A conversation on Twitter (Dec. 15, 2013) about use of the technique often called parallax scrolling, which got lots of journalism people excited a year ago when The New York Times published a story titled “Snow Fall.”
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Smartphones haven’t changed the rules of photojournalism
In 2012, American photojournalist Ben Lowy made history. His photograph of waves from Hurricane Sandy breaking in New York City made the cover of Time magazine; it was taken with an iPhone. Lowy has taken his iPhone to other locales as well: he documented the Libyan conflict and also captured images in Kabul, Afghanistan for… Continue reading Smartphones haven’t changed the rules of photojournalism
Mandela: covering the death of a giant
It’s an unfortunate truism that terrible events beget excellent journalism, and the death of Nelson Mandela is no different. Journalists have had ample time to prepare coverage for his passing, and it shows. Here is our selection of some of the best Canadian coverage of Mandela’s life and legacy: Months ago, when Mandela’s health was… Continue reading Mandela: covering the death of a giant
Newsweek rises from the dead, kind of, maybe”
Newsweek lied to us. Less than a year ago, the magazine said: It turns out the magazine’s new owners—after the death of NewsBeast, which we still can’t believe once seemed like a good idea—have different ideas. In the new year, they’re going to bring the 80-year-old magazine out for another shot at print. Editor Jim… Continue reading Newsweek rises from the dead, kind of, maybe”
CBC’s NSA story: who redacts the redacters?
Last week, we wrote about redactions in freedom of information requests, but how do news outlets decide what of their own material to black out? Christopher Parsons, for one, can’t figure that out. Parsons, a postdoctoral fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs who is studying “how privacy (particularly informational privacy, expressive privacy and… Continue reading CBC’s NSA story: who redacts the redacters?