john hassell

Screwing around with ideas for our nooncast

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:48:18 -0400

Screwing around with ideas for our nooncast

The Brooklyn song you never heard, from a self-described...

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:48:35 -0400

The Brooklyn song you never heard, from a self-described “shy, unassuming young lady.” She says,”I was born in Brooklyn and I love it.”

The journotwitterverse

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:20:00 -0400

Okay, so I got all excited about Crowdstatus and built this. It pulls together tweets from journalism bloggers and teachers, digital journalists and others with thoughts about the future of news. Tell me who’s missing and I’ll add them!

Crowdstatus

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:11:54 -0400

Crowdstatus:

This is a cool way to pull together tweets from a group of people. I like what the BBC has done with it. Nice step to open up what’s happening across the newsroom.

Carnival time

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:18:39 -0400

It’s time again for the Carnival of Journalism, hosted this month by Andy Dickinson. Now I just have to figure out what I’m writing…

Newark at night, seen from the Star-Ledger parking garage.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:53:03 -0400

Newark at night, seen from the Star-Ledger parking garage.

A beautiful day … even at the office.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:54:04 -0400

A beautiful day … even at the office.

Morning traffic on Rt. 24 West in Summit. Go east, young man.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:30:09 -0400

Morning traffic on Rt. 24 West in Summit. Go east, young man.

From our friends at the Knight Digital Media Center...

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:51:59 -0400

From our friends at the Knight Digital Media Center...:

…comes this nice post by Michele McLellan about our video efforts.

Get used to this face, New Jersey. Brian Donohue will be the...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:27:08 -0400

Get used to this face, New Jersey. Brian Donohue will be the producer and host of our new show Ledger Live, launching later this summer.

If you think online news is difficult...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:14:41 -0400

If you think online news is difficult...:

Complete that thought in the comments on this funny post by Ryan Sholin.

Remembering fallen journalists

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:40:36 -0400

Remembering fallen journalists:

Thanks to Danny Sanchez for this little reminder that journalism is, in many cases, a matter of life and death. The BBC, he notes, will today “begin shining a beam of light into the sky each night to remember journalists who have died to inform people and give a voice to the voiceless.” Watch the dedication ceremony here.

The Star-Ledger Munchmobile prepares to ride out the coming...

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:59:10 -0400

The Star-Ledger Munchmobile prepares to ride out the coming storm.

I won’t usually cross post stuff here from the exploding...

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:47:22 -0400

I won’t usually cross post stuff here from the exploding newsroom, but this is worth it. A video about the increasingly popular sport of dragon boat racing, by Star-Ledger veejay John O’Boyle.

Disqus this, disqus that

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:32:50 -0400

Spent part of the morning integrating disqus here and at the exploding newsroom, and you can check out my disqus page here. Pretty cool stuff, and the option of leaving Seesmic video comments is a nice bonus.

Sunday afternoon at Castle Park, Chatham, NJ.

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:58:40 -0400

Sunday afternoon at Castle Park, Chatham, NJ.

Friend Matt Rainey goes for the ride of his life with the U.S....

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:17:10 -0400

Friend Matt Rainey goes for the ride of his life with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

Remembering Francis X. Clines' New York stories

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:52:27 -0400

For years, I read Clines’ little time capsule tributes to life in New York City, and every now and then a little snippet of one flashes into my mind. Today, I saw a couple jogging and remembered Clines overhearing one city runner turning breathlessly to a partner and asking, “Where are you, heartwise?”

N.J. newspaper learns a new medium

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:16:00 -0400

Talking with newsandtech.com on blogtalkradio:

http://tinyurl.com/6d6mgl

Step on up and spoil yourself

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:30:55 -0400

Step on up and spoil yourself