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2008 ARIZONA NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION 69TH ANNUAL MEETING AND OCTOBEr 10-11, 2008
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Chandler Square Mall on July 12: People waited in line for four hours just to get a chance to buy an Apple iPhone.
theres really no comparison. Newspapers havent changed much for the last 50 years, while digital technologies double their capacity every year and exponentially every five years. These are the true forces shrinking newsrooms across America. As for the ethical concerns many people have, they are mostly a dangerous distraction from the fundamental question journalism as a practice is meant to answer: How do we help people stay informed? Under the weight of this simple question, any proclamation by news industry leaders that journalisms future needs to be a multi-platform activity is nothing short of an afterthought to the Information Revolution. If
not the worst duh moment ever recorded in the industrys history In a world where anyone, from anywhere and at any time can be a reporter with the click of a button, reporting on whats happening can no longer be the focus of a newspaper. When the most iconic events of our time (9/11, the Southeast Asia Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Iraq War) have been captured pristinely by passersby with a small camera or mobile phone, is no wonder the average editor in America feels a little anxious. The result: newspapers get all tied-up in knots because they cant fathom the idea that regular people could be generating the content of their newspapers, but technology has
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Candace Begody
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Must have: Audacity What is it: Digital audio editor software Where to nd it: www.audacity.com MSRP: FREE! Audacity is a cross-platform audio editor that won the SourceForge.net 2007 Community Choice Award for Best Project for Multimedia. It allows you to remove noise, mix tracks, adjust speed and pitch and even provides a large array of digital effects. Tutorials are posted on the Web site at no charge to the user. And at this price...How can you not take advantage of what Audacity has to offer?
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Welcome to the Digital Age, where todays publishers are facing enormous challenges. Here are four inexpensive tools your newsroom MUST have in this changing media climate.
Must have: zoom H2 Handy recorder What is it: Digital sound recorder Where to nd it: www.amazon.com MSRP: $199 Going out to cover the county commission meeting? As exciting as they can be, its possible to miss a thing or two. Thats where the Zoom H2 Handy Recorder comes in. The Zoom records in brilliant stereo on a memory card in .mp3 or .wav formats. Just copy the files from the card onto your computer and you have sound. Its also great for recording your daily podcast. Must have: The Flip Ultra What is it: Digital camcorder Where to nd it: www.theip.com MSRP: $150 Its compact size, built-in USB port and software, plus high-quality video makes The Flip a must-have! While it is a stripped down version of a digital camcorder, its simplicity and price has managed to capture 13 percent of the video recorder market in just one year.
Must have: Soundslides What is it: Slideshow editing software Where to nd it: www.soundslides.com MSRP: $40 Soundslides, which has both Mac and Windows versions, uses a very simple drag and drop interface to arrange your image files along a timeline. Images can be arranged by simply reshuing them into the order you wish them to play, with an intuitive click and drag. Each image can be expanded or contracted along the timeline so that your visuals are in perfect sync with the audio file you have added to the presentation. It is possible to drag these slide durations in real time as you play through the audio track, so that it takes little more than a few minutes to put together a polished presentation.
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Dick Larson
HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
ANA Marketing Committee Home projects, exercise and reading Why he values his association With the support of member newspapers, the association is a unied, powerful voice in support of newspapers, the public, our readers and advertisers. The association has inuence that cant be equaled by individual newspapers. The road to the presidency I was an independent contractor at age 13. I cut lawns and pulled weeds. The future of the newspaper industry Were changing therefore, we wont die. Though the form may change, the printed page will always have an important role. Im most excited that our industry has people with great knowledge, skills and dedication. We have what it takes to be great. Double threat? Readers arent just readers anymore. Theyre unique visitors, too. Coming up in 2009 ANA will continue a process of re-assessing and re-positioning itself for the future and even greater service to members. I think there will be change and new directions within the association.
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