  All 29 newsrooms of the McClatchy group, extending from The Miami Herald to The Sacramento Bee, have been undergoing a process of revision and rethinking. Now... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Today: Last Edition of the Times’ Inspirational Home Section

  

  It’s had a glorious run, but after 38 years, the Home section of The New York Times bids farewell this Thursday. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Out of the Heads of Babes: a Weekly News Paper That Rocks

  

  What an interesting surprise during a recent visit to Tampa to find out that my grandson Michael Garcia is editor and publisher of the Weekly News, which he... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Era of Wearables is Here as Apple Introduces Its Smartwatch

  

  It seems that the word “wearables” was everywhere Monday as I did a keynote for the INMA Mobile Summit in Austin, then Apple introduced its smartwatch, and... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• A Discussion of “newspaper Design” for Documentary

  

  +1T Newspaper Design Days, a yearly event organized by the Turkish daily, Zaman, is turning 10 this year. Time for a celebration of design via a documentary Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Mobile Europe: Some Interesting Discoveries

  

  AS I served on the jury evaluating entries in the WAN IFRA European Digital Media Awards 2015, I was happily surprised with at least five of the entries, each ... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It’s New Look for Swiss Luxury Supplement—the NZZ"s Z

  

  Winkreative, the Tyler Brulé affiliate, has been involved in the creation of the new look of Z, the luxury supplement of «Neue Zürcher Zeitung» and the «NZZ am... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• NYT Magazine and Its Cover Ad

  It is not just any ordinary Sunday when one opens The New York Times Magazine and finds an unusual ad on its cover. Take a look Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Rethinking Columbia Journalism Review

  

  Columbia Journalism Review is among the most respected journals devoted to discussing and analyzing the media. Today, it premieres a new look and organization... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH