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• Together After All These Years!

  

  Arriving at the Miami International Airport last week, to catch my Swiss flight to Zurich, I entered the airline’s lounge and suddenly had a stack of... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Economist and Covers That Surpris

  

  It’s become a ritual for me: to take a look at the cover of the printed edition of The Economist to see what its editors and designers have come up with for... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It’s a New Website Design for The Toronto Star

  

  While not moving completely away from the traditional concept of the home page, The Toronto Star’s new design takes into account that more than 50% of traffic t... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• New Products: Real Ones and Some on My Students’ Wish Lists

  

  During this week I have been involved with judging in the category of Best New Product for the annual WAN IFRA Digital Media competition. It so happens that... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Spain El Pais’ Big Transition to Digital

  

  In an open letter to his team, Antonio Caño, editor in chief of Spain’s El Pais, has outlined the imminent transformation of the newspaper into a media outlet... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Rio Negro, Argentina: Launching of Our Project Begins

  

  The new style for the supplements of the newspaper, xxsssss, published in Rio Negro, Argentina, the scenic Pampas, have launched last week. It is an... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Joe Zeff, iPads and Why They Are a Vibrant Platform

  

  When I invited my friend and colleague Joe Zeff to speak to my Columbia class on the day we discussed tablets, I knew I had made the right choice. Joe. a pionee... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Die Welt: Doing What the Tablet Can Do Best

  

  Last week we discussed the state of the tablet and how newspapers and magazines explore it to its full potential. I have now discovered a fabulous tablet... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• So, Many of Us Truly Want to Unplug? Really?

  

  Really? A desire for total disconnection--at least for short intervals? Makes sense, but I still don't see many who are leaving their devices behind for extende... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Washington Post: Re-Engaging Those Readers Distracted Readers

  

  The Washington Post is trying to identify reader boredom and recapture distracted readers by directing them to other Post stories they might find more... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Let’s Talk About State of the Tablet

  It's that time of the semester when we devote a class period to the state of the tablet. Our guest speaker was Joe Zeff, one of the tablet's most admired... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Some Smartphone News Types Still Use TV, Print

  Those who follow the news do so across platforms, including such legacy ones as television and print, in addition to their favorite smartphones. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Newspaper Websites in Peril?

  Another voice echoes what I hear often these days: newspaper websites are in trouble, they are not the main point of entry for a majority of readers. Emily... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Four Themes to Contemplate During Your Weekend

  

  It’s all about video, video, video, and messaging as the latest for mobile news presentation, plus strategic planning when posting stories, and creating the... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The “little” Avocado Page from the New York Times

  

  Continuing with our popular series starring The Avocado Page, here is one that we like a lot. Call it The Little Avocado Page. It has substance, class, and... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Rejoice: a New Print-only Newspaper to Be Published in the UK Soon

  Surprise: In the UK, one printed newspaper, The Independent, dies. Another printed newspaper , approrpriately titled New Day, is born. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• SND Judges Describe Essentials of Good Design

  One of the most highly anticipated SND awards yearly is that of World’s Best, usually given to one or two newspapers that outshine everyone else in the judges’... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The New MET Logo: Not a Very Promising Exhibit So Far

  

  What happens when a museum adopts a new logo and it becomes the piece that nobody wants to see? It is likely to happen as the Metropolitan Museum of Art... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Quartz’s Phone App: the News as Conversation

  

  I like it. The new Quartz's exclusive iPhone app is news sort of "across the fence" in chatty style, in the familiar style of text messages, and even with a... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Die Zeit Celebrates Birthday in Grand Style

  

  Take a look at these pages from the Jubilee edition of Die Zeit this week, celebrating the German's newspaper 70th birthday. The design of these pages is... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH