Comments on: Nicole Bogdas returns to Florida — to the Orlando Sentinel http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/06/nicole-bogdas-returns-to-florida-to-the-orlando-sentinel/ www.visualeditors.com/apple Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:51:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Douglas E. Jessmer http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/06/nicole-bogdas-returns-to-florida-to-the-orlando-sentinel/comment-page-1/#comment-10675 Douglas E. Jessmer Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:19:19 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/06/nicole-bogdas-returns-to-florida-to-the-orlando-sentinel/#comment-10675 It's not just the smart kids. I'm here, right? It’s not just the smart kids. I’m here, right?

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Which is why all the smart kids read THIS blog. Right?

]]> By: Dave Dombrowski http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/06/nicole-bogdas-returns-to-florida-to-the-orlando-sentinel/comment-page-1/#comment-10653 Dave Dombrowski Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:51:26 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/06/nicole-bogdas-returns-to-florida-to-the-orlando-sentinel/#comment-10653 Looks like other bloggers have discovered the prototype and are spinning it as somehow being both a final product and a templates for the LA Times and every other Trib paper. http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2008/06/jocks-plan-shock-for-trib-co-readers.html http://adrianmonck.com/2008/06/coming-soon-to-the-la-times/ http://www.tellzell.com/2008/06/i-got-interesting-heads-up-from-retch.html Looks like other bloggers have discovered the prototype and are spinning it as somehow being both a final product and a templates for the LA Times and every other Trib paper.

http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2008/06/jocks-plan-shock-for-trib-co-readers.html

http://adrianmonck.com/2008/06/coming-soon-to-the-la-times/

http://www.tellzell.com/2008/06/i-got-interesting-heads-up-from-retch.html

]]> By: Bonita Burton, AME/Visuals, Orlando Sentinel http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/06/nicole-bogdas-returns-to-florida-to-the-orlando-sentinel/comment-page-1/#comment-10553 Bonita Burton, AME/Visuals, Orlando Sentinel Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:06:17 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/06/nicole-bogdas-returns-to-florida-to-the-orlando-sentinel/#comment-10553 Yes. What they brought was Lee Abrams, a terrific CIO whose job is basically to ride around the chain inspring people and making way for creative ideas to actually get fast-tracked into print. He encouraged us to think about things like building a stronger franchise around our columnists, telling fewer stories but in more unusual ways (think ASFs), adopting a stronger point of view in how we communicate with readers. Most of all, he's been intent on "liberating the design caste" (his words) in our newsrooms because he believes newspapers must be much more visual to survive. So while we had a lot of things in the works before his arrival (in tandem with a web-width reduction), we went much further much faster than I'd have dreamed we could. His only real direction: Don't be timid, don't be subtle, don't chicken out. There's a lot of crummy news around Tribune papers right now in terms of looming newshole cuts and staff reductions. But honestly, this renewed emphasis on visual journalism is creating the most esciting environment for innovation I think I've ever worked in. It's a very mix of alternating depression and enthusiasm. We've documented the entire journey here. It's an invitation-only site, but I'll waive in anyone off this board: www.onlikedonkeykong.ning.com Yes. What they brought was Lee Abrams, a terrific CIO whose job is basically to ride around the chain inspring people and making way for creative ideas to actually get fast-tracked into print.

He encouraged us to think about things like building a stronger franchise around our columnists, telling fewer stories but in more unusual ways (think ASFs), adopting a stronger point of view in how we communicate with readers. Most of all, he’s been intent on “liberating the design caste” (his words) in our newsrooms because he believes newspapers must be much more visual to survive.

So while we had a lot of things in the works before his arrival (in tandem with a web-width reduction), we went much further much faster than I’d have dreamed we could. His only real direction: Don’t be timid, don’t be subtle, don’t chicken out.

There’s a lot of crummy news around Tribune papers right now in terms of looming newshole cuts and staff reductions. But honestly, this renewed emphasis on visual journalism is creating the most esciting environment for innovation I think I’ve ever worked in. It’s a very mix of alternating depression and enthusiasm.

We’ve documented the entire journey here. It’s an invitation-only site, but I’ll waive in anyone off this board:
http://www.onlikedonkeykong.ning.com

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