It’s been 21 months — a truly enlightening and amazing journey — since Christopher Wink, Sean Blanda and I launched Technically Philly, a news site covering technology in the region.
Though the editorial product itself is not yet profitable, we’re weeks away from two major announcements that have elevated our ambitions and which will drastically change [...]
Since I covered the social technology community in Philadelphia for Philebrity.com in a weekly column, my interest has been piqued by the goings-on of the technology scene, the lack of media coverage it holds, and what potential lie in devoting more energy to the topic. I often wondered how a standalone site dedicated to the [...]
On Saturday, Temple University was host to La Nueva Frontera Digital, A Multimedia Experience for Journalists. The one-day multimedia and digital journalism conference, sponsored by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Philadelphia Associations of Black Journalists, was a look into the tools that journalists will need in coming years, and a networking opportunity [...]
It’s been a busy few months looking for work opportunities and sorting through my life after changing from a college student to an actual contributor to society. Before graduating from Temple University in December, I had to complete a final project for the School of Journalism’s capstone class, Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab. My group and [...]
The newest issue of two.one.five magazine features a story I wrote after spending a day with Buzz Bissinger, driving through Philadelphia, discussing the tenth anniversary of his book A Prayer for the City. We discussed the Nutter administration, Street’s “horrendous, bizzare” personality, and whether or not Ed Rendell truly saved the city during his tenure [...]
NewsAssist: Neighborhood citizens have always looked to community newspapers as a reliable source of geographic information. Today, the far reach of the Internet has made it even easier to connect with these niche communities. Yet, the small budgets of these local daily and weekly publications inhibit quality online content and digital distribution. NewsAssist will empower [...]
Last night’s World Series victory was celebrated widely throughout Philadelphia, and fans converged on Center City to share the moment. As the night progressed, at times, the joy became chaotic. Near City Hall, the scene was intense as a traffic pole was brought to the ground, falling on a woman, causing police in riot gear [...]
In June, 26-year-old David Cohn—relishing his recent $340,000 grant from the Knight Foundation—stood before a group of 50 journalists at the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference answering questions. Yet, he couldn’t keep his mind off Shel Silverstein’s poem, “Whatif.”
“It’s about a kid who’s like, ‘what if this happens in my sleep,’ or ‘what if that [...]
Paula Sen, Terrance McNeil, and I interviewed nine Kensington residents this past weekend, for their thoughts on the upcoming election. They shared their views, concerns, and hopes for November 4th. The following multimedia package was created to highlight their main concerns utilizing a tag cloud to show which concerns were greater, and accompanying video is [...]
I purchased a 500gb LaCie Hard Disk designed by Neil Poulton today (thankfully, since my Zoom H2 recorder files were slowly being recycled to make room for the next batch). To be honest, I have no idea who Neil Poulton is, but it’s a beautiful hard drive for the price. Since it’s been resting on [...]
