Online Journalism

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Entries from January 2010

Are You Ready for HTML 5?

January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Although it’s not scheduled for “official” approval until 2022, some features of the new HTML standard will be creeping into browsers and authoring programs before that. Improved semantic tags, geolocation and non-proprietary multimedia insertion are among the highlights. Here’s a nice overview, with demo links for more information.

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Tags: Authoring and CMS

Visuwords

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments

This “online graphical dictionary” allows you to look up words and then see visual connections to other words and concepts. An interesting use of Flash, and potentially a nice reference for reporters and other writers.

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Tags: Online Reporting Sources