JR: Responsive newspaper-like layout - #responsive - #design - #media
- Nov 01, 2013

JR: Toledo area swimmers warned about toxic algae in Lake Erie, again - Aug 14, 2013 - Columbus Dispatch - Toxic algae spur warning at Lake Erie beach near Toledo Toxic blue-green algae have resurfaced in the western basin of Lake Erie, prompting Ohio officials to post warnings for swimmers. Water tests at Maumee Bay ... more>> 5 min read
- Oct 31, 2013 - #media #moronism #nature #environment #plants #lakeerie #toledo #blog_jr

JR: Old Lucas County registered sex offenders maps mashup info - My July 2013 comment at ToledoTalk.com "It's just data and I want more of it." Same here. Most people will ignore the data just like the registered sex offender data, but some people may want to process the data in a different way. Back in 2005... more>> 3 min read
- Oct 29, 2013 - #media #maps #mashups #programming #database #blog_jr

JR: Another example of how the newspaper industry is its own problem - Oct 20, 2013 - NY Times - Tech Wealth and Ideas Are Heading Into News Absurd statement from the story: Silicon Valley and its various power brokers some who had roles in putting the news business in harms way to begin with are suddenly investing... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 20, 2013 - #media #technology #moronism #blog_jr

JR: My November 2012 comments about accessing and paying for digital news content - November 2012 ToledoTalk.com thread titled The Blade begins All Access subscription for online content My comments from that thread: 1. - Excerpts from the Facebook comments posted at the Blade article about charging for digital access: "I will s... more>> 10 min read
- Oct 10, 2013 - #media #web #mobile #tablet #blog_jr

JR: Media purchases - March 2012 - The New Republic bought by a Facebook co-founder. August 2013 - Boston Globe bought by owner of Red Sox, John Henry, who also owns a media company. In 2011, the Times turned down a $300 million offer from Aaron Kushner, CEO of ... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 09, 2013 - #media

JR: Media and Detroit - Detroit maintains 13,000 government workers but has 22,000 government retirees burrowed into the body politic, and their health-care subsidies alone account for nearly $200 million of the citys budget. Pensions alone already account for a quarter of ... more>>
- Oct 08, 2013 - #media #politics #detroit

JR: Plain Dealer newspaper downsizes due to changes from print to digital - July 31, 2013 The de-newspaperization of America reporters who work for the Plain Dealer of Cleveland -- an iconic name in American journalism, a newspaper that's published as a daily since 1845 and won a lot of awards over the years -- were ordere... more>> 5 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #media #web #technology #programming #design #education #business #blog_jr

JR: More people reading news on tablets - No surprise to me. The tablet is by far my favorite reading device for long reads. For long periods of information consumption, I prefer the tablet over printed paper, printed books, laptops, TV, and smartphones. Aug 12, 2013 pandodaily article Why ... more>> 5 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #design #media #tablet #email #tv #web #blog_jr

JR: In 2013, academic dolts blame Craigslist for the demise of the newspaper industry - Years ago, I thought people ended their irresponsible blaming of Craigslist.org for the newspaper industry's declining revenue. I guess not. Eggheads released a study. Hey professors, the year 2000 called, and they want its stupidity back. First, a... more>> 4 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #media #web #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Facebook mobile lessons that may apply to media - August 2013 ijnet.org story Lessons for news organizations from Facebooks mobile success The social networking behemoth's mobile conversion should be a wake-up call for media companies and news organizations, mobile expert Cory Bergman wrote in a r... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #media #mobile #design #blog_jr

JR: Ideas for future media - Good info in this August 2013 article: Justin Smith, the new CEO of Bloomberg Media Group, is emerging as one of the trailblazers. His track record at The Economist, The Week and, most recently, The Atlantic suggests a willingness to embrace new ... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #media #web #design #blog_jr

JR: Reuters' former Next Web system - Sep 19, 2013 - Nieman Journalism Lab - Reuters nixes Next: Failed redesigns and the challenge of expanding a digital audience May 2013 story May 2013 Every page is your homepage: Reuters, untied to print metaphor, builds a modern river of news Dav... more>> 5 min read
- Sep 19, 2013 - #media #design #programming #api #json

JR: Where writers can write or publish and maybe get paid - https://tugboatyards.com https://www.readmatter.com #writing - #media - #publishing
- Sep 18, 2013

JR: Toledo Low Power FM Radio Project - September 2013 - Toledo City Paper - Good Morning Lucas County - "Local radio station planning to hit Toledo's airwaves" "The only criterion that we set early on is that we want this radio outlet to give a voice to underrepresented perspectives. Tho... more>> 6 min read
- Sep 17, 2013 - #toledo #activism #media #radio #lpfm #blog_jr