Dave Burdick
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“No one has yet devised a proper method of shunting anger into a more productive project”
Part of an introduction to Gary Hart’s blog is a pretty great way to address online comments: “The blog world has become accustomed to the participation of those for whom anonymity provides courage, that is those who find the blog an instrument of vituperation, anger, and bitter ad hominem revenge on the world. No one … Continue reading
Livetweeting a murder trial and decision on whether to admit online comments
The Camera‘s Erica Meltzer only started tweeting trial proceedings recently but is already one of my very favorite follows. Today, she’s livetweeting the murder trial of Kevin McGregor, and one of my favorite topics — online comments — came up. It’s great stuff, and the full feed is a wonderful example of courts coverage that … Continue reading
Building a website (from the beginning)
So you’re a newly minted digital journalist. What does that mean, you’ve got a Twitter account? Nice work, champ, but you should probably get to know a few basics along the way — specifically, along the way to creating your own website or maintaining your organization’s site. Get your domain This is the step everybody … Continue reading
Google+, Path, Pinterest and everything else: Speed-dating the social media tools of the day
I have a week “off” this week, which means I’m really trying not to pay attention to the office, save for producing a special section mostly from home. In the spare time, I’ve finally found time to experiment with a few of the more recently relevant social tools out there. I asked Facebook which tools … Continue reading
Online commenting for news organizations: an idea
Because I am strange, this is a topic I bring up late at night after a pleasant dinner and drink with new friends: What do you think of online commenting? If I am in a particularly good mood and think that my new friends will indulge me, I will expand the question: If, as director … Continue reading
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