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Don’t like grainy YouTube videos? Help on the way

Thanks for visiting New Media Bytes. If you like what you see, subscribe to my RSS feed.Google announced last November that YouTube would soon make the upgrade to less-grainy video. This has been a big problem with YouTube according to many publishers and viewers.
I am a huge proponent of news orgs using YouTube to promote [...]

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Forget Photoshop: Web apps make image editing cheap (free) and easy

Outfitting every reporter/producer with a copy of Adobe Photoshop can put a strain news orgs’ budgets. But don’t fret friends! Evolving web tools are making images easier and easier to edit on a professional scale.
Mashable highlights some of FotoFlexer Pro’s new features that could offer cash-strapped news orgs a nice alternative to Adobe products:

Hi-Resolution Mode [...]

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Journalism must evolve or become the next Michigan

For those unfamiliar with Michigan’s plight, until recently, the state’s economic situation was referred to as a ‘one-state recession.’ A former economic powerhouse, the state was built on the backs of auto workers, many of who did not study past high school. Things were great for many Detroit auto workers. But automakers weren’t creating cars [...]

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‘It’s not about the technology, it’s about the audience’

 Thanks to Howard Owens for the great headline I adapted from his post on how journalism has evolved to fit the needs of its audience.
Surprise! Journalism’s audience is evolving, RIGHT NOW! And it’s high time all journalists jump on the bus. That means:

Start a blog
Bookmark on Del.icio.us
Post your resume to a LinkedIn profile
Make friends on [...]

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