Comments for Writing, editing, design http://robertbohle.com/blog Creatively meshing all three Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:30:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on The Muse Convention by Emily http://robertbohle.com/blog/the-muse-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Emily Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:30:06 +0000 http://robertbohle.com/blog/?p=687#comment-208 These muse stories are fun. I look forward to reading the next one. These muse stories are fun. I look forward to reading the next one.

]]> Comment on Where have the T’s gone? by Emily http://robertbohle.com/blog/where-have-the-ts-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Emily Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:19:52 +0000 http://robertbohle.com/blog/?p=681#comment-207 Hey, I resent (re-zen) that remark, the one about the student journalists... Hey, I resent (re-zen) that remark, the one about the student journalists…

]]> Comment on Try to write? There is no try… by James Cannon http://robertbohle.com/blog/try-to-write-there-is-no-try/comment-page-1/#comment-179 James Cannon Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:12:19 +0000 http://robertbohle.com/blog/?p=661#comment-179 Interesting concept, I might have to keep this in mind next time one of my staff writers start to give excuses. Interesting concept, I might have to keep this in mind next time one of my staff writers start to give excuses.

]]> Comment on Steal this post: 3 things you must do now by Bob http://robertbohle.com/blog/steal-this-post-3-things-you-must-do-now/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Bob Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:35:23 +0000 http://robertbohle.com/blog/?p=650#comment-168 We both need new Muses. We both need new Muses.

]]> Comment on Steal this post: 3 things you must do now by Sarah Samoraj http://robertbohle.com/blog/steal-this-post-3-things-you-must-do-now/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Sarah Samoraj Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:45:36 +0000 http://robertbohle.com/blog/?p=650#comment-167 And the Website -will- be finished this weekend as soon as I stop procrastinating! Thanks for the advice! I am the same way. I will vacuum, dust, do the laundry and wash dishes before I decide it's time to write. I typically blame it on OCD - however, despite having an amazingly clean home, I'm really just procrastinating. My muse only comes around every so often, and it's normally while I'm at work. Heaven forbid my boss see me on Blogger.com typing 70 wpm! He would not be the slightest bit interested. Best, Sarah And the Website -will- be finished this weekend as soon as I stop procrastinating!

Thanks for the advice! I am the same way. I will vacuum, dust, do the laundry and wash dishes before I decide it’s time to write. I typically blame it on OCD – however, despite having an amazingly clean home, I’m really just procrastinating. My muse only comes around every so often, and it’s normally while I’m at work. Heaven forbid my boss see me on Blogger.com typing 70 wpm! He would not be the slightest bit interested.

Best,

Sarah

]]> Comment on Writing is like painting by Josh Gore http://robertbohle.com/blog/writing-is-like-painting/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Josh Gore Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:25:39 +0000 http://robertbohle.com/blog/?p=629#comment-152 Fiction has no bounds as long as the writer can be consistent. In journalism, we are limited to real events and exact quotes. Original fiction characters also cannot sue you. Fiction has no bounds as long as the writer can be consistent. In journalism, we are limited to real events and exact quotes. Original fiction characters also cannot sue you.

]]> Comment on Two words by Joe Daraskevich http://robertbohle.com/blog/two-words/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Joe Daraskevich Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:34:57 +0000 http://robertbohle.com/blog/?p=17#comment-3 I like words too. I like chimney and proprietress and hogwash. Those aren't necessarily my favorites, but for me, choosing a favorite word would be like choosing a favorite taste-bud. I'm one of the "uninterested" and your newspaper design class would be a lot more interesting if it were a sports reporting class. You have experience covering sports and I feel like your expertise in that field of journalism is muffled by your design accolades. Our school does very little to prepare an aspiring sports journalist. You could teach a sports reporting class that would captivate some of the less captivated design students. I've decided to come in and talk sports writing with you during office hours. (Hopefully that'll get me to class early). But for the future of our university, a class devoted to sports writing could be a great thing to look into. I like words too. I like chimney and proprietress and hogwash. Those aren’t necessarily my favorites, but for me, choosing a favorite word would be like choosing a favorite taste-bud.

I’m one of the “uninterested” and your newspaper design class would be a lot more interesting if it were a sports reporting class. You have experience covering sports and I feel like your expertise in that field of journalism is muffled by your design accolades.

Our school does very little to prepare an aspiring sports journalist. You could teach a sports reporting class that would captivate some of the less captivated design students. I’ve decided to come in and talk sports writing with you during office hours. (Hopefully that’ll get me to class early). But for the future of our university, a class devoted to sports writing could be a great thing to look into.

]]> Comment on Technology: Progress and pain by rsdavis http://robertbohle.com/blog/technology-progress-and-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-74 rsdavis Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:09:45 +0000 http://pageshare.newsdesignschool.com/2008/10/02/technology-progress-and-pain/#comment-74 I think it will become easier over the years as younger Web-savvy staffers fill the seats at those smaller newspapers. And software for site management is becoming better and easier to learn. But in the meantime, managers really need to invest in training and software while they still have a source of revenue (the print product) to support themselves. I think it will become easier over the years as younger Web-savvy staffers fill the seats at those smaller newspapers. And software for site management is becoming better and easier to learn. But in the meantime, managers really need to invest in training and software while they still have a source of revenue (the print product) to support themselves.

]]> Comment on Vertical Nameplate? GADS! by rsdavis http://robertbohle.com/blog/vertical-nameplate-gads/comment-page-1/#comment-73 rsdavis Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:58:58 +0000 http://pageshare.newsdesignschool.com/2008/09/30/vertical-nameplate-gads/#comment-73 We've seen some pretty radical redesigns from the Tribune papers during their Sam Zell-mandated "Summer of Redesigns." The Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, S. Florida Sun-Sentinel, and the Hartford Courant. The redesigns are all unique, inventive, and attractive, but, as a reader, I don't think they really work. And I have to question the motives behind the redesigns. To pick on the Courant, I didn't see anything wrong with the previous version. The design was elegant and there was always a good mix of stories on the front. I think they tried to fix something that wasn't broken. (The Tribune, on the other hand, looked tired ... but I don't think a massive overhaul was necessary; maybe just some tweaking of the design philosophies and story selection.) Zell and the Tribune Co. want to make newspapers for people who don't read newspapers. They want to pull people away from the Web and back into the print, and I don't think that's going to happen. We, as an industry, ought to be making newspapers for people who love newspapers. They, after all, are our core customers, and these new-fangled flashy products will just annoy them. We’ve seen some pretty radical redesigns from the Tribune papers during their Sam Zell-mandated “Summer of Redesigns.” The Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, S. Florida Sun-Sentinel, and the Hartford Courant. The redesigns are all unique, inventive, and attractive, but, as a reader, I don’t think they really work. And I have to question the motives behind the redesigns.

To pick on the Courant, I didn’t see anything wrong with the previous version. The design was elegant and there was always a good mix of stories on the front. I think they tried to fix something that wasn’t broken. (The Tribune, on the other hand, looked tired … but I don’t think a massive overhaul was necessary; maybe just some tweaking of the design philosophies and story selection.)

Zell and the Tribune Co. want to make newspapers for people who don’t read newspapers. They want to pull people away from the Web and back into the print, and I don’t think that’s going to happen. We, as an industry, ought to be making newspapers for people who love newspapers. They, after all, are our core customers, and these new-fangled flashy products will just annoy them.

]]> Comment on ALTS: Alternate story forms by Nick http://robertbohle.com/blog/alts-alternate-story-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Nick Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:15:00 +0000 http://newsdesignschool.com/blog/?p=62#comment-72 It's scary. <br/><br/>It feels like journalism is dying. All anyone seems interested in are puff pieces meant to distract and entertain. <br/><br/>One can compare it to the pre-labor unionizing pre-yellow journalism of the industrial age.<br/><br/>However, the difference being that we are a much more educated people. <br/><br/>We know where to find information and we have a variety of useful information readily available to us, but Americans don't seem to care. <br/><br/>Do you think we have it to good? It’s scary.

It feels like journalism is dying. All anyone seems interested in are puff pieces meant to distract and entertain.

One can compare it to the pre-labor unionizing pre-yellow journalism of the industrial age.

However, the difference being that we are a much more educated people.

We know where to find information and we have a variety of useful information readily available to us, but Americans don’t seem to care.

Do you think we have it to good?

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