Month: February 2010

  • Mobile workshop for journalists coming up

    From the Online News Association Newsletter today: Save the date: “Smart Phones for Smart Journalists“ Stay tuned for details on a training session that will bring you up to speed and place you a step ahead on mobile technology. Smart Phones for Smart Journalists will be held Friday, April 9, at the Freedom Forum’s John…

  • Tsk, tsk, disc, disk

    Image via Wikipedia The AP Stylebook czars put out a notice today that included an entry on disc vs disk. disc, disk Use the disc spelling for phonograph records and related terms (disc jockey), optical and laser-based devices (a Blu-ray disc) and for disc brake. Use disk for computer-related references and medical references, such as…

  • On Friday, the Talk stops

    One of the pioneering efforts in new ways to deliver news and connect with audiences in Tennessee (and the country) is “going dark” WKRN-TV’s “Nashville is Talking” Web site, termed a  “quaint reminder” of days gone by shuts down on Friday. On the Web site WKRN general manager Gwen Kinsey writes: NIT in its infancy…