Online Journalism

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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We’re seeing this in an increasing number of states, and it’s a great resource. . . now it’s Florida’s turn. The Florida Digital Newspaper Library gives you access to more than 800,000 pages of historic and current newspapers. You can search by terms, or even enter coordinates on a Google map.

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This site from the Library of Congress gives you access to a growing database of newspapers from 1880 to 1922. You can search the scanned pages online, or learn more information about papers published in the United States since 1690.

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Leah Betancourt of the Star Tribune in Minneapolis has compiled a nice overview of how journalists can use twitter. She also gives examples of some journalists who are using Twitter in interesting ways.

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Shares of United Airlines plunged yesterday after a rumor spread that the company had filed for bankruptcy. It did  . . . in 2002. Apparently through a combination of computer (Google) glitch and human error, a 2002 story in a Florida paper became news in 2008. There’s a pretty good account here.

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