The "Building Up Troy" series, which looked at a recent increase in development within the city, spanned three days and included multimedia components like photos, video and a map mashup. The goal of this project was to take a closer look at multiple separate projects, highlighting reasons for the increased developments and the possible effects on the surrounding neighborhoods and the City of Troy.
Last year I received a free copy of the The Digital Journalist’s Handbook by Mark S. Luckie through a Twitter contest (I was the first to respond with the meaning of HTML — hypertext markup language FTW). It’s a great guide for student journalists...
UPDATE – Both videos now uploaded. Photos taken at the scene of a massive structure fire at the R.K. Freedman & Sons warehouse on Tibbits Avenue in Green Island. Check back for additional videos from the scene. A video from the Troy Record that...
I had the chance Thursday to interview John McLoughlin, reporter and managing editor at WTEN, for an article I wrote about his resigning from the network after 39 years. It's not very often I have someone with his reputation and experience on the phone...
Residents from all over the Capital District braved cold weather and gathered on Erie Boulevard with the hopes of catching a glimpse of President Barack Obama as he makes his way to the General Electric plant today. Some were protesting against the President's policies...
I never really used to be a podcast person — I always preferred listening to music and found the talking distracting, especially if I was working on something else at the time (and who has time to just sit around and listen to something?...
I'm obviously biased, but editors at small schools/newspapers often have to be well-rounded, resourceful and willing to take the initiative to make things happen.
