On second thought, I figured it'd be best to just post these here.
There were some really exceptional stories in today's Sunday Times (not a surprise). I still have to go through the Arts & Leisure and Sunday Magazine sections, but if anyone is interested, I'd suggest checking out the following:
From the front page:
U.S. Underwrites Internet Detour Around Censors
"In an anonymous office building on L Street in Washington, four unlikely State Department contractors sat around a table. Josh King, sporting multiple ear piercings and a studded leather wristband, taught himself programming while working as a barista. Thomas Gideon was an accomplished hacker. Dan Meredith, a bicycle polo enthusiast, helped companies protect their digital secrets.
Then there was Mr. Meinrath, wearing a tie as the dean of the group at age 37. He has a master’s degree in psychology and helped set up wireless networks in underserved communities in Detroit and Philadelphia.
The group’s suitcase project will rely on a version of “mesh network” technology, which can transform devices like cellphones or personal computers to create an invisible wireless web without a centralized hub."
For the Executive With Everything, a $230,000 Dog to Protect It"This 3-year-old German shepherd, who commutes by private jet between a Minnesota estate and a home in Arizona, belongs to a canine caste that combines exalted pedigree, child-friendly cuddliness and arm-lacerating ferocity."
Sports The Mets’ Bat Whisperer Clemente’s 3,000th Hit Was Muted Milestone in Ambivalent City First in Mud at Belmont: Long Shot Ruler on Ice“At the half-mile pole, I was hearing whips cracking behind me, and I could hear guys chirping to their horses, and all I’m doing is picking up the tempo,” said Valdivia, a 36-year-old from Peru.
A major drama was unfolding behind him with the Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who was cut off out of the gate by Mucho Macho Man and became tangled with that colt and another one, Monzon.
24 Hours in Sports: One Reporter’s QuestMisc. Before Reality TV, Life in an Actual Bubble Making Room for Art That Really Moves--
Also, photos are emerging of Gabrielle Giffords, which seem to have been released sometime this morning:
In Facebook Photos, a Smiling Gabrielle Giffords (AP) Gabrielle Giffords: First photos reflect Giffords' recovery (Arizona Republic)Speaking of
The Arizona Republic, they've had some great stories on the Wallow Wildfire that's sweeping across the eastern half of the state. They also produced this
stunning map, which illustrates the spread of the fire day-by-day.
The map got mention on several national news outlets, as well as by
Charles Apple, the former design editor of
The Virginian Pilot. And I have to mention another shout out by Apple, who recently praised
The Plain Dealer, in Cleveland, for their awesome front page package on
Terrelle Pryor.
This is a tangent, but I've been pretty wowed by the design work going on at
The Plain Dealer (See:
this and
this and especially
this).
Labels: New York Times, news, newspaper design, sports, The Arizona Republic
We all have personal favorite newspaper names. The Canton Repository, the Plain Dealer, the Blade.
Now that I think about it, lots of the badass ones happen to be in Ohio.
No matter. Because I have in my hot little hands what happens to be hands-down the best newspaper name in the world. And it's right here in little old rural Mizzou-rah.
That's right. The Unterrified Democrat. Possibly the most badass newspaper name ever. Unterrified. Democratic. That's all you want.
The UTD (my new nickname) is a weekly out of Linn (pop. 1,432) that serves Osage County. If you'll remember, Osage County was one of the counties with a nice-looking historical society website.
Anyway, the name "Unterrified Democrat" isn't the only thing this newspaper has going for it. Notice:
It's something like two columns wider than my paper, and most normal papers. I didn't measure, so I don't know the exact specs. But I opened the sports pages just for another comparison:
Unfortunately, the UTD has no website. But a Google image search image search for "Unterrified Democrat" yields this photo, so I assume it gets around.
Labels: Daily Guide, Missouri, newspaper design, newspapers
We pulled off a decent spread on The Beat and The Bench. Couldn't use as many photos as I wanted...and somehow The Beat story's last column was a little higher than I thought...but it still looks alright.
Read the article.
It was all worth it for this quote:
They despised Mu Alpha.
"They sucked. I’m sure they still suck," said Frank. "They were really lame and extremely conservative. They were the kind of people who would be in Latin class and recite Latin with a British accent. They liked to take their shoes off. Just lame, offensively lame. I’m sure they still are."
