Posts tagged with journalism

How To Trick Your Friends Into Thinking You Are A Professional Photographer

I come from a family of professional photographers. My grandfather had his own photography business in the 1970s, and soon enough my mom was helping out at weddings and other events. My dad and sister are also avid photographers – my sister used to be the assistant photographer to the Supreme Court. Suffice to say, I have been surrounded by intimidating Nikons and Canons for as long as I can remember. Do I know how to shoot a striking photo? Not so much.

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Grantland and the Resurgence of Long-form Content

In late 2010, rumors started to emerge that popular ESPN.com sports columnist Bill Simmons was planning a “top secret editorial project.” The initiative, shrouded in secrecy, was limited to rumors for several months, until talented writers suddenly started disappearing from popular blogs and websites.  Star writers at Vulture, Deadspin, and This Recording wrote goodbyes to their established readerships, claiming they were leaving to work for The Sports Guy. The sports and pop culture-focused site, to be named Grantland (after legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice), would be backed by ESPN, and attracted top sponsors in Subway, Lexus and Klondike. The site’s central concept would be to produce intelligent, entertaining takes on sports and pop-culture. It would do so by publishing almost exclusively long-form content, come to be known as “longreads.”

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Vids or It Didn’t Happen: Grabbing Attention on the Now or Never Web

The entertainment industry was one of the first to truly sprout legs during the dawn of social media. A decade ago, some of NMS’ first campaigns promoted Pokemon and Tomb Raider. So it’s no surprise today’s network execs take social seriously – from both a developmental and promotional viewpoint. But while social data has done wonders to support the industry, in many ways it has also forced artists out of an overproduced, glitzy shell. Direct-to-fan engagement, pushing day-in-the-life content, coupled with the viral video bug it seems every brand has caught, has made YouTube the platform motivating entertainers to think outside the box.

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TechCrunch and the New New Journalism

Two recent declarations from TechCrunch signal a new, more honest -- and better? -- direction for journalism standards.

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