Hearst Journalism Award: Multimedia Guidelines

All entries submitted must have been produced and posted on the web between January 1, 2008 and April 20, 2009.

A multimedia project is defined as a single piece of journalism executed essentially by the same journalist.

Entries can be hard or soft news projects; they can be based on but are not limited to public affairs, business, science or sports.

Entries must be journalism, and may not include dramatization.

Each entry must have been posted on the Web and the entrant must have completed at least three of the following components: print, audio, video, still photography and graphics.

The principal journalist may have received technical assistance from others (for example: camera persons, designers, programmers), but the department administrator must verify the central participation of the entered journalist in all facets of the entry.

An entry cannot be a blog and cannot be a web page of a professor, a class or a student.

It must be a functioning web site for an ACEJMC-accredited program, a school publication, television or radio station, or professional entity.

More info: http://www.hearstfdn.org/hearst_journalism/about.php?year=2006&type=Multimedia

"Tag" as an anchor in the world's timeline

Someone create a web page to collect all user generated content tagged with "#080808" all over the world at http://tag080808.appspot.com/

More details:
http://www.tag080808.com/

A NYT article on this movement:
http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C4006938804825749F000EB655.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Google and News

A NYT article (9/8/2008) on Google's new initiative:
Google to Digitize Newspaper Archives
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/technology/09google.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin

2 job opporunities

1.
The Daily Texan is currently looking for web techs to work one to two days each week.

Tech hours run nightly, but the position gives students a look into how newspapers utilize the Web.

It is great experience for anyone interested in multimedia work, and any tech will also be involved with working with the Texan's new site set to launch this week. And they will make a little extra cash!

If they are interested or have an additional questions, they can contact me via email me.

Thank you so much!

Lindsey
lmullikin[at]gmail.com

2. Lampasas Dispatch Record
Now accepting applications for
Advertising Sales/Graphic Design positions.
Must be able to produce and sell advertisements
for newspaper and special
sections. Energetic, outgoing personality
with strong customer-service orientation
and ability to multi-task needed. Previous
sales and/or design experience with Page
Maker, Photoshop, In Design a definite
plus. We are looking for individuals who
can take our sales/graphic design to the
next level.
Excellent benefits, including paid vacation,
Scott & White health insurance and
dental insurance.
Send resumes and work samples to: Jim
Lowe, Publisher
Lampasas Dispatch Record
P.O. Box 631, Lampasas, TX 76550
or e-mail: jlowe@lampasas.com
(512) 556-6262, ext. 22.