Also check some of these out:
A nice way to look at front pages TED: Getting energy from kites Check out this documentary Fresh Air: Mexican Media Baron and the Cartels The newspaper response to Craigslist: fight backLabels: design, newspaper design, newspapers, NPR, The Beat, This American Life
I didn't see a single firefly this year. Have they gone the way of the bees?
Fall break starts tomorrow, I was just given a huge bag of puppy chow, internship applications and job queries are scheduled for the rest of the week, and I get a one week vacation from
The Collegian.
And just because the rest of this is going to be a bit of a link dumping-ground post, here is a passage from
The Wanderer that Erin Tabor and I translated from Old English. We used Wiktionary a lot during the translation process:
Forþon wat se þe sceal his winedryhtnes
leofes larcwidum longe forþolian,
ðonne sorg ond slæp somod ætgædre
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earmne anhogan oft gebindað.
þinceð him on mode þæt he his mondryhten
clyppe ond cysse, ond on cneo lecge
honda ond heafod, swa he hwilum ær
in geardagum giefstolas breac.
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ðonne onwæcneð eft wineleas guma,
gesihð him biforan fealwe wegas,
baþian brimfuglas, brædan feþra,
hreosan hrim ond snaw, hagle gemenged.
þonne beoð þy hefigran heortan benne,
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sare æfter swæsne. Sorg bið geniwad,
þonne maga gemynd mod geondhweorfeð;
greteð gliwstafum, georne geondsceawað
secga geseldan. Swimmað eft on weg!
"I assure thee that without the valued teaching of his lord and friend he therefore endured grief and sleepiness for a long time.
In miserable anxiety his heart often experienced dreams of his former home where, at times, he cherished and kissed his liege-lord while kneeling at his throne.
Thereafter, he awoke, again a friendless man, seeing in his dark path a snowstorm mixed with hail and a seabird rising and stretching its wet wings to attack. Therefore, the wounds and oppression renewed him.
Painfully, after his pleasure, his sorrow became renewed. The man's thoughts passed through his mind and he earnestly greeted his lord thoroughly and swiftly swam again toward his journey."
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Newspapers are on the move.
+ The Wall Street Journal's face shows it.
+ The Chicago Tribune and The Tampa Tribune and The Boston Herald chose stacked flags in their redesigns.
+ The Hartford Courant looks new and neat.
+ Charticles are on the rise. But do they threaten narrative journalism?
+ Play some
Sarah Palin Bingo.
+ Check out
Kuler.
+
Jay Walker's library.
+
"Trumpet Trumpet Toot II".
Labels: American Journalism Review, Anglo-Saxon, music, newspaper design, newspapers, politics
So for anyone who's been there to see me swoon over the design in
The Virginian-Pilot, you'll recognize the name. Charles Apple, who has been with the
Pilot's design team for many years now, has
decided to change direction.
"My last day at work at the Pilot will be Friday, July 11. I’ll begin work in Charlotte on July 15. Sharon will pack up the cats, the dog, the guinea pigs, the turtles and other household vermin and follow as soon as she sells our condo in Virginia Beach."
In the past year he's actually mentioned me, Tony, or
The Collegian in one capacity or another on several occasions.
+ He commented on
The Collegian's Web site
redesign.
+ He mentioned both Tony and myself in his
2008 summer intern listing.
+ And he highlighted some of the
work I helped with at the
Toledo Free Press last summer.
Anyway, he's decided to begin working for an online, sports 'newspaper.' Which actually looks pretty interesting in its design.
Sporting News Today offers readers a PDF for every edition that's released. But, different from other online media resources, its presentation looks similar to the printed page of a 'normal' newspaper.
"Sporting News Today an exciting new idea and I’m just tickled to be a part of it. And honored. I’ve been a fan of The Sporting News ever since I was introduced to it by my best pal in high school, Bailey Harris. Bailey’s now a big-time high school basketball coach in Lexington, S.C. I can’t wait to tell him I’m working for TSN. He’ll freak.
The New York Times did a big piece on the renaissance at The Sporting News a couple of weeks ago, focusing on this new venture."
You can check out that NYT's piece
here.
Labels: Charles Apple, design, Hillsdale College, newspaper design, newspapers, online news, sports, The Collegian, The Virginian-Pilot
