October 24, 2007Data site launches
The Roanoke Times/roanoke.com just launched its new home for search-it-yourself databases about our region and our state -- the first site of its kind by a Virginia newspaper. Other papers, such as the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Indianapolis Star, the Greenville (S.C.) News, and the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, have fine sites like this that inspired us, and from whom we have, well, borrowed ideas from. October 11, 2007Posting breaking news: Keep it fresh, keep it clear
Continue reading "Posting breaking news: Keep it fresh, keep it clear" » October 10, 2007End of an era: The final TimesCast
The TimesCast crew celebrates its one-year anniversary in December 2006. From left (back): Seth Gitner, Orr Shtuhl, Marques Harper, Tad Dickens, Patrick Beeson, Daine Vineyard. From left (front): Dwayne Yancey, Jenny Kincaid Boone, Lindsey Nair, Cindy Porter, Tamara Gaskin. It quickly became much more. It branched out from a brief, three-to-four minute production into a show that featured guest cameos, on-location remotes, interviews, music, movie clips, serials, Santa auditions and video teasers that played on the front of the Web site. It spawned spinoffs in the form of the Sports TimesCast, VarsityCast and MusicCast and led to the creation of special episodes geared to election-night results. It used MySpace, YouTube and Facebook to seek a wider audience. We learned a lot of lessons in the two years since the work on the TimesCast began. We've applied those lessons to other Webcasts and to broader video efforts. It's because of those Webcasts and our plans to do more with video produced in the field that we've decided to move beyond the TimesCast. This doesn't mean we're getting away from Webcasts entirely. The Sports TimesCast and VarsityCast will continue on their weekly schedules. This fall, we plan to start featuring local bands again on the MusicCast and we're already in the pilot production phase of the ExtraCast, our weekly look at the local entertainment scene. These will feature such familiar faces as Tad Dickens, Tamara Gaskin, Pete Dybdahl, Lindsey Nair and others. It's been an interesting two years. Stay tuned for more to come. October 8, 2007Web site recognized for convergence, featured on ASNE siteThe Roanoke Times/roanoke.com were recognized by APME with its online convergence award for its coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings in April 2007. Members of the online and newspaper teams have also been featured in a special package by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. The video interviews and photos were coordinated by Seth Gitner and Josh Meltzer |
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