tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616574218712925278.post6427509135621954374..comments2023-03-21T14:09:59.646-04:00Comments on Digital Future: The ideaLab at Journal Register CompanyTom Caproodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541422230053616625noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616574218712925278.post-55146691529801968432010-08-26T11:29:07.000-04:002010-08-26T11:29:07.000-04:00Awesome stuff, Tom, and thank you for blogging abo...Awesome stuff, Tom, and thank you for blogging about it. I am interested in how the Idea Lab team is planning to integrate and communicate what it is doing with the rest of JRC, and how its work dovetails with goals at individual properties.Matt DeRienzohttp://www.registercitizen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616574218712925278.post-19314199699427266572010-08-26T13:45:44.000-04:002010-08-26T13:45:44.000-04:00Tom: Great goal to take on. What ideas do you have...Tom: Great goal to take on. What ideas do you have for helping reporters and photogs file from the field? I know both of our offices struggle with similar tech. Or is it too early to share? <br><br>Also, I love the name, but why "Project Thunderdome"? I fail to see the connection to one of Mel Gibson's greatest movies (though I'm always happy to reference it).Steve Shoehttp://www.saratogian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616574218712925278.post-55067689481752419782010-08-26T19:54:37.000-04:002010-08-26T19:54:37.000-04:00I know that fellow ideaLabber Chris Stanley has bl...I know that fellow ideaLabber Chris Stanley has blogged about it - http://bit.ly/aNZPjP - as well as Kelly Metz - http://bit.ly/bcO4Hc Not sure about the rest of the team so far. Rosen encouraged it during the meeting and hopefully some more of them will if they haven't started already.tcaproodhttp://tcaprood.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616574218712925278.post-86845737685934095282010-08-26T19:59:13.000-04:002010-08-26T19:59:13.000-04:00We are certainly lacking in tech. Right now I'...We are certainly lacking in tech. Right now I'm thinking of just loaning out the ideaLab netbook and iPad to start and seeing what happens. We have another netbook kicking around in sports with an air card right now which I think Fitz uses for the track and stuff, so that's covered somewhat in their department. I know most of the reporters will be able to handle it, but photos are really important to, even without any initial editing.<br>As Rosen and others told us repeatedly, I'm going to start looking into who does mobile journalism the best and try to model it after them. Hopefully Saratoga can follow suit as well!tcaproodhttp://tcaprood.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616574218712925278.post-45421349053888855532010-08-26T22:02:16.000-04:002010-08-26T22:02:16.000-04:00[...] read more about the day’s events from Labber...[...] read more about the day’s events from Labbers (that new name can’t come soon enough) Tom Caprood, Chris Stanley and Kelly Metz. You can also go back and watch Ivan Lajara’s captured stream [...]Journal Register Company ideaLab: 30 Days of Problem Solving « The Ben Franklin Projecthttp://jrcbenfranklinproject.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/journal-register-company-idealab-30-days-of-problem-solving/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616574218712925278.post-81772695745219882422010-08-27T07:42:54.000-04:002010-08-27T07:42:54.000-04:00I think the vast majority of the audience is more ...I think the vast majority of the audience is more than happy with a decent handful of photos taken at the scene with a mobile phone or point-and-shoot. Camera phones are getting much better. At the scene of, say, a car accident, a shot of the crumpled car taken with a Blackberry or iPhone or Droid or whatever, at the camera's highest dimensions/resolution, is just as effective at telling the story as a shot taken with a Nikon. <br><br>Not to downplay the work of professional photojournalists in the least. Given the choice, I'd rather have a skilled photographer supplying me with pictures; but in the mobile, digital first world, a smartphone that can e-mail photos right to the newsroom is much more expedient. <br><br>So I say: Smartphones for all JRC reporters (with the added benefit of being able to type stories, albeit more slowly).Steve Shoehttp://www.saratogian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616574218712925278.post-76926975738651554122010-08-27T13:02:35.000-04:002010-08-27T13:02:35.000-04:00[...] IdeaLab, including yours truly, met at the c...[...] IdeaLab, including yours truly, met at the company’s Yardley, Pa., offices on Wednesday to brainstorm the future of our industry. JRC advisory members Betsy Morgan and Jay Rosen were present and shared their insight into what the [...]How to get a newsroom to cover stories live | Ivan Lajara's bad ideas for IdeaLabhttp://ivanlajara.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/how-to-get-a-newsroom-to-cover-stories-live/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616574218712925278.post-21061416560988043772010-08-27T18:11:43.000-04:002010-08-27T18:11:43.000-04:00Smart phones are certainly a good way to do it. We...Smart phones are certainly a good way to do it. We'll get an immediacy that will benefit both editors and our audience, plus give readers a sense that the reporters are doing their best to bring the content to the masses the best way they can. Next week I plan to shift into full drive on all this. I'll keep the blog updated with how everything is going.tcaproodhttp://tcaprood.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616574218712925278.post-27902938371279891252010-08-29T13:43:49.000-04:002010-08-29T13:43:49.000-04:00[...] Check out what another ideaLabber had to rep...[...] Check out what another ideaLabber had to report. [...]Journal Register Co. ideaLab meeting provides inspiration « ideaLab Heritage's Bloghttp://idealabheritage.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/journal-register-co-idealab-meeting-provides-inspiration/noreply@blogger.com