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• The Pope Gets His Own Magazine: ‘twas About Time

  

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/italian-publisher-unveils-magazine-dedicated-to-pope-francis/2014/03/04/a6c95416-a3dd-11e3-b865-38b254d92063_st... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• South by Southwest: A Discussion of the iWED Concept: Words and Visuals for the...

  

  ​TAKEAWAY: I am in Austin today at South by Southwest and ready to do a presentation with my Poynter Institute colleague Dr. Roy Peter Clark. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Return of the Printed Newsweek Today

  

  TAKEAWAY: Today March 7 the printed edition of Newsweek magazine is launched. Our question: is there an audience for this? We talk to media experts Roger... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Creating Without the Ghost of Legacy in the Room

  

  TAKEAWAY: Let’s take a look at Upworthy and Medium: two social driven start ups where the emphasis is on the audience and the stories they produce and may wish... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Stiletto Shoe, the Egg Yolk and the Most Elusive Page Ever

  

  TAKEAWAY: In search of a famous page, with a memorable photograph and a perfect headline to match. What it took to get a copy of one of the most talked about... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• For Printed Newspapers: Mastering the “grab Effect”

  

  TAKEAWAY: To do print happily, newspaper editors must abandon the old definition of what a lead story should (must) be, and start migrating to stories that... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Australia: A New Saturday Paper is Born

  

  TAKEAWAY: It’s 2014 and, yes, a printed newspaper is born in Australia to cater to the lean back readers who may crave those long analytical reads on Saturday. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Frequency: Publishing in the Now and Later Mode

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updates as needed. The next blog post is Monday, March 3. TAKEAWAY: So New York Magazine will now... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Ken Burn’s New App a Lesson in More Than American History

  

  See America through the eyes of award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. And, while taking this joyous and instructive, but fun, tour of the history of... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Vanity Fair and the (almost) 7 Deadly Sins of Its Tablet Edition

  

  TAKEAWAY: As we mature in the way we approach magazine content for the tablet, let’s reflect on what’s essential. The Vanity Fair Hollywood edition provides a... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• SND35 Awards 5: South China Morning Post—storytelling Via Superb, Winning...

  

  This is the last in a 5-part series about the SND 35 competition. The Vanity Fair blog post that was scheduled for today will run Wednesday. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• SND35 Awards 4: Page, Portfolio and Redesign Winners from American City...

  

  TAKEAWAY: The Society of News Design (SND) has just announced 35th Edition contest winners. We take pride in the success of our client newspapers and have been... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• SND35 Awards 3: Die Zeit Among Best Designed in the World (again and Always!)

  

  TAKEAWAY: The Society of News Design (SND) has just announced 35th Edition contest winners. We take pride in the success of our client newspapers and will be... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• SND35 Awards 2: Times of Oman and the Key to All Those Awards

  

  TAKEAWAY: The Society of News Design (SND) has just announced 35th Edition contest winners. We take pride in the success of our client newspapers and will be... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• SND35 Awards 1: What Makes a Winner?

  

  TAKEAWAY: The Society of News Design (SND) has just announced 35th Edition contest winners. We take pride in the success of our client newspapers and will be... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• A Cure for Hospital Design—and Tips for Website Designers

  TAKEAWAY: Ever got lost finding the right department during a hospital visit? Or, better yet, ever found yourself lost while surfing a news website? The... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• In Norway: It’s Responsive Design for Agricultural Daily Nationen

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next blog post is Monday, February 17. TAKEAWAY: It’s responsive design for the... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Quartz is on to Something: Let’s Pay Attention

  

  TAKEAWAY: Advertisers like Quartz. We do too, and so seem to be those users who like news that is presented in a non traditional way and in a clean, easy to... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• This Was No Snowfall, but It Deserves a Second Look

  

  TAKEAWAY: A simple quasi multi-media story, the Winter Olympics and The New York Times. Perhaps a template of what can be done without an avalanche of bells... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• USA Today: What’s the Type Palette, Please?

  

  TAKEAWAY: Can someone please decipher the USA Today type palette for me? What is serif? What is sans? When? How? Thanks for your help. What, may I ask, has... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH