February 2012
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Using Timelines for Visual Storytelling →
As a communications professional I see my work not just as copywriting, but ideally to tell stories through my writing. My storytelling can take many forms through the written word, including blog posts or social media, and even tactical media like press releases or fact sheets. But of course writing isn’t the only way to tell story, and as a visual storyteller I’ve created a number of...
Feb 29th
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Muck Rack: Tips from Poynter on how to avoid being... →
via muckrack: Yesterday, Jeff Sonderman of Poynter Online published a great story filled with tips on how journalists can avoid being a so-called Twitter monkey. The phrase was coined by Mandy Jenkins, who just left her job as social media editor at the Huffington Post to join Digital…
Feb 25th
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Why does Adele's 'Someone Like You' make everyone... →
Science helps explain our emotional response to music, particularly the cultured bits related to pitch
Feb 24th
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Feb 20th
A collection of local and national news puns.  →
Feb 19th
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Danger of Fracking explained →
Great storytelling through an informative design that helps explain the environmental costs of fracking for natural gas
Feb 14th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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Easter eggs in "Chuck"? →
Now that the TV show Chuck has ended, a lot of us are rewatching the series, and in addition to all the inside references and running jokes in the series, there’s also easter eggs to be found!  In this Reddit thread, fans are trying to share their favorite easter eggs, including a few which help foreshadow later events.
Feb 9th
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Interactive map of New York City’s energy consumption, block-by-block and building-by-building.
Feb 8th
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Words Journalists Use That People Never Say →
Among my favorite cliches that people never use in natural conversation: Critics contend Strib: “Critics contend that young, developing businesses and smaller websites could be saddled with expensive litigation costs.” Journo Dad: “Critics contend that you kids don’t hop into the tub when you’re supposed to.”
Feb 8th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 5th
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Muck Rack: Journalists owe it to their readers not... →
When journalists don’t demonstrate the same skepticism of phishing links on Twietter as they do for claims in press releases, they undermine their credibility by inviting spam on their followers.  And if the idea is that journalists carry credibility from one medium to the next, they’re losing their reputation among readers when they don’t make informed social media usage… ...
Feb 4th
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