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Update II: here is College Publisher’s response - ed.
Update: Full disclosure - Lauren’s newspaper, the Mustang Daily, is partnered with CoPress and after her CICM internship, she will join the CoPress team. 
Since the Mustang Daily switched from College Publisher to WordPress two weeks ago (through CoPress), my inbox has been flooded with questions about […]

While our site name pretty much spells out our coverage area, we do have an interest in what the next generation of college students are doing. If you’re interested in seeing some examples of what the students (and the teachers) are doing, check out the Journalism Education Association’s Digital Media Resources web site. (via new […]

(Full disclosure: CICM intern Lauren Rabaino is the online and multimedia editor for mustangdaily.net).

Today marks the end of one long journey and the start of a new one for me as the online editor of the Mustang Daily. Even before I was online editor, I had a vision of making the Mustang Daily’s Web site […]

Widgets are simple boxes you embed on your site that display chunks of content from outside sources.  Most widgets are free, customizable and easy to use by pasting in code. These are a few you might consider using on your site.
1. Digg: Whether you display a list of most-dugg stories from the whole Web or […]

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Not always good news out of a Super Bowl win (and what a win it was!), the Pitt News is doing a great job posting about the riots that occurred after the Steelers won the NFL Championship this weekend. Check out their blog for all the headlines, including some video (including this raw […]

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The Oklahoma Daily put together a special page for signing day for high school football players. There’s a map of where the players came from, information about each player, and some youtube clips from various signees. Dane Beavers, senior online editor, was responsible for the package.

Image via WikipediaIn conversation with some students today, I came across some different perceptions of what “Breaking news” means. Through the discussions, we came to the conclusion that perhaps “breaking” isn’t the best word to use in all instances.
Perhaps the 24-hour cable news networks have overused the “breaking news” lingo to talk about everything from […]

Catching up on e-mails, here’s an example of an interactive graphic that “pulls back the curtain” by putting a face and some details to the names of the editorial board:

When you click on a photo block, a window pops up with a brief introductory video from each editorial board member. Credits for the package: Film […]

Today, the official presidential web site underwent a makeover. Check it out, and read about the changes. Slight Update: The NYT’s Bits Blog has more detail from an outsider’s perspective.

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Editorial comment: It’s interesting how many of the sites listed below are using wordpress.com or blogspot.com for their inaugural coverage. don’t know what it says about their CMS’s, but there it is. - bryan
Along with the “professional media” […]