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How A1 is made Late breaking news can be the bane of an editor’s and designer’s existence. Here’s how: After several staff meetings, you have an idea of what’s in the news and you plan the day’s front page when, out of nowhere, the newsroom’s alerted to a Grade A, above-the-fold breaking news story. Crumple […]
Oh man, we’re already in the homestretch of the 2016/17 academic year. That means that even though the breezes are getting warmer, you’re probably just trying not to pull your hair out as finals bring the school year to a close. And, it means we’ve got nine full months of killer Best of SNO publications […]
Business is booming Sorry, Donald. The media is winning your War on the Media; in fact, the President might have given us the ammunition for the uprising — all that “Fake news” yada yada yada. Despite him, business is booming at many national publications (The New York Times and The Washington Post, for example) and […]
May is here, which means some of you are probably already powering down and counting the days until summer vacation. Yeah, we know. But for a moment, we’d like you to think about SNO. Before the end of the school year, it’s helpful to complete a few tasks to ensure your site is ready for […]
Quick-quotes quill Meeting deadline just got way easier, guys. Transcribing interviews is one of the biggest headaches and most time-consuming tasks for any journalist. Now, Trint (forever giving Trents everywhere a good name) will do it all for you — for a price of course. The web app can listen to audio recordings and video, […]
Throwin Down Raliance, an organization dedicated to ending sexual violence, named finalists for the RALLY awards last week. RALLY awards honor exceptional journalism that covers sexual violence. Among big-time publications like Buzzfeed and Slate, one name stood out: it was the Harbinger, a student news site from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, […]
This summer, SNO is taking the show on the road to deliver SNO-centric digital media training at regional workshops throughout the country. Check out our summer schedule, make plans for you or your staff members to join us on tour, and get your frequent flyer miles ready, because summer is SNO season. Jayhawk Media Workshop, […]
Ok, you techy kids, this report is for you. That’s right: today we’re talking about software, your SNO site, and all the tinkerings we’ve done recently in order to give you a news site with all the muscles you need. First things first: we made things faster. That is, we upgraded our web servers to […]
Win-Win Getting a job is tough, that’s no secret. And as college degrees continue to become a basic requirement for more and more jobs, it’s getting even harder for high school grads who don’t have one. Enter: Year Up. It’s a program for lower-income, high school graduates who want to break into the IT game. […]