Yesterday my Twitter odometer rolled over, as follower No. 8,000 appeared. My Twitter handle is @macloo. I use Twitter mainly as a news feed. I don’t follow friends from my personal life (unless they are in journalism), and for the most part, I don’t tweet personal things. I use Hootsuite as my Twitter client both in my Web browser and on my phone. Twitter h […]

For about three years, I have been using WordPress.com (a free blogging site) to create a syllabus for each one of my courses. I first tried it in 2007, and now I’m totally sold on the practice. (See two examples: graduate course; undergrad course.) One of the best features for students: If you choose a WordPress theme that is mobile-ready, your students can […]

In non-TV news organizations today, we see mostly one of two choices for video (or both of these): iPhone (more than any other phone or small device) DSLR (various models) All the smaller video cams seem to have fallen out of favor. Only TV and feature-length documentary makers use high-end video cameras. What does this mean for teaching in j-schools? Some g […]

In the semester now ending, I taught a course in coding for journalism students. You can see the detailed course schedule online. Here are all the PowerPoints I showed in that class. You can view them on SlideShare or download them there. Beginning jQuery – Part 1 – Part 2 Introduction to the DOM JavaScript 101 Responsive Web Design Design Concepts/Web Desig […]

These are the most-viewed posts on this blog in the past 30 days: 10 examples of bespoke article design and scrolling goodness 10 Rules for Visual Storytelling Advice to journalism students: Forget grad school! Recording phone interviews: A solution that works Get started with Web coding. Part 5: How to use Git and GitHub List of requirements for a digital s […]

A journal that published an ambitious plan for New York State to go fossil free in a few decades now runs a critique.     […]

With help from a University of Chicago group, a craft beer maker has been working for more than year to replicate a 5,000-year-old Sumerian beer.     […]

Recent developments in health and science news. This week: bending light, disappearing icebergs and emoting figurines.     […]

While it’s no longer a silhouette on the New York skyline, the Singer Building holds the record for tallest building to ever be peacefully demolished.     […]

The bone disease, resulting from vitamin D deficiency and typically associated with the inferior diet and living conditions of the poor, may have been a consequence of the family’s vast wealth.     […]