JR: WaPo using PWA to power its mobile website - Sep 6, 2016 WSJ story The Washington Post says it has a new lightning-fast mobile website, which it plans to roll out gradually before the end of the year. The publisher said the new site, based on Google technology called Progressive Web Apps, wi... more>> 4 min read
- Sep 06, 2016 - #pwa #mobile #web #design #media

JR: Media thinks video will save its industry - "To serve advertisers, digital media companies are shifting away from text and pictures toward video, a hard move for small web properties with few resources" (Brian Feldman/New York Magazine) - 2016-08-28T00:45:0 #writing #media #business #adve... more>> 3 min read
- Aug 28, 2016 - #writing #media #business #advertising #video #moronism

JR: Interesting design and function plans by the UK's The Times - The Times UK may be the best example of a newspaper/digital media org that is making a profit. These are articles are enlightening. But can the same principles work at a smaller daily paper? I would say that The Times UK's strategies are more appli... more>> 12 min read
- Jul 30, 2016 - #media #design #web #mobile #app #business

JR: Toledo newspaper history - A few snippets, not an exhaustive story. The Toledo News Bee is a defunct newspaper that served Toledo, Ohio and much of northwestern Ohio in the early part of the 20th century. It was formed from the 1903 merger of The Toledo News andThe Toled... more>> 7 min read
- Jul 26, 2016 - #toledo #media #history #local #blog_jr

JR: Content Sections for Local Media - July 2016 The New European - a cosmopolitan, optimistic, intelligent and expansive collection of news, analysis, voices, sport, culture, business, travel and the arts - celebrates the best of Europe. July 22, 2016 Time Inc. reorganizes ma... more>>
- Jul 22, 2016 - #local #media #business

JR: Tt post july 21 2016 - I'll take your word on the "F" for journalism. But I'll add that the WTOL web article gets an "A" for successfully being a slow-loading, bloated mess. I resorted to viewing the page with JavaScript disabled to keep my computer from bursting into f... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 21, 2016 - #media #toledo #web #design

JR: In 2016, digital publishers are finally concerned about UX - #media #humor #web #design #moronism
- Jul 18, 2016

JR: Journalism and Social Media - July 2016 - #media #socialmedia #business #humor #moronism Guardian story: How journalism has adapted to the era of social media, where creating an emotional connection trumps getting the facts straight This sounds like more whining by the media indust... more>> 6 min read
- Jul 12, 2016 - #media #socialmedia #business #humor #moronism #advertising #quote #indieweb

JR: News consumption habits - summer 2016 - People still prefer to watch news over reading or listening, and TV remains the dominant medium. However, older viewers are shielding broadcast news from the disruption that has ravaged the newspaper industry. More than 72 percent of those over the a... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 11, 2016 - #media

JR: Thu, June 30, 2016 links to read - Reuters report: consumers prefer text over video for hard news but big breaking stories increase video interest Nearly 80 media organizations unite to focus on homelessness in San Francisco, spearheaded by Audrey Cooper, editor in chief of The S... more>> 1 min read
- Jun 30, 2016 - #media #socialmedia #advertising #business #design

JR: WAKT 106.1 LPFM Toledo Community Radio Starts July 1 - #toledo #radio #activism #media After nearly three years in the making, the Toledo Low Power FM Radio Project became Toledo Integrated Media Education, and on Friday, July 1, 2016, the group will launch its non-profit community radio station, WAKT... more>> 3 min read
- Jun 26, 2016 - #toledo #radio #activism #media

JR: Tt post mon, jun 6, 2016 - a - "Huh. I like it. Maybe I'm just weird." It's an improvement over the two-website setup that existed prior. I like it on the phone. And the new site seems a little thinner, or it's not as bloated. An article page loads quicker if your browser dow... more>> 4 min read
- Jun 06, 2016 - #toledo #media #web #browser

JR: Tt post jun 2, 2016 b - The Blade's new web design went into effect this afternoon. Now the same site will exist for all devices. 6:20 p.m., Thu, Jun 2, 2016 Blade tweet The Blade launched today a redesign to be more friendly to our users. Jun 2, 2016 - Toledo Blade -... more>> 1 min read
- Jun 02, 2016 - #media #toledo #design

JR: Creating a local media org - May 2016 - I would focus on: news and politics arts and entertainment food outdoors technology #local #media #business
- May 26, 2016

JR: New Toledo Blade Website - May 2016 - Still testing as of May 25, 2016 at: I assume that responsively-designed website will replace the current and the mobile site at . The beta sight is heavy with images in a tile format on the homepage. On the article page, the site uses an inf... more>> 1 min read
- May 25, 2016 - #toledo #design #media